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D-Index
51
Citations
10160
World Ranking
3849
National Ranking
205

David Thambiratnam publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Thambiratnam sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 516 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

David Thambiratnam D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Thambiratnam sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Thambiratnam is affiliated with Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research is primarily situated within the field of engineering, with a strong focus on civil and structural engineering alongside related subfields such as building and construction, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and earth-surface processes.

The scope of their work encompasses the study of structural behavior, durability, and response under various conditions. Main topics covered in their research include:

  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Structures
  • Engineering Structures
  • Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics

David Thambiratnam has collaborated recurrently with several coauthors. Most frequent among these are:

  • Sabrina Fawzia
  • Tommy H.T. Chan
  • Tatheer Zahra
  • Hossein Derakhshan
  • T. Tafsirojjaman

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by David Thambiratnam include:

  • Performance and design of steel structures reinforced with FRP composites: A state-of-the-art review (2022), published in Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Enhancing the lateral performance of modular buildings through innovative inter-modular connections (2020), published in Structures
  • FRP strengthened SHS beam-column connection under monotonic and large-deformation cyclic loading (2021), published in Thin-Walled Structures
  • Numerical investigation of CFRP strengthened RHS members under cyclic loading (2020), published in Structures
  • Strength assessment of old masonry arch bridges through moderate destructive testing methods (2021), published in Construction and Building Materials

Best Publications

  • Dynamic computer simulation and energy absorption of foam-filled conical tubes under axial impact loading

    Z. Ahmad;D. P. Thambiratnam

  • Numerical simulation of axially loaded concrete columns under transverse impact and vulnerability assessment

    H.M.I. Thilakarathna;D.P. Thambiratnam;M. Dhanasekar;N. Perera

  • Dynamic energy absorption characteristics of foam-filled conical tubes under oblique impact loading

    Zaini Ahmad;D. P. Thambiratnam;Andy C. C. Tan

  • A MATERIAL MODEL FOR FLEXURAL CRACK SIMULATION IN REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS USING ABAQUS

    Buddhi Lankananda Wahalathantri;D.P. Thambiratnam;T.H.T. Chan;S. Fawzia

  • DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF BEAMS ON AN ELASTIC FOUNDATION SUBJECTED TO MOVING LOADS

    D. Thambiratnam;Y. Zhuge

  • Dynamic simulation and energy absorption of tapered thin-walled tubes under oblique impact loading

    Gregory Nagel;David Thambiratnam

  • Crushing response of foam-filled conical tubes under quasi-static axial loading

    Zaini Ahmad;David Thambiratnam

  • A numerical study on the impact response and energy absorption of tapered thin-walled tubes

    Gregory Nagel;David Thambiratnam

  • Computer simulation and energy absorption of tapered thin-walled rectangular tubes

    Gregory Nagel;David Thambiratnam

  • Vibration based structural damage detection in flexural members using multi-criteria approach

    Hoi Wai Shih;David P. Thambiratnam;Tommy H.T. Chan

  • Frequency response function based damage identification using principal component analysis and pattern recognition technique

    Rupika P. Bandara;Tommy H.T. Chan;David P. Thambiratnam

  • Blast and residual capacity analysis of reinforced concrete framed buildings

    Ruwan Jayasooriya;David P. Thambiratnam;Nimal J. Perera;Vladis Kosse

  • Structural damage detection method using frequency response functions

    Rupika P Bandara;Tommy Ht Chan;David P Thambiratnam

  • Performance and Design of Steel Structures Reinforced with FRP Composites: A state-of-the-art review

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  • Cyclic behaviour of concrete filled steel tubular column to steel beam connections

    Jason Beutel;David Thambiratnam;Nimal Perera

  • Free vibration analysis of beams on elastic foundation

    D. Thambiratnam;Y. Zhuge

  • Dynamic Response of Plates on Elastic Foundation to Moving Loads

    Ming-Hui Huang;David Thambiratnam

  • Base Plates Under Axial Loads and Moments

    David P. Thambiratnam;P. Paramasivam

  • Development of an analytical model for treating bridge-vehicle interaction

    Guohui Tan;Gerald Brameld;David Thambiratnam

  • Deflection response of plate on Winkler foundation to moving accelerated loads

    Ming-Hui Huang;David Thambiratnam

  • Dynamic computer simulation and energy absorption offoam-filled conical tubes under axial impact loading

    Zaini Ahmad;David P. Thambiratnam

Frequent Co-Authors

Tommy H.T. Chan
Tommy H.T. Chan Queensland University of Technology
Manicka Dhanasekar
Manicka Dhanasekar Queensland University of Technology
YuanTong Gu
YuanTong Gu Queensland University of Technology
Luis Ferreira
Luis Ferreira University of Queensland
Riadh Al-Mahaidi
Riadh Al-Mahaidi Swinburne University of Technology
Sridha Sridharan
Sridha Sridharan Queensland University of Technology
Ertugrul Taciroglu
Ertugrul Taciroglu University of California, Los Angeles
Mohamed Elchalakani
Mohamed Elchalakani University of Western Australia
Xiao Ling Zhao
Xiao Ling Zhao Monash University
Chan Ghee Koh
Chan Ghee Koh National University of Singapore

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