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Jeffrey A. Packer

Jeffrey A. Packer

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
35
Citations
5461
World Ranking
8955
National Ranking
361

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Jeffrey A. Packer is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with an emphasis on civil and structural engineering.

Their work spans several subfields, including civil and structural engineering, building and construction, mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, and materials chemistry. The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Fire effects on concrete materials
  • Engineering Structural Analysis Methods

Packer has contributed to a range of publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Thin-Walled Structures
  • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Packer include:

  • Pushout tests for concrete-filled double skin steel tubes after exposure to fire, 2022, Thin-Walled Structures
  • Design of chord sidewall failure in RHS joints using steel grades up to S960, 2021, Thin-Walled Structures
  • Chord end distance effect on RHS connections, 2020, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Evaluation of bolted CHS flange-plate connections under axial tension, 2022, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Performance and design of full-width RHS X and T joints under brace axial tension and brace bending, 2022, Thin-Walled Structures

Packer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Xiao Ding Bu
  • Kyle Tousignant
  • Xiaoyi Lan
  • J. Wardenier
  • Augusto Fidalgo

Their research involves structural load-bearing analysis, structural behavior of reinforced concrete, and the effects of fire on concrete materials, as well as detailed mechanical stress and fatigue analysis of structural elements.

Jeffrey A. Packer has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2016 and is a member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Hollow sections in structural applications

    J Wardenier;Jeffrey Packer;Xiao Zhao;G van der Vegte

  • Design guide for rectangular hollow section (RHS) joints under predominantly static loading

    Jeffrey A. Packer

  • FRP materials for the rehabilitation of tubular steel structures, for underwater applications

    Michael V. Seica;Jeffrey A. Packer

  • Design Guide 8 - For CHS and RHS welded joints under fatigue loading

    Xiao Ling Zhao;S Herion;Jeffrey A Packer;R S Puthli

  • Tests and design of concrete-filled elliptical hollow section stub columns

    Xiao Ling Zhao;Jeffrey A Packer

  • Fatigue design procedure for welded hollow section joints

    Xiao Ling Zhao;Jeffrey A Packer

  • Concrete-Filled HSS Connections

    Jeffrey A. Packer

  • Criteria for the fatigue assessment of hollow structural section connections

    Arno M. van Wingerde;Jeffrey A. Packer;Jaap Wardenier

  • Cast Steel Yielding Brace System for Concentrically Braced Frames: Concept Development and Experimental Validations

    Michael G. Gray;Constantin Christopoulos;Jeffrey A. Packer

  • Yield line analysis of RHS connections with axial loads

    J.J. Cao;J.A. Packer;G.J. Yang

  • Mechanical Properties and Strength of Aged Cast Iron Water Pipes

    Michael V. Seica;Jeffrey A. Packer

  • A finite element method based yield load determination procedure for hollow structural section connections

    N. Kosteski;N. Kosteski;Jeffrey A. Packer;Ram S. Puthli

  • Methodology for seismic risk assessment for tubular steel wind turbine towers: application to Canadian seismic environment

    Elena NutaE. Nuta;Constantin ChristopoulosC. Christopoulos;Jeffrey A. PackerJ.A. Packer

  • Experimental study of CFDST columns infilled with UHPC under close-range blast loading

    Fangrui Zhang;Chengqing Wu;Chengqing Wu;Xiao-Ling Zhao;Hengbo Xiang

  • Web Crippling of Rectangular Hollow Sections

    Jeffrey A. Packer

  • Mechanical properties of partially damaged structural steel induced by high strain rate loading at elevated temperatures - An experimental investigation

    Mahsa Mirmomeni;Amin Heidarpour;Xiao-Ling Zhao;Christopher R. Hutchinson

  • Simplified SCF formulae and graphs for CHS and RHS K- and KK-connections

    Arno M van Wingerde;Jeffrey A. Packer;Jaap Wardenier

  • Branch Plate-to-Circular Hollow Structural Section Connections. I: Experimental Investigation and Finite-Element Modeling

    Andrew P. Voth;Jeffrey A. Packer

  • Longitudinal Plate and through Plate-to-Hollow Structural Section Welded Connections

    N. Kosteski;J. A. Packer

  • Direct-formed and continuous-formed rectangular hollow sections — Comparison of static properties

    Min Sun;Jeffrey A. Packer

  • Behaviour of gusset plate connections to ends of round and elliptical hollow structural section members

    S Willibald;J A Packer;G Martinez-Saucedo

  • Experimental Study of Bolted HSS Flange-Plate Connections in Axial Tension

    Silke Willibald;Jeffrey A. Packer;Ram S. Puthli

  • Design guide for circular and rectangular hollow section welded joints under fatique loading

    Xiao-Ling Zhao;Stefan Herion;Jeffrey A. Packer;Ram S. Puthli

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao Ling Zhao
Xiao Ling Zhao Monash University
Constantin Christopoulos
Constantin Christopoulos University of Toronto
Amin Heidarpour
Amin Heidarpour Monash University
Riadh Al-Mahaidi
Riadh Al-Mahaidi Swinburne University of Technology
Yoo Sang Choo
Yoo Sang Choo National University of Singapore
David Z. Yankelevsky
David Z. Yankelevsky Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Chengqing Wu
Chengqing Wu University of Technology Sydney
Robert Tremblay
Robert Tremblay Polytechnique Montréal
Christopher Hutchinson
Christopher Hutchinson Monash University
A.Y. Elghazouli
A.Y. Elghazouli Imperial College London

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