R. Mark Lawson

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

R. Mark Lawson is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Mark Lawson has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 29 papers in Building and Construction and 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Mark Lawson's work include Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (39 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (21 papers) and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (21 papers). R. Mark Lawson is often cited by papers focused on Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (39 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (21 papers) and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (21 papers). R. Mark Lawson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and Hong Kong. R. Mark Lawson's co-authors include Ray Ogden, Rory Bergin, Raymond Ogden, K.F. Chung, Justin E. Richards, James B.P. Lim, Stephen Hicks, Sunday O. Popoola, Remo Pedreschi and Asraf Uzzaman and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Renewable Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

R. Mark Lawson

58 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Application of Modular Construction in High-Rise Buildings

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Marcos García Alberti Spain

Walid Tizani United Kingdom

Corentin Fivet Switzerland

Hipólito Sousa Portugal

Wan Hamidon Wan Badaruzzaman Malaysia

Dorin Radu Romania

Alper Kanyilmaz Italy

Jia-Ruey Chang Taiwan

Muhammad Saleem Saudi Arabia

Wynand JvdM Steyn South Africa

Marcos García Alberti Spain

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Mark Lawson

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (2025). Shear behaviour of fixings in sheathed light steel wall panels. Construction and Building Materials. 472. 140807–140807. 1 indexed citations

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Ferreira, Felipe Piana Vendramell, et al.. (2025). Web-post buckling behaviour of composite beams with large elliptically-based web openings. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 229. 109483–109483.

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (2024). Design of cold formed C section beams with elongated circular openings based on tests. Thin-Walled Structures. 204. 112256–112256. 2 indexed citations

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Coelho, Ana M. Girão, et al.. (2019). Optimum use of composite structures for demountable construction. Structures. 20. 116–133. 6 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (2019). Stability of light steel walls in compression with plasterboards on one or both sides. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings. 173(6). 394–412. 22 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (2017). Large web openings in steel and composite beams. Steel Construction. 10(2). 168–175. 6 indexed citations

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Lim, James B.P., et al.. (2015). Optimal design of cold-formed steel portal frames for stressed-skin action using genetic algorithm. Engineering Structures. 93. 36–49. 24 indexed citations

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Lim, James B.P., et al.. (2015). Effect of stressed skin action on the behaviour of cold-formed steel portal frames. Engineering Structures. 105. 123–136. 33 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (2013). Thermal capacity of composite floor slabs. Energy and Buildings. 67. 531–539. 2 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, Ray Ogden, & Sunday O. Popoola. (2011). Design Considerations For Modular Open Building Systems. Open House International. 36(1). 44–53. 13 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, Raymond Ogden, Remo Pedreschi, & Sunday O. Popoola. (2008). Developments of Cold-Formed Steel Sections in Composite Applications for Residential Buildings. Advances in Structural Engineering. 11(6). 651–660. 15 indexed citations

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Müller, Christian, Alain Bureau, Ove Lagerqvist, et al.. (2006). Large web openings for service integration in composite floors. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 18 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, Raymond Ogden, Remo Pedreschi, P. J. Grubb, & Sunday O. Popoola. (2005). Developments in pre-fabricated systems in light steel and modular construction. The Structural engineer. 83(6). 28–35. 46 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (1999). Slimflor and slimdek construction: European developments. TNO Repository. 77(8). 22. 22 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (1998). Design of over-cladding systems to existing buildings. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 46(1-3). 102–102. 1 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark. (1997). Shear Connection in Composite Beams - Influence of Steel Deck Shape. 312–324. 7 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (1996). Fire Safe Design of Composite Deck Slabs. Structural Engineering International. 6(2). 119–122. 1 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark & A. R. Kemp. (1992). AN APPRAISAL OF DESIGN METHODS FOR COMPOSITE BEAMS. 34(7). 233–240. 1 indexed citations

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Lawson, R. Mark, et al.. (1992). Tests on composite beams with large web openings to justify existing design methods. The Structural engineer. 70(1). 1–7. 21 indexed citations

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Rhodes, J. & R. Mark Lawson. (1992). Design of structures using cold formed steel sections Section properties and member capacities. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 3 indexed citations

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