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Huu-Tai Thai

University of Melbourne

Carlton

Parkville, 3010

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

DOWNLOADS

144

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (7)

1.

Performance of New Connections for Robustness Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Jan 2025
University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne and University of Melbourne
Downloads 34 (1,263,436)
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Progressive collapse, Cold-formed steel, tying force, connection, membrane force

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A semi-empirical formula for rigid projectile penetration into large-particle rubble concrete

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Nov 2025
Chen Xiaolong, Li Chen, Huu-Tai Thai and Qin Fang
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Southeast University, University of Melbourne and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 26 (1,372,601)

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Large-particle rubble concrete, Rigid projectile penetration, Penetration resistance, Size effect, Equivalent strength

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A semi-analytical model incorporating scaling effects for deformable penetration of flat-nosed long rods into concrete

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Nov 2025
Chen Xiaolong, Li Chen, Huu-Tai Thai and Qin Fang
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Southeast University, University of Melbourne and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 22 (1,436,435)

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Keywords: flat-nosed long rods, deformable penetration, scaling effects, Concrete, penetration depth

4.

Thermal-Mechanical Investigation of Steel Tanks for Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 11 Aug 2025
Santosh Mishra, Tuan Nguyen, Tuan Ngo and Huu-Tai Thai
University of Bologna, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne and University of Melbourne
Downloads 22 (1,436,435)

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Concentrated solar power, molten salt (MS) tanks, Thermal Energy Storage (TES), thermal-mechanical behavior, tank failure

5.

An Equivalent Resistance Formula for Rigid Projectile Penetration into Large-Particle Rubble Concrete

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Jul 2025
Chen Xiaolong, Li Chen and Huu-Tai Thai
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Southeast University and University of Melbourne
Downloads 17 (1,491,251)

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Large-particle rubble concrete, Rigid projectile penetration, penetration resistance, size effect, Equivalent strength

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A unified semi-empirical model for multi-stage penetration of flat-nosed long rods into concrete

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
Chen Xiaolong, Li Chen, Huu-Tai Thai and Qin Fang
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Southeast University, University of Melbourne and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 15 (1,509,872)

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Flat-nosed long rod projectile, Semi-infinite concrete target, Projectile penetration, Semi-empirical model, Deformation penetration, Erosion penetration

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An Improved Fractal Comminution Approach on the Scaling Effect of Rigid Projectile Penetration into Concrete

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jun 2025
Chen Xiaolong, Li Chen and Huu-Tai Thai
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Southeast University and University of Melbourne
Downloads 8 (1,561,096)

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scaling effect, Rigid projectiles, concrete, Fractal comminution approach, penetration