Publication List
Dr. Sindu Satasivam is a published researcher with a PhD in Structural Engineering and 20+ peer-reviewed publications on modern methods of construction, modular building systems, and design automation. Her academic research provides the technical foundation for Exelsiv Consulting's approach to construction technology and innovation.
Below is a selection of publications and reports relevant to her focus. A full list of publications and citations can be found on Google Scholar.
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Design, construction and performance of the Monash pultruded glass fibre-reinforced polymer footbridge. Colin C. Caprani, Jun Wei Ngan, Ehsan Ahmadi, Shao, Hua Zhang, Yu Bai, Sindu Satasivam. Structures, May 2023.
Large Scale Structural Applications. Yu Bai, Sindu Satasivam, Xiao Yang, Ahmed Almutairi, Hosea Ivan Christofer, Chenting Ding. Composites for Building Assembly, Springer, 2023.
Modular assembly of water retaining walls using GFRP hollow profiles: components and connection performance. Wahid Ferdous, Yu Bi, Ahmed D.Almutairi, Sindu Satasivam, Juri Jeske. Composite Structures, June 2018.
Mechanical performance of two-way modular FRP sandwich slabs. Sindu Satasivam, Yu Bai, Yue Yang, Lei Zhu, Xiao-Ling Zhao. Composite Structures, January 2018.
Composite actions within steel-FRP composite beam systems with novel blind bolt shear connections. Sindu Satasivam, Peng Feng, Yu Bai, Colin Caprani. Engineering Structures, May 2017.
Mechanical performance of modular FRP-steel composite beams for building construction. Sindu Satasivam, Yu Bai. Materials and Structures, October 2016.
Modular FRP sandwich structures for building floor construction. Sindu Satasivam. PhD Thesis, Monash University, 2016.
Mechanical performance of bolted modular GFRP composite sandwich structures using standard and blind bolts. Sindu Satasivam, Y Bai. Composite Structures, November 2014.
Adhesively bonded modular GFRP web–flange sandwich for building floor construction. Sindu Satasivam, Yu Bai, Xiao-Ling Zhao. Composite Structures, May 2014.
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Static and dynamic performance of an orthotropic-deck pultruded fibre-reinforced polymer footbridge. Colin Caprani, Sindu Satasivam, Ehsan Ahmadi, Jun Wei Ngna, Shaohua Zhang & Yu Bai. IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017.
Static performance assessment of a novel pultruded fibre-reinforced polymer footbridge. Shaohua Zhang, Colin Caprani, Sindu Satasivam & Yu Bai. 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM 2016. Perth, Australia, 6-9 December, 2016.
Static performance of an all-composite modular composite beam under positive and negative bending scenarios. Sindu Satasivam, Colin Caprani & Yu Bai. International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE) 2016, Hong Kong, China, 14-16 December, 2016.
Pultruded FRP composites for modular structural assembly: Applications to space frame structures and built-up composite beam systems. Yu Bai, Sindu Satasivam, Xiao Yang, Colin Caprani. International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 September 2016.
Preliminary study on modular assembly of GFRP sandwiches for potential bridge superstructures. Sindu Satasivam, Yu Bai, Xiao-Ling Zhao. International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS, Shanghai, China, 7-11 July, 2014.
Modular assembly of fibre reinforced polymer composite sandwich systems for building construction. Sindu Satasivam, Yu Bai, Xiao-Ling Zhao. International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE, Vancouver, Canada, 20-22 August, 2014.
Evaluation of effective width of GFRP-steel composite beams for structural construction. Sindu Satasivam, Yu Bai, Xiao-Ling Zhao. 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Sydney, Australia, 11-14 December, 2012.
Use of FRP composites in civil structure construction: challenges and recent developments. Yu Bai, Tien Nguyen, Sindu Satasivam. Composites Australia and the CRC-ACS Conference 2012, Leura, Australia, 15-16 March, 2012.
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De-risking Mass Timber Construction Through Predictive Risk Modelling & Moisture Engineering. Sindu Satasivam & Daiman Otto. Known Entity, 2025.
Handbook for the Design of Modular Structures. The Modular Construction Codes Board (MCCB), Monash University, 2017.
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System and method for automatically generating an optimized building structure design. Sindu Satasivam. US Patent App. 17/369,373, 2023.
Building system and method of construction. Timothy John Butler, Sindu Satasivam, Robert Francis Van Wanrooy, Mirza Saqib Saeed, William Luke Williams, Jonathan Keith Roebuck, Robert Conlan Murray, Kevin Paul Botman. US Patent App. 18/035,749, 2024.
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