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.