Please note that a complete list of my publications can be found on my Google Scholar, Scopus, and ResearchGate profiles.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

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1. Simwanda, L., Ikotuna, B. D., Ilunga, M., Onyari, E., & Perampalam, G. (2024). Prediction of the torsional capacity of CFDST steel columns using extreme gradient boosting tree-based machine learning technique. In Proceedings of the 15th Nordic Steel Construction Conference (paper No. 99). Luleå, Sweden, June 26–28. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12522918

2. Perampalam, G., Idongesit, U., Bock, M., Dimopoulos, C., & Simwanda, L. (2024). Shear behaviour of cold-formed stainless steel lipped channel sections with web holes. In Proceedings of the 15th Nordic Steel Construction Conference (Paper No. 100). Luleå, Sweden, June 26–28. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12123993

3. Simwanda, L., & Sykora, M. (2024). Prediction of moment capacity of ultra-high-performance concrete beams using explainable extreme gradient boosting machine learning model. In Proceedings of the CEACM S4ML 2024 Conference, June 19-21, Prague, Czech Republic.

4. Simwanda, L., Sykora, M., & Markova, J. (2024). Model uncertainty in European UHPC standards: Insights from SIA-2052 and NF P18-710 flexure models. In Proceedings of the 4th Central European Congress on Concrete Structures, September 22-24, Mikulov, Czech Republic.

5. Simwanda, L., & Sykora, M. (2024). Resistance model uncertainty in non-linear finite element analyses of ultra-high-performance reinforced concrete beams in flexure. In Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, special session: Advances in Safety Assessment through Numerical Analyses, September 4-6, Prague, Czech Republic. http://dx.doi.org/10.4203/ccc.9.9.3

6. L. Simwanda, N. De Koker, C. Viljoen, and AJ. Babafemi, “Structural reliability of existing RC beams strengthened with UHPFRC tensile layers”, Proceedings of the 19th International Probabilistic Workshop 2022 26:191, 197 (2022). 2022, https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8409