With seismically active regions in the west and east of Canada, engineers are always looking for ways to improve the safety of dwellings in these areas and beyond.

Nader Aly, PhD candidate in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering at Concordia’s Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, aims to make buildings more resilient and sustainable under extreme loading such as earthquakes. His research centres on the structural performance of masonry components and systems like reinforced concrete.

How does this specific image relate to your research at Concordia?

Nader Aly: In this image I was presenting part of my research findings at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, which took place in Laval, Quebec, last year. My research focuses on enhancing the structural performance of masonry components and systems.

At that conference, I presented some of the testing results of two large-scale reinforced masonry shear walls, which were constructed and tested in the structures laboratory at Concordia, which is part of the Centre for Structural Safety and Resilience(CSSR). The testing rig along with one of the test specimens are shown in the other image (top).

What is the hoped-for result of your project?

NA: My research objective is to come up with resilient and sustainable reinforced masonry structural systems. It is crucial that my research findings have practical applications in the masonry construction industry. This will contribute to the safety and well-being of people and society.

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