Associate Professor Joe Gattas
Associate Professor
School of Civil Engineering
+61 7 334 63009
Room 436:1
Advanced Engineering Building (49)
Advanced Engineering Building (49)
Researcher biography
Dr Joe Gattas is as an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering, where he heads the Folded Structures research group. His research expertise spans various fields, including origami-inspired engineering, computational building design, advanced manufacturing, lightweight and modular structures, and timber engineering. In 2009, Joe obtained his Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Queensland, and in 2013, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, funded by a prestigious John Monash Scholarship. He remains an active participant in the John Monash Scholar community.
From 2016 to 2021, Joe led the Manufacture and Digital Design project stream within the ARC Future Timber Hub. This initiative aimed to support the development of tall timber buildings in the Pacific region. Upon its successful completion, timber industry partners backed the establishment of a new ARC Advance Timber Hub (2022-), designed to accelerate innovation and the adoption of timber in Australian buildings. Joe currently serves as Co-Lead for two research nodes within the new Hub: 1) Manufacturing Innovation, which encompasses projects focusing on the digital design and fabrication of innovative structures and systems; and 2) Value Chain Innovation, which covers projects dedicated to enhancing resource utilization throughout the forest-to-building timber value chain.
Publications
Journal Articles
Gattas, Joseph M., Reid, Caitlin, Dakin, Tony, Shanks, Jon and McGavin, Robert L. (2024). Board assignment heuristics for nail laminated out-of-grade timber. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/14488353.2024.2403049
Lee, Ting-Uei, Lu, Hongjia, Ma, Jiaming, Ha, Ngoc San, Gattas, Joseph M. and Xie, Yi Min (2024). Self-locking and stiffening deployable tubular structures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (40) e2409062121, e2409062121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2409062121
Abu-Saleem, Mahmoud and Gattas, Joseph M. (2024). Eccentric compression behaviour of hybrid timber-cardboard sandwich columns. Construction and Building Materials, 440 137365, 137365. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137365
Bravo, Tomas P., Gattas, Joseph M., Bravo, Felipe, Astroza, Rodrigo and Maluk, Cristian (2024). Experimental assessment of modal properties of hybrid CFRP-timber panels. Construction and Building Materials, 438 137075, 137075. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137075
Wang, Yuyu, Bottazzi, Vitor Santos and Gattas, Joseph Michael (2024). A novel framework for set-based steel connection design automation. Computers and Structures, 298 107366, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2024.107366
Cui, Weiqi, Gattas, Joseph M. and Heitzmann, Michael T. (2024). Manufacture and structural performance of modular hybrid FRP–timber thin-walled beams. Construction and Building Materials, 435 136705, 136705. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136705
Bahremandi-Tolou, Mahnaz, Wang, Chenhao, Gattas, Joseph M. and Luo, Dan (2024). Curved surface form-finding with self-shaping perforated plates. Architectural Intelligence, 3 (1) 17. doi: 10.1007/s44223-024-00059-y
Abu-Saleem, Mahmoud and Gattas, Joseph M. (2024). Fabrication and structural characterisation of hybrid timber-cardboard sandwich beams. Engineering Structures, 305 117678, 117678. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117678
Jiang, Jian, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike and Gattas, Joseph M. (2023). A parametric design framework for timber framing span tables. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering. doi: 10.1080/14488353.2023.2227432
Murzi, Homero, Torero, Jose, Sevilla, Kevin and Gattas, Joe (2023). Impact of a voluntary extracurricular research program on engineering students' sense of belonging: an exploratory case study. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39 (3), 703-718.
