Select Publications

Journal articles

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 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

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

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

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

Hammad AW; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D, 2015, '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

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, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213490000007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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; 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 Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors', Magazine of Concrete Research, 63, pp. 275 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.9.00145

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

Chiniforush AA; Akbarnezhad A; Malek S, 2020, 'Time-dependent deflection measurement for steel-timber composite (STC) flooring system', in International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering

Chilwesa M; AKBARNEZHAD ALI; Castel A; MOGHADDAM F; KEYTE L; HOCKING D; Foster S, 2019, 'Numerical Simulation of Risk Mitigation Methods for Early Age Thermal Cracking of Concrete', in Concrete 2019, Concrete Institute of Australia, Sydney, Australia, presented at Concrete 2019, Sydney, Australia, 08 September 2019 - 11 September 2019

Barbara M; Rey D; Nezhad A, 2019, 'MULTI-PERIOD LOCATION OPTIMIZATION OF NEW PUBLIC FACILITIES TO MAXIMIZE EQUITY IN ACCESS AND CAPACITY-SATURATION Barbara Rey', in Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Canada, presented at Canadian Society for Civil Engineers, Canada, 03 June 2019 - 08 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27558

Al-Kaissy M; Arashpour M; Fayezi S; Nezhad A; Ashuri B, 2019, 'Process modelling in civil infrastructure projects: A review of construction simulation methods', in Proceedings of the 36th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2019, pp. 368 - 374

Gharehchaei M; Akbarnezhad A; Chilwesa M; Castel A; Lloyd R; Foster S, 2018, 'A genetic algorithm to identify the optimal concrete mix for the elements subject to risk of early age thermal cracking', in Foster S; Gilbert R; Mendis P; Al-Mahadi R; Millar D (eds.), Better, Smarter, Stronger Proceedings for the 2018 fib Congress, , Fédération Internationale du Béton (fib), Melbourne Australia, pp. 3351 - 3360, presented at 2018 fib Congress, Melbourne Australia, 07 October 2018 - 11 October 2018

Chiniforush AA; Akbarnezhad A; Valipour H; Bradford M, 2018, 'Long-term behavior of steel-CLT connections', in WCTE 2018 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Seoul, Republic of Korea, presented at 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 20 August 2018 - 23 August 2018, https://indico.conference4me.psnc.pl/event/171/session/325/#20180820

Chiniforush AA; Akbarnezhad A; Thakore P; Ataei A, 2018, 'Long-term tensile behaviour of engineered wood in parallel to grain direction', in WCTE 2018 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Seoul, Republic of Korea, presented at WCTE 2018 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 20 August 2018 - 23 August 2018

Gharehchaei M; Akbarnezhad A; Chilwesa M; Castel A; Lloyd R; Foster S, 2018, 'A genetic algorithm to identify the optimal concrete mix for the elements subject to risk of early age thermal cracking', in fib Symposium, pp. 3351 - 3360

Chiniforoush AA; Dackermann U; Valipour H; Akbarnezhad A, 2017, 'Damage Detection of Shear Connectors in Steel-Timber Composite (STC) Beams', Brisbane Australia, presented at The 8th International conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Brisbane Australia, 05 December 2017 - 08 December 2017

Chiniforoush AA; Akbarnezhad A; Valipour H, 2017, 'Microwave Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete: a comparison of two-port and one-port measurement techniques', Adelaide, presented at Concrete 2017, Adelaide, 22 October 2017 - 25 October 2017

Chiniforoush AA; Valipour H; Akbar Nezhad A; Bradford M, 2017, 'Steel-Timber Composite (STC) Beams – Numerical simulation of Long-term Behaviour', Copenhagen, Denmark, presented at EUROSTEEL 2017, September 13–15, 2017,, Copenhagen, Denmark, 13 September 2017 - 15 September 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cepa.250.


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