Dr Lisa Ottenhaus
Lecturer in Structural Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
+61 7 344 31399
Room: 542:1
Advanced Engineering Building (49)
Advanced Engineering Building (49)
Researcher biography
My expertise is structural timber engineering and my research interests encompass the theory, analysis, design and performance of timber connections, detailing for timber durability, timber offsite construction using both engineered wood products and light timber framing and design for manufacture, assembly and disassembly (DfMA+D). I joined UQ in 2019 as a lecturer in structural engineering. Prior to that I completed a PhD on the seismic performance of connections in tall timber buildings at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. I also hold a Masters of Science in structural engineering from Delft University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. In the past I have researched geodesic bamboo domes and bamboo connections.
I am currently a steering committee member of the CTBUH Research Project "The Future Potential of Steel-Timber Composite Structures" , a working group member of WG1 and WG2 of COST Action Helen, a founding member of the International Association for Mass Timber Construction, and have been a steering committee member of the prefabAUS / Fleetwood Challenge Cup since 2019.
Publications
Journal Articles
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Yan, Zidi, Brandner, Reinhard, Leardini, Paola, Fink, Gerhard and Jockwer, Robert (2023). Design for adaptability, disassembly and reuse – A review of reversible timber connection systems. Construction and Building Materials, 400 132823, 132823. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132823
Yan, Zidi, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Yermán, Luis and Scheibenreiter, Johann (2023). Influence of wet-dry cycles on the withdrawal capacity and corrosion of zinc electroplated self-tapping screws in CCA-treated and untreated Southern pine. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 19 e02429, e02429. doi: 10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02429
Jiang, Jian, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike and Gattas, Joseph M. (2023). A parametric design framework for timber framing span tables. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/14488353.2023.2227432
Yan, Zidi, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Leardini, Paola and Jockwer, Robert (2022). Performance of reversible timber connections in Australian light timber framed panelised construction. Journal of Building Engineering, 61 105244, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105244
Yermán, Luis, Zhang, Yuhao, He, Jiangwan, Xiao, Martin, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike and Morrell, Jeffrey J. (2022). Effect of wetting and fungal degradation on performance of nailed timber connections. Construction and Building Materials, 353 129113, 129113. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129113
Snow, Stephen, Danam, Royce, Leardini, Paola, Glencross, Mashhuda, Beeson, Brett, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike and Boden, Marie (2022). Human factors affecting ventilation in Australian classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Toward insourcing occupants' proficiency in ventilation management. Frontiers in Computer Science, 4 888688. doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2022.888688
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Zancong and Crews, Keith (2022). Half hole and full hole dowel embedment Strength: A review of international developments and recommendations for Australian softwoods. Construction and Building Materials, 344 128130, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128130
Yermán, Luis, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Zhang, Yuhao and Morrell, Jeffrey J. (2021). Effect of thermal modification of slash pine with linseed oil on water repellency and performance of mechanical connections. Construction and Building Materials, 305 124776, 124776. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124776
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Jockwer, Robert, van Drimmelen, David and Crews, Keith (2021). Designing timber connections for ductility – a review and discussion. Construction and Building Materials, 304 124621. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124621
Yermán, Luis, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Montoya, Camilo and Morrell, Jeffrey J. (2021). Effect of repeated wetting and drying on withdrawal capacity and corrosion of nails in treated and untreated timber. Construction and Building Materials, 284 122878, 122878. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122878
El Houjeyri, I., Thi, V. D., Oudjene, M., Ottenhaus, L.-M., Khelifa, M. and Rogaume, Y. (2020). Coupled nonlinear-damage finite element analysis and design of novel engineered wood products made of oak hardwood. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 79 (1), 29-47. doi: 10.1007/s00107-020-01617-7
Dong, Wenchen, Li, Minghao, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike and Lim, Hyungsuk (2020). Ductility and overstrength of nailed CLT hold-down connections. Engineering Structures, 215 110667, 110667. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110667
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao and Smith, Tobias (2020). Analytical derivation and experimental verification of overstrength factors of dowel-type timber connections for capacity design. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 26 (6), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/13632469.2020.1781711
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike (2019). UQ: timber engineering innovations. Built Offsite Magazine, 18, 37.