Bravo Tetlak, Tomas, Gattas, Joseph M. and Maluk, Cristian (2023). Experimental study on the effects of scale on the static and dynamic behaviour of Glulam and hybrid-Glulam beams. Construction and Building Materials, 369 130563, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130563
Lee, Ting-Uei, Gattas, Joseph M. and Xie, Yi Min (2022). Bending-active kirigami. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 254-255 111864, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111864
Hodge, Gabrielle and Gattas, Joseph M. (2022). Geometric and semantic point cloud data for quality control of bridge girder reinforcement cages. Automation in Construction, 140 104334, 104334. doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104334
Xin, Zhuo-Yang, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2022). A novel tension strap connection for rapid assembly of temporary timber structures. Engineering Structures, 262 114320, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114320
Alqaryouti, Yousef, Fernando, Dilum and Gattas, Joseph M. (2021). Structural behaviour of folded timber sandwich structures. Thin-Walled Structures, 169 108345, 108345. doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2021.108345
Ya, Ou, Fernando, Dilum, Sriharan, Jasotharan, Gattas, Joseph M. and Zhang, Shishun (2021). A nonlinear beam-spring-beam element for modelling the flexural behaviour of a timber-concrete sandwich panel with a cellular core. Engineering Structures, 244 112785, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112785
Lee, Ting-Uei, Chen, Yan, Heitzmann, Michael T. and Gattas, Joseph M. (2021). Compliant curved-crease origami-inspired metamaterials with a programmable force-displacement response. Materials and Design, 207 109859, 109859. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109859
Cui, Weiqi, Fernando, Dilum, Heitzmann, Michael and Gattas, Joseph M. (2021). Manufacture and structural performance of modular hybrid FRP-timber thin-walled columns. Composite Structures, 260 113506, 113506. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113506
Bukauskas, Aurimas, Koronaki, Antiopi, Lee, Ting-Uei, Ott, Daniel, Al Asali, M. Wesam, Jalia, Aftab, Bashford, Tom, Gatóo, Ana, Newman, Josh, Gattas, Joseph M., Shah, Darshil U. and Ramage, Michael (2021). Curved-crease origami face shields for infection control. PLoS One, 16 (2) e0245737, e0245737. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245737
Xin, Zhuoyang and Gattas, Joseph (2021). Structural behaviors of integrally-jointed plywood columns with knot defects. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 21 (02) 2150022, 2150022. doi: 10.1142/s021945542150022x
Baber, Kim R., Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M. and Bukauskas, Aurimas (2020). Inventory constrained design of a timber funicular structure. SN Applied Sciences, 2 (9) 1538. doi: 10.1007/s42452-020-03314-9
Mukhopadhyay, Tanmoy, Ma, Jiayao, Feng, Huijuan, Hou, Degao, Gattas, Joseph M., Chen, Yan and You, Zhong (2020). Programmable stiffness and shape modulation in origami materials: emergence of a distant actuation feature. Applied Materials Today, 19 100537, 100537. doi: 10.1016/j.apmt.2019.100537
Shi, Quan, Heitzmann, Michael T. and Gattas, Joseph M. (2020). Nonlinear rotational stiffness and clash prevention in perforated steel fold lines. Engineering Structures, 209 110218, 110218. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110218
Ou, Ya, Gattas, Joseph M., Fernando, Dilum and Torero, José L. (2020). Experimental investigation of a timber-concrete floor panel system with a hybrid glass fibre reinforced polymer-timber corrugated core. Engineering Structures, 203 109832, 109832. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109832
Ou, Ya, Fernando, Dilum and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). Experimental investigation of a novel concrete-timber floor panel system with digitally fabricated FRP-timber hollow core component. Construction and Building Materials, 227 116667, 116667. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.08.048
Alqaryouti, Yousef, Fernando, Dilum and Gattas, Joseph (2019). Structural behavior of digitally fabricated thin-walled timber columns. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 19 (10) 1950126, 1950126. doi: 10.1142/S0219455419501268
Al-Qaryouti, Yousef, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). Computational design and digital fabrication of folded timber sandwich structures. Automation in Construction, 102, 27-44. doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2019.01.008
Plasencia Alava, Kevin B., McCann, Lee K., Hodge, Gabrielle, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). Computational design and experimental behaviour of deployable mass timber arches. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 60 (1), 90-100. doi: 10.20898/j.iass.2019.199.030
Lee, Ting-Uei, Yang, Xiaochen, Ma, Jiayao, Chen, Yan and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). Elastic buckling shape control of thin-walled cylinder using pre-embedded curved-crease origami patterns. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 151, 322-330. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.11.005
Fernando, Dilum, Teng, J. G., Gattas, Joseph and Heitzmann, Michael (2018). Hybrid fibre-reinforced polymer-timber thin-walled structural members. Advances in Structural Engineering, 21 (9), 1409-1417. doi: 10.1177/1369433217739709
Lee, Ting-Uei, You, Zhong and Gattas, Joseph M. (2017). Elastica surface generation of curved-crease origami. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 136-137, 13-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.11.029
Gattas, Joseph M., O'Dwyer, Mitchell L., Heitzmann, Michael T., Fernando, Dilum and Teng, J. G. (2017). Folded hybrid FRP-timber sections: concept, geometric design and experimental behaviour. Thin-Walled Structures, 122, 182-192. doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2017.10.007
