TOM JOYCE
Tom Joyce
Email: tpjoyce@ualberta.ca
Position
PhD Candidate
Address
5-362 Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education
Mass Timber Engineer, Element5, Toronto/Canada, since 2021
Intermediate Structural Designer, Equilibrium Consulting, Vancouver/Canada, 2016-2017
Structural Engineer, Price & Myers, London/United Kingdom, 2014-2015
Engineer in Training, Herold Engineering, Nanaimo/Canada, 2013-2014
Msc in Forest Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton/Canada, 2011-2014
BSc in Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston/Canada, 2006-2010
Awards
Graduate Student Teaching Award, Peter Lougheed Leadership College, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Alberta, 2020
Teaching Fellowship, Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the University of Alberta, 2019
Teaching Fellowship, Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the University of Alberta, 2018
Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship, Canadian Wood Council, Ottawa/Canada, 2018
Gordon F. Anderson DIALOG Graduate Scholarship in Structural Engineering, DIALOG, 2017
Current Research
My research investigates the way we design large groups of fasteners in mass timber connection, breaking down the ‘group effect’ in a way that allows for different effects to be isolated and considered separately. Using axial withdrawal and inclined shear with steel side plates as two common cases, the aim of my project is to develop factors to scale the factored design strength of a single screw to provide a comparable level of safety with multiple fasteners.
Research Interests
Timber Connection Performance
Seismic Design of Mass Timber Systems with a Focus on the Behaviour of Connections
Sustainable Structures, Including the use of Life Cycle Analysis as a Design Optimization Tool and use of Systems to Improve Efficiency
Sustainability Leadership in Engineering Education
Publications
Dissertations
Joyce, T. (2014). Connections for CLT Diaphragms in Steel Framed Buildings. (Master Thesis). University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. (Supervisor: Dr. I. Smith) [Link]
Journal Papers
Joyce, T., and Chui, Y. H. (2022) Calibration of resistance factor for self-tapping screws in Canada. ASCE Journal of Structure Engineering 148(3): 04022001. [Link]
Joyce, T., and Chui, Y. H. (2022) Group effects in axially loaded self-tapping screw connections. Engineering Structures 251: 113537. [Link]
Conference Papers
Joyce, T., Daneshvar, H., Chui, Y. H., & Zhang, L. (2020). Optimizing Mass Timber-Concrete Floor Systems with Respect to Embodied Carbon. For 2nd International Conference on New Horizons in Green Civil Engineering. Victoria, Canada.
Daneshvar, H., Joyce, T., & Chui, Y. H. (2020). Coastal Resiliency of Canadian Low Rise Light Wood Frame Buildings Against Climate Change. For 2nd International Conference on New Horizons in Green Civil Engineering. Victoria, Canada.
Zhao, R., Joyce, T., & Chui, Y. H. (2018). Reliability Analysis for Modelling of Load-Carrying Capacity of Inclined Self-Tapping Screws. For World Conference on Timber Engineering 2018, Seoul, Rep. of Korea.
Joyce, T., Smith, I., & Ballerini, M. (2011). Mechanical Behaviour on In-Plane Shear Connections Between CLT Wall Panels. INTER Meeting 2011, Alghero, Italy. [Link]
Books & Chapters in Publications
BC Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy, & Light House Sustainable Building Centre. (2017). LEED v4 and Low Carbon Building Materials - A Comprehensive Guide. Section on timber, portland limestone cement and structural composite materials authored by Joyce, T. [Link]
Accepted & Submitted Papers
Mirdad, M. A. H., Daneshvar, H., Joyce, T., & Chui, Y. H. (2020). Sustainability Design Considerations for Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) Floor System. Manuscript submitted for publication.