Earthquake engineering, Numerical modeling,
Performance-based design, and Experimental steel research.

Explore past and recent research activities and outputs by Dr Ahmed Elkady's research group at the University of Southampton, UK.

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Software and PC tools for structural modeling and analysis.

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Structural engineering teaching resources and problems.

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03 November 2024

New paper alert

A new paper published in the Journal of Constructional Steel Research. The paper provides important insights on the implications of considering or ignorning (as per current ASCE/AISC standards) the P-M interaction check in steel columns subject to overstrength seismic actions.

09 July 2024

STESSA2024 Conference

Dr Ahmed Elkady & Zizhou Ding represented the University of Southampton at the 11^th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA) held in the University of Salerno, Italy. Two papers were published in the conference proceedings.

21 June 2024

New paper alert

Grace Kendall & Artem Beyli published their 1^st paper in the Journal of Constructional Steel Research. The paper presents the results of a large experimental campaign on steel T-stubs under high loading rates and different bolt preload conditions, providing valuable insights on the dynamic effects on steel joints.

01 May 2024

New doctoral student joins the group

Our research group just welcomed Aran Naserpour as a PhD student. Aran comes all the way from Iran with a strong background in earthquake simulations and steel structures. At UoS, he will be working on advancing the state of knowledge on flexible steel framing research.

05 February 2024

Gregory Georgiou published his 1^st journal paper

Gregory Georgiou published his 1^st journal paper in the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. In this paper, we developed an accurate model for predicting the nonlinear moment-rotation response of steel flush endplate connections. The new model will aid in robust structural simulations and efficient designs.

16 January 2024

ERIES Transnational Access

The consortium for Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies ERIES approved the IMMENSE project as part of the transnational acess fourth call for applications. IMMENSE will investigate SSI effects on a novel dissipative embedded column base connection through large-scale dynamic tests.

05 January 2024

UKRI-Research England Grant

Dr. Elkady received a £20K grant over 4 months as part of the UKRI-Research England International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). The grant will support the EGYGIS project which will develop urban maps for Egypt’s.

15 December 2023

UKRI-EPSRC Grant EP/Y000900/1

Dr. Elkady received a £170K grant over 2 years as part of the UKRI-EPSRC call for Early Career Researcher Collaborations for Global Development. The grant will support the Egypt-SeReAM project which will assess the seismic vulnerability of Egypt’s Built Environment through a GIS framework.

01 December 2023

PhD Position Available

Dr Elkady's research group is currently hiring PhD student to work on the arching topic of seismic behaviour of steel framed buildings. The position provides full funding for 3.5 years for UK nationals.

01 October 2023

Membership of BCSA-CON Group

Dr. Elkady became a member of the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA). Connections Group (BCSA-CON). The group includes a number of steel research and industry experts who meet regularly to discuss and provide technical feedback on the British National Annex to the Eurocodes.

13 September 2023

Zizhou Ding present at Eurosteel 2023

PhD candidate Zizhou Ding presented his work titled "Accuracy assessment of predictive models for semirigid extended end-plate connections" at the Meervart's Red Hall during the Eurosteel 2023 conference that was held in Amsterdam.

12 September 2023

A. Elkady present at Eurosteel 2023

Dr. Elkady presented the work of master's student Gregory Georgiou's titled "Predicting Flush End-Plate Connections Response Using Artificial Neural Networks" at the Meervart during the Eurosteel 2023 conference that was held in Amsterdam.

01 June 2023

Zizhou Ding published his 1^st PhD paper

Zizhou Ding published his 1^st PhD paper in the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. In this paper, we review and assess the accuracy of available predictive models for semirigid steel connections. This seminal paper paves the way towards more robust models. Read the paper here.

06 May 2023

Team receives R. C. Reese Research Prize

Team received recognition for the Raymond C. Reese research prize during the 2023 SEI Structures Congress in New Orleans. Dr Andronikos Skiadopoulos attended the award ceremony.