Shi, Quan, Shi, Xiaoqiang, Gattas, Joseph M. and Kitipornchai, Sritawat (2017). Folded assembly methods for thin-walled steel structures. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 138, 235-245. doi: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2017.07.010
Gattas, Joseph M., Lv, Weilin and Chen, Yan (2017). Rigid-foldable tubular arches. Engineering Structures, 145, 246-253. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.04.037
Liu, Xiang, Gattas, Joseph M. and Chen, Yan (2016). One-DOF superimposed rigid origami with multiple states. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 36883, 36883. doi: 10.1038/srep36883
Guo, Zhiming, Gattas, Joseph, Wang, Shibin, Li, Linan and Albermani, Faris (2016). Experimental and numerical investigation of bulging behaviour of hyperelastic textured tubes. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 115-116, 665-675. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2016.07.026
Lee, Ting-Uei and Gattas, Joseph M. (2016). Geometric design and construction of structurally stabilized accordion shelters. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 8 (3) 031009, 031009.1-031009.8. doi: 10.1115/1.4032441
Gattas, J. M. and You, Z. (2016). Design and digital fabrication of folded sandwich structures. Automation in Construction, 63, 79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2015.12.002
Fathers, R. K., Gattas, J. M. and You, Z. (2015). Quasi-static crushing of eggbox, cube, and modified cube foldcore sandwich structures. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 101-102, 421-428. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2015.08.013
Xie, Ruikang, Chen, Yan and Gattas, Joseph M. (2015). Parametrisation and application of cube and eggbox-type folded geometries. International Journal of Space Structures, 30 (2), 99-110. doi: 10.1260/0266-3511.30.2.99
Gattas, J. M. and You, Z. (2015). Geometric assembly of rigid-foldable morphing sandwich structures. Engineering Structures, 94, 149-159. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.03.019
Gattas, J. M. and You, Z. (2015). The behaviour of curved-crease foldcores under low-velocity impact loads. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 53, 80-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.10.019
Gattas, Joseph M. and You, Zhong (2014). Miura-base rigid origami: parametrizations of curved-crease geometries. Journal of Mechanical Design, 136 (12) 121404, 121404. doi: 10.1115/1.4028532
Gattas, J. M. and You, Z. (2014). Quasi-static impact of indented foldcores. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 73, 15-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2014.06.001
Gattas, Joseph M., Wu, Weina and You, Zhong (2013). Miura-base rigid origami: parameterizations of first-level derivative and piecewise geometries. Journal of Mechanical Design, 135 (11) 111011, 111011. doi: 10.1115/1.4025380
Conference Papers
Baber, Kim R., Barton, Aaron, Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M., Koch, Christoph and Ren, Hengyi (2023). Inventory-Constrained Design of a Variable Small Diameter Round Timber Structure. IASS Annual Symposium 2023, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 10-14 July 2023.
Bravo Tetlak, Tomas, Gattas, Joseph M. and Maluk, Cristian (2023). Scaling study on viscous damping for Glulam and hybrid Glulam-FRP beams. 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Timber for a Livable Future, WCTE 2023, Oslo, Norway, 19-22 June 2023. As, Norway: World Conference on Timber Engineering. doi: 10.52202/069179-0007
Shi, Quan and Gattas, Joseph M. (2021). Finite element analysis and thick-panel clash behaviour of steel fold-lines. ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Virtual, 17-19 August 2021. New York, NY USA: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. doi: 10.1115/DETC2021-69513
Luo, Dan, Gattas, Joseph M. and Tan, Poah Shiun Shawn (2021). Real-time defect recognition and optimized decision making for structural timber jointing. 2nd International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2020), Shanghai, China, July 5, 2020. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-33-4400-6_4
Slinger, V., Lao, D., Nguyen, V. T., Singh, S. and Gattas, J. (2021). Assessing the viability of visual vibrometry for use in structural engineering. 16th East Asian-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction EASEC16, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2019. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8079-6_127
Baber, Kim, Gattas, Joseph M., Fernando, Dilum and Ahn, Sanghyung (2019). Large span glue laminated arches for the Yangjaegogae Eco Bridge. Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 10-12 July 2019.
Baber, Kim R., Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M. and Bukauskas, Aurimas (2019). Inventory constrained funicular modelling. International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering.
Mills, Harry, Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2019). The potential for underutilised timber for the built environment. Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 10-12 July 2019.
Baber, Kim R., Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M. and Bukauskas, Aurimas (2019). Inventory constrained funicular modelling. In: Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia. IASS 2019 Barcelona Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, (1-10). 7-10 October 2019.
Plasencia Alava, Kevin B., McCann, Lee K., Baber, Kim and Gattas, Joseph M. (2018). Computational design and experimental behaviour of deployable mass timber arches. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures - Symposium 2018, Boston, MA United States, 16-20 July 2018. Boston, MA United States: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures.
Cui, W. Q., Gfeller, T., Fernando, D., Heitzmann, M. T. and Gattas, J. M. (2018). Folding fabrication of curved-crease spindle beams. 7th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics, and Education, Oxford, United Kingdom, 4–7 September 2018. St Albans, United Kingdom: Tarquin.
