Rate My Professor Yuri Totoev

Dr. Totoev has participated in several major research programs in structural engineering since 2000 and initiated and developed a major multi-strand research program in structural masonry, maintaining close international links with institutions like Kiev State Technical University and the Slovenian National Research Institute for Civil Engineering. His research specializations include unreinforced masonry, earthquake-resistant masonry, semi-interlocking masonry systems, brick products, dynamics of structures, thin-walled structures, stability of structures, and unsaturated moisture flow. He has led and contributed to funded projects such as Pronto Panel structural assessment (2016, Brickworks Building Products), moisture transport in masonry construction (2001, Australian Research Council), and numerical analysis of Picton Viaduct (2020, Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd). Awards include the 2007 Engineering Excellence Awards (Research Award) from Engineers Australia and the Dr. R.G. Drysdale Award in 2001. Key publications feature 'Feasibility Assessment of Implementing Semi-Interlocking Masonry as Infill Panels in Framed Building Construction' (2024), 'An experimental study on the in-plane seismic performance of the confined semi-interlocking masonry system using DIC method' (2024), 'Application of the resettable semi-active damper device for macro modelling of confined semi-interlocking masonry walls' (2021), 'Modelling reactive soil movements for the study of cracking in masonry structures' (2026), and various conference papers on seismic performance and out-of-plane capacity of semi-interlocking masonry panels.