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RESEARCH ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

Nichols

Journal Articles

  1. Nichols, J. M., (2006). The Rule of Unintended Consequences, Sydney's Water Supply Strategy, Built Environment, 32 (4) 434-446.
  2. Nichols, J. M., (2005). "A Major Urban Earthquake: Planning for Armageddon." Landscape and Urban Planning 73 (2-3): 136-154.
  3. Bosiljkov, V., Y. Totoev, Z. and J. M. Nichols (2005). "Shear Modulus and stiffness of brickwork masonry: an experimental perspective." Structural Engineering & Mechanics. 20 (1) 21-44.
  4. Tan, K. and J. M. Nichols (2004). "Performance of Concrete under Elevated Curing temperatures." Material Science 19(3): 65-67.
  5. Nichols, J. M. and J. E. Beavers (2003). "Development and Calibration of an Earthquake Fatality Function." Earthquake Spectra 19(3): 605 - 33.
  6. Nichols, J. M. (1999). "The assessment and repairs of certain structures after the Newcastle earthquake." Masonry International6 13(1): 11 - 22.
  7. Nichols, J. M. (1999b). "The solution of road gradings using orthogonal hermite polynomials." Australian Civil engineering Transactions 33(1): 67-71.
  8. Nichols, J. M. and J. E. Beavers (----). "World Earthquake Fatalitites from the Past - Implications for the Present and Fututre." Natural Hazards Review American Society of Civil Engineers: Reston.

Conference Papers (Peer Reviewed and Published)

  1. Nichols, J. M. (2008). "Injury and Fatality in the 2006 Yogyakarta Earthquake." NSF Conference, Knoxville, TN, January 2008.
  2. Nichols, J. M. (2008). "The Implications of the May 27th 2006 Java Earthquake for Masonry Design and Construction." 14th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Bondi, Australia, 17th - 20th Feb, 2008.
  3. Nichols, J. M., Dietz, D. M., and Brown, L.A., (2008). "The Properties Of Beehive Kiln Fired Bricks Used In a Nineteenth Century Building." 14th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Bondi, Australia. 17th - 20th Feb, 2008.
  4. Nichols, J. M. (2007). "The 2006 Yogyakarta Earthquake - Preliminary Study of Deaths", Earthquake resistant Engineered Structures - 2007, Bologna, Italy, June 2007.
  5. Nichols, J. M., and Tan, K.F., (2007). "A Treatise on Masonry Construction." Tenth North American Masonry Conference, May 2007, St Louis Mo, The Masonry Society.
  6. Nichols, J. M., and Tan, K.F., (2006). "Saint Andrew's Church - Upgrading after the Newcastle Earthquake." International Masonry Conference, London, November 2006.
  7. Nichols, J. M., (2005). "A Failure Analysis of a 17th Century Welsh Bridge usig Abaqus." Tenth Canadian Masonry Symposium, Banff, Alberta, June 2005.
  8. Nichols, J. M., (2005). "A Treatise on Mansory Construction Application to the Modern Practices for Historic Building Restoration." 10th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Banff, Alberta, June 2005.
  9. Nichols, J. M., (2005). "Suggested changes to the non-conservative low frequency criteria for the sesimic design spectrum used in intraplate regions", Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures - 2005, Greece.
  10. Nichols, J. M. (2004). The degrading effective stiffness of mansonry finite element model: amendments to allow for a non-symmetric damage element, Austrailian Masonry Conference, Newcastle, Australia.
  11. Tan, K. and J. M. Nichols (2004). "Strength and Durability of High Performance Lightweight Aggregate Concrete." RILEM: International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures, Xuzhou, CUMT.
  12. Tan, K. and J. M. Nichols (2003). A Mathematical Review of the Conservative Criteria Related to the Seisemic Design Spectrum used in Intraplate Regions. XIV Mexican National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Leon Mexico, Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Sísmica, A. C., May 2003.
  13. Abell, A. B. and J. M. Nichols (2003). "Investigation of the Rheology and Microstructure of Hydrated Lime and Sand for Mortars." Masonry: Oppurtunities for the 21st Century ASTM STP 1432, American Society for Testing and Materials: West Conshohocken, PA.
  14. Nichols, J. M. and A. B. Abell (2003). "Implementing the Degrading Stiffness of Masonry in a Finite Element Model." Ninth North American Masonry Conference, The Masonry Society, Clemson, June 2003.
  15. Nichols, J. M. and J. E. Beavers (2003). "Vulnerbility of Energy Transmission to an Earthquake in the Central and Eastern United States." Sixth U.S. Conference and Workshop on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering. The Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers: San Franciso.
  16. Toetoev, Y. Z. and J. M. Nichols (2002). "Damage Accumulation in Unrereinforced Masonry due to Seismic Loading." Second Internatonal DamStruc 2008 Proceedings, Rio, Brazil.
  17. Beavers, J. E and J. M. Nichols (2001). "An industry program at the mid America earthquake Center funding earthquake research", 96th Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, California.
  18. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev (2001). "Issues associated with retrofitting typical unreinforced masonry buildings of two-storey or three-storey height in areas of moderate to high seismic activity." Sixth Austrialian Masonry Conference, Adelaide, Feb 2001.
  19. Nichols, J. M. and D. P. Abrams (2001). "Masonry Research at Mid- America." Ninth Canadian Masonry Symposium, Frederickton, June 2001.
  20. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev, Z. (2000). "The progressive degradation of masonry shear walls subjectes to harmonic loads with reference to two storey structures." Twelfth International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Spain.
  21. Nichols, J. M. and J. E. Beavers (2000). "The staple issues for existing and new buildings in Mid-America seismic areas." Proceedings of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium Symposium, Central United States Earthquake Consortium: Paduka, KY.
  22. Nichols, J. M., F. Lopes de Oliveira and Y. Z. Totoev (2000). "The development of a synthetic fatality function for use in the economic analysis of the rehabilitation and repair of structures." StrucDam Conference 2000, Brazil, South America.
  23. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev, Z., (1999). "Experimental investigation of Damage of Masonry under Dynamic In-plane Loads." Eighth North American Masonry Conference, The Masonry Society Austin, Texas, June 1999.
  24. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev, Z., (1998). "Background to a Study of Damage Mechanics in Masonry Panels subjected to Cyclic Loading." Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Masonry Conference, Gladstone, QU.
  25. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev, Z., (1998). "The development of a rig for inplane dynamic testing of masonry panels in a Uniaxial Testing Machine." Eight Canadian Masonry Conference, Jasper, June 1998.
  26. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev, Z (1998). "Criteria for establishing a dynamic test loading pattern for Masonry." Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Auckland, NZ., Dec 1998.
  27. Totoev, Y. Z. and Nichols, J. M., (1998). "Further Dynamic Testing of Masonry by Longitudinal Vibration and Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Method." Eighth Canadian Masonry Conference, Jasper.
  28. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev, Z (1997). "Experimental determination of dynamic Modulus of Elasticity of masonry units." 15th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Melbourne, Australia.
  29. Nichols, J. M. and Totoev, Z (1997). "A Comparitive Experimental Study of the Modulus of Elasticity of Bricks and Masonry." Eleventh International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Shanghai.
  30. Nichols, J. M. (1991). "Site control of masonry - A case study." National Masonry Seminar, newcastle, Australia.
  31. Nichols, J. M. (1990). "Behaviour of Structures - Churches." Conference on the Newcastle Earthquake, Newcastle, Institution of Engineers, (Australia), Barton ACT.
  32. Nichols, J. M. (1989). "Tamworth Water Supply Network." Fifth National Local Government Conference, Institution of Engineerirs, (Australia) Sydney.
  33. Nichols, J. M. (1989). "Using an expert system in sewer design." Fifth National Local Government Conference, Institution of Engineers, (Australia) Sydney.