Fernando, Dilum, Torero, Jose L., Gattas, Joseph, Baber, Kim, Maluk, Cristian and Hidalgo, Juan P. (2018). Novel technologies for tall timber buildings: research streams and three solutions. 24th International Wood Construction Conference (IHF), Congress Centrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER), 5-7 December 2018.
Al-Qaryouti, Yousef, Wen, Ye, Gattas, Joseph M. and Fernando, Dilum (2017). Comparison of plate and shell timber-composite sandwich structures. IASS Annual Symposium 2017, Hamburg, Germany, 25 - 28th September, 2017. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures.
Gattas, Joseph M., Baber, Kim and Al-Qaryouti, Yousef (2017). Rapid Assembly with Bending-Stabilised Structures. Fabricate 2017, Stuttgart, Germany, April 6-8 2017. London, United Kingdom: UCL Press. doi: 10.14324/111.9781787350014
Hansen, B. J., Tan, J., Gattas, J. M., Fernando, D. and Heitzmann, M. (2016). Folded fabrication of FRP-timber thin-walled beams with novel non-uniform cross-sections. World Conference on Timber Engineering, Vienna, Australia, 22-25 August 2016. Vienna, Australia: Vienna University of Technology.
Garrett, Daniel, You, Zhong and Gattas, Joseph M. (2016). Curved crease tube structures and an energy absorbing crash box. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Charlotte, NC, United States, 21-24 August 2016. ASME. doi: 10.1115/DETC2016-59784
Al-Qaryouti, Y., Gattas, J. M., Shi, R. and McCann, L. (2016). Digital fabrication strategies for timber thin-walled sections. International Conference on High Performance and Optimum Design of Structures and Materials, Siena, Italy, 19 - 21 September 2016. Ashurst, Southampton, United Kingdom: WIT Press. doi: 10.2495/HPSM160391
Lee, T. U. and Gattas, J. M. (2016). Experimental analysis of a reverse elastica pop-up geometry. International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, Hong Kong, China, 14-16 December 2016. Hong Kong: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Lee, T. U. and Gattas, J. M. (2016). Folded fabrication of composite curved-crease components. International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, Hong Kong, China, 14-16 December 2016. Hong Kong: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Guo, Zhiming, Gattas, Joseph, Karampour, Hassan, Wang, Shibin and Albermani, Faris (2016). Numerical analysis on the buckling behaviour of curved-crease origami pipelines. ISOPE Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia, 4-7 October 2016. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.
Gattas, Joseph M. and Chen, Yan (2015). Synthesis of Folded Frame Structures From Cube-Type and Eggbox-Type Kirigami Geometry. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, United States, 2-5 August 2015. NEW YORK: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. doi: 10.1115/DETC2015-46433
Shi, Xiaoqiang and Gattas, Joseph M. (2015). Design and folded fabrication of novel self-braced triangular structural sections and frames. International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9-11 December 2015. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.424
Fernando, Dilum, Gattas, Joseph, Teng, J. G. and Heitzmann, Michael (2015). Hybrid thin-walled members made of FRP and timber. International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC).
Cash, Tamsin N., Warren, Hayden S. and Gattas, Joseph M. (2015). Analysis of Miura-Type Folded and Morphing Sandwich Beams. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, United States, 2-5 August 2015. NEW YORK: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. doi: 10.1115/DETC2015-46380
Gattas, Joseph M. and You, Zhong (2014). Quasi-static impact response of single-curved foldcore sandwich shells. ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, United States, 17-20 August 2014. New York, NY, United States: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). doi: 10.1115/DETC201434826
Gattas, Joseph M. and You, Zhong (2013). Quasi-static impact response of alternative origami-core sandwich panels. ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2013, Portland, United States, 4-7 August 2013. New York, United States: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. doi: 10.1115/DETC2013-12681
Creative Work
Baber, Kim, Barton, Aaron, Burry, Jane R., Chen, Canhui, Gattas, Joseph M., Koch, Christoph and Ren, Hengyi (2023). Purpose built: Architecture for a better tomorrow. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: State Library of Queensland.
Patent
Gattas, Joseph and You, Zhong (2014). Folded Shell Structures. WO2014170650.
Data Collections
Jiang, Jian, Gattas, Joe and Ottenhaus, Lisa (2023). Timber wall frame span table datasets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/64163b4
Xin, Zhuoyang and Gattas, Joe (2022). Raw Data for the forth coming Strap Connection Paper. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/422a289
Lee, Ting-Uei and Gattas, Joe (2021). Research data of elastica origami metamaterial. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/d56e35e
Gattas, Joe, Cui, Weiqi and Fernando, Dilum (2021). Data for the paper: Manufacture and structural performance of modular hybrid FRP-timber thin-walled columns. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/cd0b6ab