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I specialise in analytical, numerical and experimental investigations of a wide range of structural engineering systems and materials. I have numerous years' experience conducting research both in academic and industrial contexts, having also worked as a subsea pipeline analyst in the offshore industry and a structural engineering consultant in the private sector. I currently manage a number of commercial partnerships between LSBU and engineering firms and construction manufacturers, developing innovative real-world solutions.
My research interests include 3D-printed structural components, steel structural mechanics, glass-polymer structural composites, timber engineering, structural fire safety and design, metallic foams and structural reliability. To date, I have published articles in leading high-impact journals and presented at a variety of international conferences on structural mechanics, stability, computational analysis and composite structures.
I regularly conduct a range of commercial testing activities with clients from the construction and building materials industries, raising revenue for LSBU; these activities include a variety of structural qualification testing in addition to fire safety certification testing. I hold a patent on an innovation currently under development at LSBU for a fire safety system for ventilated cladding panels.
I manage a portfolio of SME partnerships within the Sustainable Innovation funding scheme at LSBU, helping local entrepreneurs to bring their local carbon solutions for the built environment to market-readiness.
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
| Mr Shahzada Danyal Sultan | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
| Mr Faisal Ahmed Abdulle | Behaviour of High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete Under Ambient and Elevated Temperatures | PhD |
| Shirin Ghanei | PhD |
Awarded in the last 5 years
| LSBU Panel Review Training | PhD |
Imperial College London
Imperial College London
National University of Ireland, Galway
Engineering Council
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Higher Education Academy
Finite element analysis of subsea pipelines; overview and supervision of experimental campaigns; site engineer at spoolbases in Louisiana and Indonesia.
Oversaw and designed experimental campaign as part of EU-funded FRISCC project regarding concrete-filled steel elliptical hollow section columns.
Elevated temperature testing of cold-formed steel.
Project meetings with partners.
Workshop to disseminate findings
| Funder | Year won | Project | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metsa Wood UK Limited | 2023 | Metsa 2 | Principal Investigator |
| Innovate UK | 2022 | AKTP- Finnian McCann and Ottavia Rispoli | Principal Investigator |
| University College London (UCL) | 2022 | Experimental tests for UCL | Principal Investigator |
| Metsa Wood UK Limited | 2022 | FJI Testing Concultancy | Principal Investigator |
| Royal Society | 2022 | Developing modular interlocking bricks and blocks with the entire waste reuse model in Nigeria and UK | Co-Investigator |
| UK Manufacturing Symbiosis Network Plus | 2021 | SCRAM – Sustainable Construction through Robotic Additive Manufacturing | Co-Investigator |
| The Institute of Structural Engineers | 2021 | Fuel load contributions of engineered timber structural components | Principal Investigator |
| University College London (UCL) | 2018 | SCi136_BEA_letting of facilities_UCL_beam testing | Principal Investigator |
| TopHat Labs Limited | 2017 | SCi087_BEA_letting of facilities_TopHat_product testing | Principal Investigator |
| Proposal | Project | Role | Funder | Status | Status last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKTP- Finnian McCann and Ottavia Rispoli | AKTP- Finnian McCann and Ottavia Rispoli | Principal Investigator | Innovate UK | OPEN Approved for submission | Nov 2022 |
| Fuel load contributions of engineered timber structural components | Fuel load contributions of engineered timber structural components | Principal Investigator | The Institute of Structural Engineers | OPEN Approved for submission | Feb 2021 |
Developing a circular economy in recycled polymer construction materials
McCann, F., Sultan, S., John, H., Udeaja, C., Jin, R., Rossi, F. and Gillich, A. (2021). Developing a circular economy in recycled polymer construction materials. Proceedings of Centre for the Integrated Delivery of the Built Environment (IDoBE) on Uncertainties in the Built Environment: How can we build a resilient future in the new normal?. . LSBU, London. UK 21 - 23 Nov 2021 London South Bank University.
