Rate My Professor Andrew Lacey

Dr. Andrew Lacey serves as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, where he specializes in Structural Engineering. He is affiliated with the Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection and holds the prestigious ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship. Lacey's research centers on structural engineering, with a particular emphasis on modular structures and prefabrication. His investigations explore the structural response of modular buildings to dynamic loads including earthquakes and wind, focusing on the design, behavior, and performance of inter-module connections in modular steel buildings. This work addresses critical challenges in achieving resilient, sustainable construction through advanced prefabricated systems.

Lacey has produced a substantial body of influential publications in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Building Engineering, Engineering Structures, and Journal of Constructional Steel Research. Key contributions include 'Structural Response of Modular Buildings–An Overview' (2018, 551 citations), 'Review of bolted inter-module connections in modular steel buildings' (2019, 264 citations), 'Shear behaviour of post-tensioned inter-module connection for modular steel buildings' (2019, 164 citations), 'New interlocking inter-module connection for modular steel buildings: Experimental and numerical studies' (2019, 151 citations), 'Effect of inter-module connection stiffness on structural response of a modular steel building subjected to wind and earthquake load' (2020, 150 citations), 'Prefabricated concrete sandwich and other lightweight wall panels for sustainable building construction: State-of-the-art review' (2024, 98 citations), and 'Experimental methods for inter-module joints in modular building structures–A state-of-the-art review' (2022, 77 citations). These studies provide experimental, numerical, and review-based insights that have garnered significant citations, advancing knowledge on bolted connections, friction-slip behavior, and lateral responses in modular systems. As an early-career researcher, Lacey supervises doctoral candidates on projects developing novel modular panels for multi-hazard resistance and contributes to ARC-funded initiatives like Discovery Projects on structural health monitoring. His efforts promote innovative off-site manufacturing techniques for enhanced structural efficiency and safety in civil engineering applications.