Select Publications
Journal articles
, 2019, 'Performance of lightweight hemp concrete with alkali-activated cenosphere binders exposed to elevated temperature', Construction and Building Materials, 224, pp. 158 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.069
, 2019, 'High strength/density ratio in a syntactic foam made from one-part mix geopolymer and cenospheres', Composites Part B Engineering, 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.106908
, 2019, 'Interfacial chemistry of a fly ash geopolymer and aggregates', Journal of Cleaner Production, 231, pp. 980 - 989, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.249
, 2019, 'Effect of recycled glass fines on mechanical and durability properties of concrete foam in comparison with traditional cementitious fines', Cement and Concrete Composites, 99, pp. 120 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.03.004
, 2019, 'Characterising fundamental properties of foam concrete with a non-destructive technique', Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 34, pp. 54 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10589759.2018.1525378
, 2019, 'Initial sequence for alkali-silica reaction: Transport barrier and spatial distribution of reaction products', Cement and Concrete Composites, 104, pp. 103378 - 103378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103378
, 2018, 'Characterising fundamental properties of foam concrete with a non-destructive technique', Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, pp. 1 - 16
, 2018, 'Effects of surface treatments of recycled tyre crumb on cement-rubber bonding in concrete composite foam', Construction and Building Materials, 171, pp. 467 - 473
, 2018, 'Enhancing the strength of pre-made foams for foam concrete applications', Cement and Concrete Composites, 87, pp. 164 - 171
, 2018, 'Glass waste versus sand as aggregates: The characteristics of the evolving geopolymer binders', Journal of Cleaner Production, 193, pp. 593 - 603
, 2018, 'Microstructural study of environmentally friendly boroaluminosilicate geopolymers', Journal of Cleaner Production, 189, pp. 805 - 812
, 2018, 'Sustainable one-part geopolymer foams with glass fines versus sand as aggregates', Construction and Building Materials, 171, pp. 223 - 231
, 2018, 'The effects of surfactants on properties of lightweight concrete foam', Magazine of Concrete Research, pp. 1 - 10
, 2017, 'A sustainable application of recycled tyre crumbs as insulator in lightweight cellular concrete', Journal of cleaner production, 149, pp. 925 - 935
, 2017, 'Alkali activated slag foams: the effect of the alkali reaction on foam characteristics', Journal of Cleaner Production, 147, pp. 330 - 339
, 2017, 'Characterisation of one-part geopolymer binders made from fly ash', Waste and Biomass Valorization, 8, pp. 225 - 233
, 2017, 'Characterisation tests and design of foam concrete for prefabricated modular construction', Concrete Institute of Australia, 43, pp. 43 - 50
, 2017, 'How does aluminium foaming agent impact the geopolymer formation mechanism?', Cement and Concrete Composites, 80, pp. 277 - 286
, 2017, 'Pore characteristics in one-part mix geopolymers foamed by H2O2: The impact of mix design', Materials & Design, 130, pp. 381 - 391
, 2017, 'Regulating the chemical foaming reaction to control the porosity of geopolymer foams', Materials & Design, 120, pp. 255 - 265
, 2017, 'Solid reactant-based geopolymers from rice hull ash and sodium aluminate', Waste and Biomass Valorization, 8, pp. 2131 - 2140
, 2016, 'Dissolution behaviour of source materials for synthesis of geopolymer binders: a kinetic approach', International Journal of Mineral Processing, 153, pp. 80 - 86
, 2013, 'Vertical vibration of a rigid circular disc at the interface of a transversely isotropic bi-material', International Journal of Solids and Structures, 50, pp. 2772 - 2780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2013.04.024
, 2013, 'Nanostructural characterization of geopolymers by advanced beamline techniques', Cement and Concrete Composites, 36, pp. 56 - 64
, 2011, 'The effect of silica availability on the mechanism of geopolymerisation', Cement and Concrete Research, 41, pp. 210 - 216
, 2011, 'Time-resolved and spatially-resolved infrared spectroscopic observation of seeded nucleation controlling geopolymer gel formation', Journal of colloid and interface science, 357, pp. 384 - 392
, 2010, 'The validity assesment of laboratory shear modolus using in-situ seismic piezocone test results', International Journal of Civil Engineering, 8, pp. 134 - 142
, 2010, 'Effect of alumina release rate on the mechanism of geopolymer gel formation', Chemistry of Materials, 22, pp. 5199 - 5208
, 2008, 'One-part geopolymer mixes from geothermal silica and sodium aluminate', Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, pp. 9396 - 9405
, 2006, 'On the Selection of Proper Thermodynamic Conditions for the Gas Antisolvent Process (GAS) at Nearcritical and Supercritical Conditions', Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 3, pp. 17 - 22
Conference Papers
, 2024, 'Classification and Quantification of Pore Structure of Hempcrete', in Fib Symposium, pp. 922 - 929
, 2024, 'Industry-Driven Approaches to Teaching Waste Management: Designing Effective Educational Activities', in 2024 World Engineering Education Forum Global Engineering Deans Council Weef Gedc 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WEEF-GEDC63419.2024.10854939
, 2022, 'The influence of PVA fibres on mechanical properties of foam concrete', in Fib Symposium, pp. 721 - 727
, 2021, 'Recycling of Automotive Vehicle’s Waste Glass to Develop Sustainable Glass Foam using a Curing-Sintering Process', Concrete Institute of Australia, Australia, presented at Concrete Institute of Australia’s Biennial National Conference (Concrete 2021), Australia, 05 September 2021 - 08 September 2021, http://www.ciaconference.com.au/concrete2021/pdf/full-paper_168.pdf
, 2020, 'Rheological Behaviour and Flow Properties of Alkali-Activated Materials', Guimaraes, Portugal, presented at the 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference (RSCC 2020), Guimaraes, Portugal, 09 March 2020 - 14 March 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76551-4_24
, 2018, 'A novel non-combustible lightweight core for prefabricated sandwich panels', in Fib Symposium, pp. 3851 - 3854
, 2018, 'Effect of shrinkage and density on the fire insulation of lightweight composite sandwich panels', in Fib Symposium, pp. 2361 - 2376
, 2018, 'A Novel Non-Combustible Lightweight Core for Prefabricated Sandwich Panels', presented at fib Congress 2018
, 2018, 'Effect of Shrinkage and Density on the Fire Insulation of Lightweight Composite Sandwich Panels', presented at Fib congress 2018
, 2016, 'The effect of aluminium reaction on formation mechanism and structural properties of geopolymers', CRC Press, pp. 433, presented at Mechanics of Structures and Materials XXIV: Proceedings of the 24th Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24, Perth, Australia, 6-9 December 2016)
, 2009, 'The effect of nanoparticle seeding on the mechanism of one-part geopolymer gel formation', pp. 23 - 27, presented at proceedings of 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE8), Montreal, Canada
Preprints
, The Changes in the Reaction Kinetics and Phase Assemblage of Sodium Silicate-Activated Cao-Mgo-Al2o3-Sio2 Glasses Induced by the Al Replacement by Mg, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4290392
, The Intrinsic Role of Network Modifiers (Ca Versus Mg) in the Reaction Kinetics and Microstructure of Sodium Silicate-Activated Cao-Mgo-Al2o3-Sio2 Glasses, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4211338