Lecturer, Griffith School of Engineering
Contact details for Dr Benoit Gilbert
Research expertise
Dr Benoit Gilbert holds a PhD on cold-formed steel structures from the University of Sydney. Before completing his PhD in 2010, he worked more than 3 years in the industry, in Paris, designing offshore platforms. Dr Gilbert joined Griffith University in 2010 and teaches Structural engineering.
His research interests lie in cold-formed steel structures with a focus on storage racks and optimisation, biomimicry principles, and sustainable composite wood structures using waste materials.
Dr Gilbert aims to increase his research in sustainable structures to combine his expertise and his personal interests for protecting the environment.
Current teaching areas
- Introduction to Structures
- Advanced Steel Structures
- Integrated Design Project
Selected Publications
- B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen "Impact tests and parametric impact studies on drive-in steel storage racks", Engineering Structures, 33(5), 1410-1422 (2011).
- B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen "Determination of accidental forklift truck impact forces on drive-in steel storage rack structures", Engineering Structures, 33(5), 1403-1409 (2011).
- B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen "Determination of the base plate stiffness and strength of steel storage racks", Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 67(6), 1031-1041 (2011).
- K.J.R. Rasmussen, B.P. Gilbert "Analysis-based 2D design of steel storage racks", International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 11(5), 929-947 (2011).
- B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen "Recent research on the design and behaviour of drive-in steel storage racking systems", Steel Construction, 4(4), (2011).
- B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen "Bolted moment connections in drive-in and drive-through steel storage racks", Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 66, 755-766 (2010).
- B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen "Drive-in steel storage racks I: Stiffness test and 3D load transfer mechanisms", ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (2012) (In press).
- H. Zhang, B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen "Drive-in steel storage racks II: Reliability-based design for forklift truck impact", ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (2012) (In press).
- L.H. Teh, B.P. Gilbert "Net Section Tension Capacity of Bolted Connections in Cold-Reduced Steel Sheets", ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (2012) (In Press).
- K.J.R. Rasmussen, B.P. Gilbert, "Analysis-based design provisions for steel storage racks", Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Steel Construction Conference (Ed.: SBI), Malmö, Sweden, 1-16 (2009).
- B.P. Gilbert, K.J.R. Rasmussen, "Determining the transverse shear stiffness of steel storage rack upright frames", Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures (Eds.: D. Dubina, V. Ungureanu), Timisoara, Romania, 821-828 (2011).
- B.P. Gilbert, L.H. Teh, H. Guan, "Self-shape optimisation of cold-formed steel closed profiles using Genetic Algortihm", Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures (Eds.: D. Dubina, V. Ungureanu), Timisoara, Romania, 595-602 (2011).