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao, Nokes, Roger, Cammock, Peter and McInnes, Braeden (2019). Use of particle tracking velocimetry in timber material and connection testing. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 77 (2), 195-209. doi: 10.1007/s00107-018-1376-y
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao and Smith, Tobias (2018). Structural performance of large-scale dowelled CLT connections under monotonic and cyclic loading. Engineering Structures, 176, 41-48. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.002
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao, Smith, Tobias and Quenneville, Pierre (2018). Mode cross-over and ductility of dowelled LVL and CLT connections under monotonic and cyclic loading. Journal of Structural Engineering, 144 (7) 04018074, 04018074. doi: 10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0002074
Ottenhaus, L.-M. and Li, M. (2018). Embedment strength of New Zealand Cross laminated timber. New Zealand Timber Design Journal, 26 (1), 12-16.
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao, Smith, Tobias and Quenneville, Pierre (2017). Overstrength of dowelled CLT connections under monotonic and cyclic loading. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 16 (2), 753-773. doi: 10.1007/s10518-017-0221-8
Conference Papers
Yan, Zidi, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Lin, Jingyuan, Jockwer, Robert and Ringhofer, Andreas (2023). The impacts of screw tip, inclination angles, and number of penetration layers on screw withdrawal capacity of Australian machine graded pine. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), Oslo, Norway, 17-21 June 2023. As, Norway: World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE). doi: 10.52202/069179-0185
Jockwer, Robert, Öberg, Vera, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Leardini, Paola and Goto, Yutaka (2023). TOWARDS ADAPTABILITY AND CIRCULARITY OF TIMBER BUILDINGS. As, Norway: World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023). doi: 10.52202/069179-0203
Yermán, Luis, Yan, Zidi, Feng, Wen and Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike (2023). Impact of moisture cycling on screw withdrawal capacity of treated and untreated radiata pine. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), Oslo, Norway, 19-22 June 2023. Ås, Norway: World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023). doi: 10.52202/069179-0164
Yan, Zidi, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike and Yermán, Luis (2022). Effect of repeated wetting and drying on withdrawal capacity and corrosion of european screws in treated and untreated australian sawn timber. Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST), Kingscliff, NSW Australia, 10-15 July 2022. Society of Wood Science and Technology.
Brown, Justin, Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Ravn, Chris and Scott, Ben (2019). Ductility of dowelled New Zealand Douglas-Fir CLT connections under monotonic and cyclic loading. 11th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering (PCEE), Auckland, New Zealand, 4-6 April 2019. McKinnon, VIC Australia: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) and Australian Earthquake Engineering Society.
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao and Nokes, Roger (2018). Application of particle tracking in large scale timber connection testing. 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2018), Seoul, South Korea, 20-23 August 2018. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE).
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao and Smith, Tobias (2018). Analytical method to derive overstrength of dowel-type connections overstrength components. International Network on Timber Engineering Research (INTER 2018), Tallinn, Estonia, 13-16 August 2018. Karlsruhe, Germany: Timber Scientific Publishing.
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao and Smith, Tobias (2018). Overstrength of large-scale dowelled connections in CLT. 2018 NZSEE Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 13-15 April 2018.
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao and Smith, Tobias (2017). Ductility of large-scale dowelled CLT connections under monotonic and cyclic loading. Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES) 2017 Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 24-26 November 2017.
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao, Smith, Tobias and Quenneville, Pierre (2016). Ductility of dowelled and nailed CLT and LVL connections under monotonic and cyclic loading. Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES) 2016 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 24-27 November 2016.
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike, Li, Minghao, Smith, Tobias and Quenneville, Pierre (2016). Ductility and overstrength of dowelled LVL and CLT connections under cyclic loading. 2016 World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2016), Vienna, Austria, 22-25 August 2016. Vienna, Austria: Vienna University of Technology.
Data Collection
Jiang, Jian, Gattas, Joe and Ottenhaus, Lisa (2023). Timber wall frame span table datasets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/64163b4
Newspaper Article
Generic Document
Ottenhaus, Lisa-Mareike (2019). Offsite insight: Dr Lisa Ottenhaus. Built Offsite.