Investigating local buckling in highly slender elliptical hollow sections through analysis of 3D-printed analogues
McCann, F. and Rossi, F. (2020). Investigating local buckling in highly slender elliptical hollow sections through analysis of 3D-printed analogues. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures. Lodz University of Technology, Poland 13 - 15 Jul 2020
Analysis and design of recycled glass bead sandwich panels in bending
McCann, F. (2021). Analysis and design of recycled glass bead sandwich panels in bending. Composite Structures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.113730
Fire performance of connections between high-strength steel tubular members
McCann, F. and Wang, D. (2021). Fire performance of connections between high-strength steel tubular members. Eurosteel 2020. Sheffield Sep - Oct 2020
Structural and acoustical performance of recycled glass bead panels
Aygun, H. and McCann, F (2020). Structural and acoustical performance of recycled glass bead panels. Construction and Building Materials. 258, pp. 119581-119581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119581
Investigation of acoustical and structural parameters of recycled glass bead composite panels
Aygun, H and McCann, F (2019). Investigation of acoustical and structural parameters of recycled glass bead composite panels. Inter.Noise 2019 - the 48th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering. Madrid, Spain 17 - 21 Jun 2019
Numerical analysis and design of slender elliptical hollow sections in bending
McCann, F and Gardner, L (2019). Numerical analysis and design of slender elliptical hollow sections in bending. Thin-Walled Structures. 139, pp. 196-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2019.03.011
Numerical modelling of hot polymer-coated steel pipeline joints in bending
McCann, F, Ridolfi, G, Karjadi, E, Demmink, H and Boyd, H (2018). Numerical modelling of hot polymer-coated steel pipeline joints in bending. Ocean Engineering. 160, pp. 354-367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.04.057
Improvement of the isolation of the air cavity for ventilated cladding systems for fire safety purposes
Gonzalo, C, Paurine, A and McCann, F (2018). Improvement of the isolation of the air cavity for ventilated cladding systems for fire safety purposes. CIBSE - Technical Symposium 2018. London 12 - 13 Apr 2018
Numerical analysis of hot polymer-coated steel pipeline joints in bending
McCann, F, Ridolfi, G, Karjadi, E, Demmink, H and Boyd, H (2018). Numerical analysis of hot polymer-coated steel pipeline joints in bending. in: Păcurar, R (ed.) Finite Element Method - Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Solution Techniques IntechOpen.
Postbuckling behaviour of beams with discrete nonlinear restraints
McCann, F, Wadee, MA, Pearson, J and Gardner, L (2016). Postbuckling behaviour of beams with discrete nonlinear restraints. 7th International Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures. Baltimore 07 - 08 Nov 2016
Numerical analysis and design of concrete-filled elliptical section columns and beam-columns
McCann, F (2016). Numerical analysis and design of concrete-filled elliptical section columns and beam-columns. Engineering Structures. 131, pp. 90-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.10.024
Postbuckling strength of slender elliptical hollow sections in compression
McCann, F (2016). Postbuckling strength of slender elliptical hollow sections in compression. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Structural Engineering Mechanics and Computation. Cape Town 05 - 07 Sep 2016 https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315641645-116
Harmonic analysis of elliptical hollow section tubes in blending.
McCann, F and Wadee, MA (2016). Harmonic analysis of elliptical hollow section tubes in blending. Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2016. Nashville, USA 22 - 25 May 2016
Elevated temperature material properties of stainless steel reinforcing bar
Gardner, L, Bu, Y, Francis, P, Baddoo, NR, Cashell, KA and McCann, F (2016). Elevated temperature material properties of stainless steel reinforcing bar. Construction and Building Materials. 114, pp. 977-997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.04.009
Local buckling and ultimate strength of slender elliptical hollow sections in compression
McCann, F, Fang, C, Gardner, L and Silvestre, N (2016). Local buckling and ultimate strength of slender elliptical hollow sections in compression. Engineering Structures. 111, pp. 104-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.12.020
Experimental study of slender concrete-filled elliptical hollow section beam-columns
McCann, F, Gardner, L and Qiu, W (2015). Experimental study of slender concrete-filled elliptical hollow section beam-columns. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 113, pp. 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2015.06.013
Elevated temperature material properties of cold-formed steel hollow sections
McCann, F, Gardner, L and Kirk, S (2015). Elevated temperature material properties of cold-formed steel hollow sections. Thin-Walled Structures. 90, pp. 84-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.01.007
Lateral Stability of Imperfect Discretely Braced Steel Beams
McCann, F, Wadee, MA and Gardner, L (2012). Lateral Stability of Imperfect Discretely Braced Steel Beams. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 139 (10), pp. 1341-1349. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000586
Design of steel beams with discrete lateral restraints.
McCann, F, Gardner, L and Wadee, A (2012). Design of steel beams with discrete lateral restraints. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 80, pp. 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2012.09.011