Presentations

  1. Nichols, J. M.(2007). The 2006 Yogyakarta Earthquake - Preliminary Study of Deaths. ERES 2007, Italiy
  2. Nichols, J. M. & Tan, K.F.(2007, July). A Treatise on Masonry Construction. 10NAMC, St. Louis, MO.
  3. Nichols, J. M.(2006, December). Mechanical Properties of Concentrically Loaded High Strength Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Columns. SWTU - Sichuan.
  4. Tan, K.& Nichols, J. M.(2006). Frost Resistance of Concrete with Different Strength Grades and Mineral Admixtures, CCR.
  5. Nichols, J. M. & Tan, K.F.(2006). Saint Andrew's Church - Upgrading after the Newcastle Earthquake. International Masonry Conference, London, England.
  6. Nichols, John, Y.Z. Totoev, Damage Accumulation in Unreinforced Masonry Due to Seismic Loading, Proceedings of the Damaged Structures Conference, Rio, June 2002.
  7. Nichols, John, A.B. Abell, Characterization of Hydrated Lime and Sand for Workability and Water Tightness of Mortar, Proceedings of the Masonry: Opportunities in the 21st Century, Boulder, CO, 2002.
  8. Nichols, John, Y.Z. Totoev, Issues Associated with Retrofitting and Repairing Typical Un-Reinforced Masonry Buildings of Two-Story or Three-Story Height in Areas of Potential Seismic Activity July 2001.

Publications

  1. Nichols, J. M.(2006). The Rule of Unintended Consequences Water Supply Strategy. Built Environment.