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Dr Andy Nguyen

Dr Andy Nguyen
Name Andy Nguyen
Position Senior Lecturer (Structural Engineering)
Section School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
Office B425
Location Springfield Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4711
Extension 4711
Email
Qualifications BEng NUCE , MEng NUCE , PhD QUT
Languages Vietnamese (non accredited translator)
Homepage https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=fbFaxREAAAAJ&hl=en
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Dr Andy Nguyen is currently a senior lecturer in structural engineering in School of Civil Engineering and Surveying and an affiliated member of Centre for Future Materials at USQ. His research is in the broad areas of structural engineering with a special focus on structural health monitoring (SHM) and condition assessment of existing civil infrastructures. He specialises in ambient vibration monitoring, output-only data analysis, non-contact sensing, and automated crack/defect identification using AI/deep learning. Dr Nguyen currently co-chairs the Early Career Researcher Committee (Oceania Division) of International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII). He has also been an executive committee member of the Australian Network of Structural Health Monitoring (ANSHM) since 2014. Dr Nguyen has supervised/mentored over ten PhD candidates to completion in the SHM research area.


Fields of Research (FoR)

  • Structural Engineering ( 090506 )
  • Construction Materials ( 090503 )
  • Infrastructure Engineering and Asset Management ( 090505 )

Research interests
Structural health monitoring
Bridge assessment
Smart sensors and automation in monitoring
AI-assisted structural inspection and assessment
Rehabilitation of concrete, steel and timber structures

Professional memberships
Co-Chair, Oceania Division of Early Career Researcher’s Committee, International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII), 2019-
Executive Committee Member, Australian Network of Structural Health Monitoring (ANSHM), 2014-
Visiting Research Fellow, Griffith University, 2018-

Industry affiliations
Member, International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS)

USQ Research affiliations

  • Centre for Future Materials (CFM)
  • Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences (IAESS)

Currently teaching courses/programs
*As Examiner:
CIV2503 Structural Design I
CIV8801 Code Based Structural Design

*As Assistant Examiner:
ENG1002 Introduction to Engineering and Built Environment Applications
CIV4508 Structural Design II
CIV3906 Civil Materials Practice

*As Moderator:
CIV2502 Structural and Building Technology

*As Course Team Member
CIV3907 Civil Systems Practice
CIV1501 Engineering Statics

Teaching experience(Tertiary)
5 Years

Teaching experience(Other)
3 Years

Administrative responsibilities
Employability academic lead, School of Civil Engineering and Surveying

Research most recent
Le, N. T. and Thambiratnam, D. P. and Nguyen, A. and Chan, T. H. T (2019) A new method for locating and quantifying damage in beams from static deflection changes. Engineering Structures, 180 (2019). pp. 779-792. ISSN 0141-0296

Chen, Z. and Chan, T.H.T. and Nguyen, A. and Yu, L. (2019) Identification of vehicle axle loads from bridge responses using preconditioned least square QR-factorization algorithm. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 128. pp. 479-496. ISSN 0888-3270

Jayasundara, N., Thambiratnam, D and Chan, T. and Nguyen, A. (2019) Vibration-based dual-criteria approach for damage detection in arch bridges. Structural Health Monitoring. ISSN 1475-9217


Research most notable
Nguyen, T and Chan, T.H.T. and Thambiratnam, D.P. and King, L. (2015) Development of a cost-effective and flexible vibration DAQ system for long-term continuous structural health monitoring. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 64-65 (Article 3857). pp. 313-324. ISSN 0888-3270

Wickramasinghe, W.R. and Thambiratnam, D.P. and Chan, T.H.T. and Nguyen, T. (2016) Vibration characteristics and damage detection in a suspension bridge. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 375. pp. 254-274. ISSN 0022-460X

Kodikara, K. A. T. L. and Chan, T. H. T. and Nguyen, T. and Thambiratnam, D. P. (2016) Model updating of real structures with ambient vibration data. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 6 (3). pp. 329-341. ISSN 2190-5452


Publications in ePrints

Khuc, Tung and Nguyen, Phat Tien and Nguyen, Andy and Catbas, F. Necati (2020) A Nonparametric Method for Identifying Structural Damage in Bridges Based on the Best-Fit Auto-Regressive Models. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 20 (10):2042012. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0219-4554

Jayasundara, N. and Thambiratnam, D. P. and Chan, T. H. T. and Nguyen, A. (2020) Damage detection and quantification in deck type arch bridges using vibration based methods and artificial neural networks. Engineering Failure Analysis, 109:104265. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1350-6307

Le, N. T. and Nguyen, A. and Thambiratnam, D. P. and Chan, T. H. T and Khuc, T. (2020) Locating and Quantifying Damage in Beam-like Structures Using Modal Flexibility-based Deflection Changes. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 20 (10):2042008. 2042008-1-2042008-20. ISSN 0219-4554

Jayasundara, N. and Thambiratnam, D. P. and Chan, T. H. T and Nguyen, A. (2020) Locating and Quantifying Damage in Deck Type Arch Bridges Using Frequency Response Functions and Artificial Neural Networks. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 20 (10):2042010. 2042010-1-2042010-25. ISSN 0219-4554

Chan, Tommy H. T. and Li, Jun and Nguyen, Andy and Yu, Tao (2020) Preface: Recent Research Advances on Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Engineering Structures. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 20 (10):2002002. 2002002-1-2002002-3. ISSN 0219-4554

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Approved research supervisor in the area of:

  • Structural Engineering ( 090506 )
  • Construction Materials ( 090503 )
  • Infrastructure Engineering and Asset Management ( 090505 )