Structural steel reuse for designing carbon neutral buildings. The project will develop a novel approach for reliability-based design of steel structures with reused steel members. The project will (1

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Structural steel reuse for designing carbon neutral buildings. The project will develop a novel approach for reliability-based design of steel structures with reused steel members. The project will (1) quantify the uncertain properties of reused steel members, (2) conduct reliability calibration to develop design guidelines, and (3) develop a time-dependent reliability method to assess the reusability of existing structures. The design method from this project – the first of its kind globally – will ensure a safety level comparable to structures with new materials, thus not passing risk on to customers. It will enable the Australian and global construction industry to explore the opportunities to reuse steels in construction to achieve significant environmental benefits including net zero emissions.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4005 - Civil Engineering. Lead: Prof Hao Zhang