STAFF PROFILE
Dr. Yousef Abu-Zidan
Position:
Research Assistant
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Email:
yousef.abu-zidan@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Dr Yousef Abu-Zidan is a researcher at RMIT University with expertise in structural engineering, wind engineering, and computational fluid dynamics.
Dr Yousef Abu-Zidan's research focuses on developing numerical models to tackle a wide range of engineering challenges in the built enviornment, including wind design of tall buildings, fire safety of cladding, and computational wind engineering applications.
Research interests:
- Wind loading on tall buildings
- Fire safety of cladding
- Structural analysis and design
- Computational wind engineering
- Atmospheric boundary layer modelling
- Wind-driven rain modelling
- Model calibration using machine learning
- Sustainable construction materials
Monday - Friday (9 am - 5 pm)
- PhD in Structural Engineeing - The University of Melbourne, Australia
- Master of Engineeing (Distinction) - The University of Melbourne, Australia
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Nguyen, K. (2023). A machine learning approach for calibrating ABL profiles in large-eddy simulations In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 232, 1 - 11
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Rathnayaka, S.,Mendis, P.,Nguyen, K. (2022). Effect of wind speed and direction on facade fire spread in an isolated rectangular building In: Fire Safety Journal, 129, 1 - 16
- Nguyen, H.,Abu-Zidan, Y.,Zhang, K.,Nguyen, K. (2022). Machine learning-based surrogate model for calibrating fire source properties in FDS models of façade fire tests In: Fire Safety Journal, 130, 1 - 12
- Marsland, L.,Nguyen, K.,Zhang, Y.,Huang, Y.,Abu-Zidan, Y.,Gunawardena, T.,Mendis, P. (2022). Improving aerodynamic performance of tall buildings using façade openings at service floors In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 225, 1 - 14
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Mendis, P.,Gunawardena, T.,Mohotti, D.,Fernando, S. (2022). Wind Design of Tall Buildings: The State of the Art In: Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 22, 53 - 71
- Kristombu Baduge, K.,Nava, S.,Abu-Zidan, Y.,McCormack, T.,Nguyen, K.,Mendis, P.,Zhang, K.,Aye, L. (2021). Improving Performance of Additive Manufactured (3D printed) Concrete: A Review on Material Mix Design, Processing, Interlayer Bonding, and Reinforcing Methods In: Structures, 29, 1597 - 1609
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Nguyen, K.,Mendis, P.,Setunge, S.,Adeli, H. (2021). Design of a smart prefabricated sanitising chamber for COVID-19 using computational fluid dynamics In: Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 27, 139 - 148
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Mendis, P.,Gunawardena, T. (2021). Optimising the computational domain size in CFD simulations of tall buildings In: Heliyon, 7, 1 - 13
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Nguyen, K.,Mendis, P. (2021). Influence of Building Shape on Wind-Driven Rain Exposure in Tall Buildings In: Journal of Architectural Engineering, 27, 1 - 9
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Mendis, P.,Gunawardena, T. (2020). Impact of atmospheric boundary layer inhomogeneity in CFD simulations of tall buildings In: Heliyon, 6, 1 - 11