2025
On the quantification of robustness and its thresholds
Cao, A. S.; Beck, A. T.
Structural Safety (under review)
Announcement
Dr. Alex Sixie Cao (currently Postdoc at Empa and ETH Zurich) will join as an Assistant Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore - from July 2026. We are currently recruiting multiple PhD students & Postdocs. NTU CEE ↗
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports.
Journal Articles
2025
Dynamic amplification factors in instantaneously loaded structures
Cao, A. S.; Thöns, S.; Palma, P.; Frangi, A.
2025
Experimentally validated bending capacity models for strip-reinforced timber beams
Cao, A. S.; Steiger, R.; Frangi, A.
2025
Rate-dependency and hysteresis of timber connections with a single laterally-loaded dowel and a slotted-in steel plate
Sroka, K.; Cao, A. S.; Palma, P.; Frangi, A.
2024
Modelling progressive collapse of timber buildings
Cao, A. S.; Esser, L.; Frangi, A.
2024
Impact loading of glued laminated timber beams without finger-joints
Cao, A. S.; Houen, M.; Frangi, A.
2024
A pressure-sensitive rheological origin of high friction angles of granular matter observed in NASA–MGM project
Cheng, X. H.; Xiao, S. Z.; Yang, S.; Zhao, N. F.; Cao, A. S.
2023
Catenary action in strip-reinforced wood and timber beams
Cao, A. S.; Grönquist, P.; Frangi, A.
2022
Lateral stiffening systems for tall timber buildings – tube-in-tube systems
Binck, C.; Cao, A. S.; Frangi, A.
2021
Self-camber of timber beams by swelling hardwood inlays for timber-concrete composite elements
Müller, K.; Grönquist, P.; Cao, A. S.; Frangi, A.
2021
A theoretical study of the dynamic response of planar timber frames with semi-rigid moment-resisting connections subjected to wind loads
Cao, A. S.; Stamatopoulos, H.
2021
A unified constitutive model for pressure sensitive shear flow transitions in moderate dense granular materials
Cheng, X. H.; Xiao, S. Z.; Cao, A. S.; Hou, M. Y.
2019
A review and analysis of granular shear experiments under low effective stress conditions
Cheng, X. H.; Xiao, S. Z.; Cao, A. S.; Hou, M. Y.
Conference Papers
2025
System effects of timber connections comprising multiple fasteners
Cao, A. S.; Thöns, S.; Jockwer, R.; Palma, P.
2025
Influence of attacker’s prior knowledge on the performance of redundant systems
Iannacone, L.; Cao, A. S.
2025
Development of a technical specification on numerical design of timber structures – Verification and Validation of Numerical Models
Töpler, J.; Cao, A. S.
CompWood 2025, TU Wien, Austria
2024
Case study of a tall timber building subjected to ground-floor column-loss scenarios
Cao, A. S.; Ullmann, S.; Frangi, A.
2024
Progressive collapse of a timber frame building subjected to single- and multi-column damage scenarios
Cao, A. S.; Frangi, A.
PROTECT 2024, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2023
The influence of damping on progressive collapse
Cao, A. S.; Frangi, A.
2023
Multi-scale hysteretic model of laterally loaded timber connections with dowel-type fasteners
Cao, A. S.; Palma, P.; Frangi, A.
2023
A nonlinear dynamic model for collapse investigations in tall timber buildings: preliminary results
Cao, A. S.; Esser, L.; Glarner, B.; Frangi, A.
2023
Pendulum impact hammer tests on timber beams: experimental setup
Cao, A. S.; Frangi, A.
2023
Dynamic strength increase of glued laminated timber beams subjected to impact loading
Cao, A. S.; Frangi, A.
2022
Mixed element method for progressive collapse analysis: method description and verification
Cao, A. S.; Frangi, A.
2022
Pendulum impact hammer tests on spruce glued laminated timber – preliminary results
Cao, A. S.; Lolli, M.; Frangi, A.
CST 2022, Montpellier, France
2022
Column removal analyses of timber structures – framework to assess dynamic amplification factors for simplified structural design methods
Cao, A. S.; Palma, P.; Frangi, A.
2021
Theoretical studies of tall timber buildings subjected to service-level wind loads
Cao, A. S.; Stamatopoulos, H.
Reports & Theses
2024
Modelling progressive collapse of timber buildings and its applications
Cao, A. S.
2022
Pendulum impact hammer tests on glued laminated timber beams
Cao, A. S.; Houen, M.; Lolli, M.; Frangi, A.