By Dr Ali Akbar Nezhad

Journal articles

Hammad AWA; Akbarnezhad A; Haddad A; Vazquez EG, 2019, 'Sustainable zoning, land-use allocation and facility location optimisation in smart cities', Energies, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12071318

Nasirzadeh F; Ghasem Kashi M; Khanzadi M; Carmichael DG; Akbarnezhad A, 2019, 'A hybrid approach for quantitative assessment of construction projects risks: The case study of poor quality concrete', Computers and Industrial Engineering, 131, pp. 306 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.03.045

Chaei MG; Akbarnezhad A; Castel A; Lloyd R; Keyte L; Foster S, 2018, 'Precision of cement hydration heat models in capturing the effects of SCMs and retarders', Magazine of Concrete Research, 70, pp. 1217 - 1231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.17.00228

Moussavi Nadoushani ZS; Hammad AWA; Akbarnezhad A, 2018, 'Closure to "location Optimization of Tower Crane and Allocation of Material Supply Points in a Construction Site Considering Operating and Rental Costs" by Zahra Sadat Moussavi Nadoushani, Ahmed W. A. Hammad, and Ali Akbarnezhad', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001558

Xiao J; Wang C; Ding T; Akbarnezhad A, 2018, 'A recycled aggregate concrete high-rise building: Structural performance and embodied carbon footprint', Journal of Cleaner Production, 199, pp. 868 - 881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.210

Moussavi Nadoushani ZS; Hammad AWA; Xiao J; Akbarnezhad A, 2018, 'Minimizing cutting wastes of reinforcing steel bars through optimizing lap splicing within reinforced concrete elements', Construction and Building Materials, 185, pp. 600 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.023

Chiniforush AA; Akbarnezhad A; Valipour H; Xiao J, 2018, 'Energy implications of using steel-timber composite (STC) elements in buildings', Energy and Buildings, 176, pp. 203 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.038

Ding T; Xiao J; Zhang Q; Akbarnezhad A, 2018, 'Experimental and numerical studies on design for deconstruction concrete connections: An overview', Advances in Structural Engineering, 21, pp. 2198 - 2214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1369433218768000

Hosseini MR; Maghrebi M; Akbarnezhad A; Martek I; Arashpour M, 2018, 'Analysis of Citation Networks in Building Information Modeling Research', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001492

Rashidi M; Zhang C; Ghodrat M; Kempton S; Samali B; Akbarnezhad A; Zhu L, 2018, 'Bridge Abutment Movement and Approach Settlement - A Case Study and Scenario Analysis', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455418400114

Hammad A; Akbarnezhad A; Oldfield PF, 2018, 'Optimising Embodied Carbon and U-value in Load Bearing Walls: A Mathematical Bi-Objective Mixed Integer Programming Approach', Energy and Buildings, 174, pp. 657 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.05.061

Hammad A; Nezhad AA; Grzybowska H; Wu P; Wang X, 2018, 'Mathematical Optimisation of Location and Design of Windows by Considering Energy Performance, Installation Cost and Privacy of Buildings', Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. Special Issue: Sustainable Planning, Urban Design & Architecture in the Middle East & North Africa region, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-11-2017-0070

Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi TH; Waller ST, 2018, 'Enhancing the safety of construction crew by accounting for brain resource requirements of activities in job assignment', Automation in Construction, 88, pp. 31 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.013

Hammad AWA; Akbarnezhad A, 2018, 'Sustainable lighting layout in urban areas: Maximizing implicit coverage and minimizing installation cost', Frontiers in Built Environment, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2018.00042

Hammad A; Akbarnezhad A; Grzybowska H; We P; Wang X, 2018, 'Mathematical Optimisation of Location and Design of Windows by Considering Energy Performance, Lighting and Privacy of Buildings', Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. Special Issue: Sustainable Planning, Urban Design & Architecture in the Middle East & North Africa region 04 Apr 2018, 8, pp. 117 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-11-2017-0070

Xiao JZ; Ma Z; Sui T; Akbarnezhad A; Duan Z, 2018, 'Mechanical properties of concrete mixed with recycled powder produced from construction and demolition waste', Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.277

Akbarnezhad A; Jianzhuang Xiao ; Kaijian Zhang , 2018, 'Variability of stress-strain relationship for recycled aggregate concrete under uniaxial compression loading', Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.247

Shaabani L; Aminorroaya-Yamini S; Byrnes J; Akbar Nezhad A; Blake GR, 2017, 'Thermoelectric Performance of Na-Doped GeSe', ACS Omega, 2, pp. 9192 - 9198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b01364

Hammad AWA; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D, 2017, 'Sustainable urban facility location: Minimising noise pollution and network congestion', Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, 107, pp. 38 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.09.005

Hammad AWA; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D, 2017, 'Bilevel Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Model for Solving the Single Airport Location Problem', Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000697

Moussavi Nadoushani ZS; Akbarnezhad A; Ferre Jornet J; Xiao J, 2017, 'Multi-criteria selection of façade systems based on sustainability criteria', Building and Environment, 121, pp. 67 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.05.016

Hammad AWA; Rey D; Akbarnezhad A, 2017, 'A cutting plane algorithm for the site layout planning problem with travel barriers', Computers and Operations Research, 82, pp. 36 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.01.005

Fini AAF; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi TH; Travis Waller S, 2017, 'Job Assignment Based on Brain Demands and Human Resource Strategies', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001273

