Dr Tan-Trac Nguyen (2022)

Education

• PhD in Structural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia (2019 – 2022)
• Master of Science (Structural Engineering), National Central University, Taiwan, 2018
• Bachelor of Science (Civil engineering), Danang University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, 2012

Employment

• Izzat Consulting Engineers - Australia, 2023 - Current
• Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne, 2022 - 2023
• Lecturer, Da Nang Architecture University, Vietnam, 2016 - 2019

Awards and Scholarships

• Melbourne Research Scholarship - University of Melbourne
• Full NCU International Student Scholarship covering 100% tuition and living fee, National Central University, Taiwan, 2016 - 2018

Publications

• Effect of steel fibres on the performance of an economical ultra-high strength concrete. Structural Concrete, 2023.
• Optimised mix design and elastic modulus prediction of ultra-high strength concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 2021.
• Behaviour and design of high strength CFST columns with slender sections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2021.
• Behaviour and design of eccentrically loaded CFST columns with high strength materials and slender sections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2022.
• Numerical investigation of high-strength CFST columns with slender sections. Indian Structural Steel Conference (ISSC), 2022.
• Cost-effective mix design for ultra-high strength concrete up to 170 MPa. The International Conference series on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Structures, CIGOS 2021.
• Performance of Braced Frames with Steel Ring Dampers. Master thesis at National Central University, Taiwan, 2018.