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Prof. Robert Melchers

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Funding

Summary

Number of grants 63
Total funding $8,323,779

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2013 (1 grants)

Structural Reliability and Remaining Life Estimation for Deteriorating Steel Infrastructure$405,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

2012 (3 grants)

Simultaneous Measurements of Reaction Kinetics and Particle Distributions for Cutting-Edge Research into CO2 Storage, Catalysis and Novel Materials$200,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Simultaneous Measurements of Reaction Kinetics and Particle Distributions for Cutting-Edge Research into CO2 Storage, Catalysis and Novel Materials$160,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Simultaneous Measurements of Reaction Kinetics and Particle Distributions for Cutting-Edge Research into CO2 Storage, Catalysis and Novel Materials$160,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

2011 (1 grants)

Advanced condition assessment and failure predication technologies for optimal management of critical pipes$629,300
Funding Body: Sydney Water Corporation

2010 (1 grants)

Remaining life estimation for existing deteriorating reinforced concrete infrastructure$320,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

2009 (3 grants)

Engineering models for inland atmospheric corrosion of steel infrastructure considering microbiological and environmental influences$1,185,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$650,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$70,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

2008 (5 grants)

Optimal management of corrosion and odour problems in sewer systems$418,981
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Optimal management of corrosion and odour problems in sewer systems$197,688
Funding Body: University of Queensland

Effect of dynamic flexure on rusting of steel plate$26,615
Funding Body: Institute for Research & Industry Co-operation

Industrial Applications of Corrosion Sensing$9,960
Funding Body: CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management (CIEAM)

First International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCC08), Varenna, Italy, 11/6/2008 - 14/6/2008$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2007 (2 grants)

Modelling of Damage Progression and its Effects on the Expected Safety and Satisfactory Performance of Existing Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure$240,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Lifetime Oriented Design Concepts, Bochum Germany, 12/11/2007 - 14/11/2007, $2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2006 (1 grants)

Modeling for life prediction and damage assessment from corrosion and corrosion-assisted damage, 29-31 July 2006$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2005 (2 grants)

A study of the moisture assisted deterioration of the mechanical properties of a composite matrix$10,760
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Corrosion and Prevention 2005, 20-23 November 2005$1,100
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2004 (7 grants)

Mathematical modelling of tidal, splash and coastal atmospheric marine corrosion for structural reliability assessment$555,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Modelling integration of spacial time-dependent variability in structural reliability analysis$217,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Risk assessment modelling for corrosion affected concrete infrastructure$140,622
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

A study of the correlation between pre- and post-demolition performance assessment for prestressed concrete beams in a 45 year old major road bridge$85,668
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

A study of the correlation between pre- and post-demolition performance assessment for prestressed concrete beams in a 45 year old major road bridge$30,000
Funding Body: Department of Industry, Energy and Resources

Further field trials for marine corrosion of structural steel$11,313
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and its Applications, 18-20 August 2004$2,025
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2003 (2 grants)

Field trials for marine corrosion of mild steel in the tidal zone$12,162
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Intern Conf Applications of Statistics and Probability in civil Engrgr (ICASP9)$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2002 (1 grants)

1st ASRA Net Glasgow, 8-10 July 2002$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2001 (5 grants)

Very stiff three-dimensional structural testing facility.$269,500
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Probabilistic Modelling of Load and Deterioration Processes in Structural Reliability.$214,440
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Uncertainty Modelling and Probability-Based Assessment for Ageing Concrete Structures.$185,763
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Intersection probabilies in structural reliability estimation.$11,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1 Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, Brazil, 3-8 June 2001 2 International Conference on Structural & Reliability, USA, 17-22 June 2001$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2000 (4 grants)

Deterioration Modelling.$116,000
Funding Body: CRC for Advanced Composite Structures

Contract to establish mechanistic models for the integration of corrosion behaviour into ship structural reliability assessments.$10,000
Funding Body: Defence Science and Technology Organisation

Professor Boris Chernov - November 2000 - December 2000$3,486
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Am Soc Civil Engrs: Probabilistic Mechanics Conf 2000, USA 24-26 July 2000$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1999 (3 grants)

Structural Reliability Techniques applied to Finite Element Problems$164,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Probabilistic Risk and Reliability Analysis of Aircraft Structures.$50,000
Funding Body: Defence Science and Technology Organisation

14th International Corrosion Congress, South Africa.$2,186
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1998 (5 grants)

Universal Testing Machine$250,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Development of probabilistic models for marine corrosion of steel for application in offshore structural system reliability analysis$143,021
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Structural Reliability Techniques applied to Solid Mechanics Finite Element Problems.$16,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Melchers - Dr MH Faber - 1/1/98-15/4/98$5,773
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

8th IFIP WG 7.5 Working Conference on Optimisation and Reliability of Structural Systems, Poland 11-13 May 1998$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1997 (3 grants)

Probabilistic Measures of Serviceability Performance.$121,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Reliability assesment of corroding existing reinforced concrete bridges.$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Kyoto, Japan, 24-28 November 1997$2,168
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1996 (3 grants)

Cracking in Masonry - A study in probabilistic structural serviceability.$155,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Reliability analysis of offshore jacket structure using directional simulation$14,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

American Society of Civil Engineers, Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Methods, Worcester, USA, 7-9 August 1996$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1995 (2 grants)

95APP. Reliability estimation for corroding structural systems with application to offshore structures.$123,198
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Multi-Storey Concrete Building Construction$50,562
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

1994 (2 grants)

Probabilistic phenomenological modelling of the corrosion of pipelines$40,079
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Symposium on risk Analysis - Michigan - 11-12 August 1994$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1993 (3 grants)

93,94,95 GRANT. Cracking in Masonry and Reinforced Concrete - A Study in Structural Serviceability.$207,062
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Reliability Analysis of Structures Having Time-Dependent Deterioration Properties$21,147
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

'Symposium on Probabilistic Structural Mechanics' - San Antonio, Texas USA - 7 - 10 June 1993$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1992 (3 grants)

92,93,94 GRANT. Stochastic Material Deterioration Mechanisms and the Reliability Assessment of Structural Systems$143,800
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Reliability Analysis Of Structures Having Time-dependent Deterioation Properties$10,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

A Finite Element Analysis Technique For Use In Structural Reliability Procedures$8,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1991 (1 grants)

Cracking in Masonry and Reinforced Concrete A Study in Structural Serviceability$211,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council