Akbarnezhad A; Xiao J, 2017, 'Estimation and minimization of embodied carbon of buildings: A review', Buildings, 7, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings7010005

Chiniforush AA; Valipour H; Akbarnezhad A; Bradford M, 2017, '08.27: Steel‐timber composite (STC) beams: Numerical simulation of long‐term behaviour', Ce/Papers, 1, pp. 2051 - 2059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cepa.250

Ahmadian F.F. A; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi H. T; Waller ST, 2017, 'A Dynamic Programming Approach towards Optimization of Workforce Planning Decisions', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, accepted for publication, in press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001434

Hong Y; Hammad A; Sepasgozar S; Akbar Nezhad A, 2017, 'BIM Adoption Model for Small and Medium Construction Organisations in Australia', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, accepted for publication, in press, pp. 154 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-04-2017-0064

Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbarnezhad A; Hossein Rashidi T; Waller ST, 2017, 'BIM-enabled sustainability assessment of material supply decisions', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24

Nadoushani ZSM; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D, 2017, 'Optimization of Concrete Placing Operation based on Competing Carbon Footprint, Cost and Production Rate Objectives', Engineering, construction and Architectural Management, in press

Gharehchaei M; Akbar Nezhad A; Castel A; Lloyd R; Keyte L; Foster S; Ghareh Chaei M, 2017, 'Precision of cement hydration heat models in capturing the effects of SCMs and retarders, Magazine of Concrete Research', Magazine of Concrete Research, accepted for publication, in press

Miller H; Mesgari S; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Safety Risks Associated with Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Concrete', ACI Materials Journal, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51700892

Khan MSH; Castel A; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ; Smith M, 2016, 'Utilisation of steel furnace slag coarse aggregate in a low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete', Cement and Concrete Research, 89, pp. 220 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.09.001

Hammad AWA; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D, 2016, 'A multi-objective mixed integer nonlinear programming model for construction site layout planning to minimise noise pollution and transport costs', Automation in Construction, 61, pp. 73 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2015.10.010

Moussavi Nadoushani ZS; Hammad A; Akbar Nezhad A, 2016, 'Location Optimization of Tower Crane and Allocation of Material Supply Points in a Construction Site Considering Operating and Rental Costs', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001215

Akbarnezhad A; Huan M; Mesgari S; Castel A, 2015, 'Recycling of geopolymer concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 101, pp. 152 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.10.037

Moussavi Nadoushani ZS; Akbarnezhad A, 2015, 'Effects of structural system on the life cycle carbon footprint of buildings', Energy and Buildings, 102, pp. 337 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.05.044

Hammad AW; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D; Waller ST, 2015, 'A Computational Method for Estimating Travel Frequencies in Site Layout Planning', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001086

Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbar nezhad A; Hossein Rashidi T; Waller ST, 2015, 'Accounting for Transport Times in Planning Off-Site Shipment of Construction Materials', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Online published 03 July 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001030

Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Hossein Rashidi T; Akbar Nezhad A; Waller ST, 2015, 'Incorporating Multiskilling and Learning in the Optimization of Crew Composition', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001085

Akbarnezhad A; Ong KCG; Chandra LR, 2014, 'Economic and environmental assessment of deconstruction strategies using building information modeling', Automation in Construction, 37, pp. 131 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2013.10.017

Akbarnezhad A; Moussavi Nadoushani ZS, 2014, 'A computational method for selection of optimal concrete recycling strategy', Magazine of Concrete Research, Available online, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.14.00211

Akbarnezhad A; Ong KCG; Tam CT; Zhang MH, 2013, 'Effects of the parent concrete properties and crushing procedure on the properties of coarse recycled concrete aggregates', Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 25, pp. 1795 - 1802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000789

Tam CT; Ong KCG; Akbarnezhad A; Zhang MH, 2013, 'Research on Recycled Concrete Aggregates at NUS', Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 13, pp. 21 - 30

Akbarnezhad A; Ong KCG; Zhang MH; Tam CT, 2013, 'Acid treatment technique for determining the mortar content of recycled concrete aggregates', Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/JTE20120026

Akbarnezhad A; Kuang KSC; Ong KCG, 2011, 'Temperature sensing in microwave heating of concrete using fibre Bragg grating sensors', Magazine of Concrete Research, 63, pp. 275 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.9.00145

Akbarnezhad A; Ong KCG; Zhang MH; Tam CT; Foo TWJ, 2011, 'Microwave-assisted Beneficiation of Recycled Concrete Aggregates', Construction and Building Materials, 25, pp. 3469 - 3479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.03.038

Akbarnezhad A; Kuang KSC; Ong KCG, 2011, 'Temperature sensing in microwave heating of concrete using fibre Bragg grating sensors', Magazine of Concrete Research, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.9.00145

Akbarnezhad A; Ong KCG, 2011, 'Thermal stress and pore pressure development in microwave heating of concrete', Comuters and Concrete: An International Journal, 8, pp. 425 - 443

Akbarnezhad A; Ong KCG, 2010, 'Microwave Decontamination of Concrete', Magazine of Concrete Research, 62, pp. 879 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.2010.62.12.879

Conference Papers

Chiniforush AA; Akbarnezhad A; Malek S, 2020, 'Measuring early-age thermal cracking of mass concrete casting', in International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering

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