By Emeritus Professor Stephen James Foster

Books

Warner R; Foster S; Kilpatrick A; Gravina R, 2022, Prestressed Concrete, Pearson Australia, Sydney Australia, https://www.pearson.com/store/p/prestressed-concrete-pearson-original-edition-/GPROG_A103000315911_learnerau-availability/9780655706397

Foster S; Kilpatrick A; Warner R, 2021, Reinforced Concrete Basics (Pearson Original Edition) Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Warner R; Foster SJ; Gravina R; Faulkes K, 2017, Prestressed Concrete, Pearson, Australia

Warner R; Faulkes K; Foster SJ, 2013, Prestressed Concrete, Pearson, Australia

Foster SJ; Kilpatrick AE; Warner RF, 2010, Reinforced Concrete Basics, Pearson, Australia, http://www.pearson.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=9781442538450

Foster S; Kilpatrick A; Warner RF, 2010, Reinforced Concrete Basics Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2009, Reactive Powder Concrete: Analysis and Design of RPC Girders, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany

2008, Practitioners` guide to finite element modelling of reinforced concrete structures, Maekawa K; Vecchio F; Foster SJ, (eds.), International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), Switzerland

Book Chapters

Chilwesa M; Akbarnezhad A; Gharehchaei M; Castel A; Lloyd R; Foster S, 2020, 'Using the Double Ring Test to Assess the Effect of Type of Aggregate Used on Thermal Cracking Potential of Concrete', in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, pp. 337 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7603-0_34

Ng TS; Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Sustainability with Ultra-High Performance and Geopolymer Concrete Construction', in Fardis MN (ed.), Innovative Materials and Techniques in Concrete Construction, Springer, Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York, pp. 81 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1997-2

Ng TS; Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Sustainability with Ultra-High Performance and Geopolymer Concrete Construction', in Innovative Materials and Techniques in Concrete Construction, Springer Netherlands, pp. 81 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1997-2_5

Foster SJ, 2010, 'Design of FRC beams for shear using the VEM and the draft Model Code approach', in Minelli F; Plizzari G (ed.), Shearand punching shear in RC and FRC elements, International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 195 - 210

Foster SJ, 2008, 'Chapter 2 - Design using linear stress analysis', in Practitioners` guide to finite element modelling of reinforced concrete structures, International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), Switzerland, pp. 33 - 81

Foster SJ, 2008, 'Chapter 6 - Advanced modelling and analysis concepts', in Practitioners` guide to finite element modelling of reinforced concrete structures, International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), Switzerland, pp. 195 - 227

Foster SJ; Voo YL; Chong KT, 2006, 'FE Analysis of steel fiber reinforced concrete beams failing in shear: variable engagement model', in Lowes L; Filippou F (ed.), Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures, American Concrete Institute, Michigan US, pp. 55 - 70

Voo YL; Foster SJ; Gilbert RI; Gowripalan N, 2003, 'Design of disturbed regions in reactive powder concrete bridge girders', in Azizinamini A (ed.), High Performance Materials in Bridges, American Society of Civil Engineers, Virginia, USA, pp. 117 - 127

Foster SJ, 2003, 'Design of HSC columns with steel fibres', in Azizinamini A (ed.), High Performance Materials in Bridges, American Society of Civil Engineers, Virginia, USA, pp. 128 - 138

Voo J; Foster SJ; Gilbert RI; Gowripalan N, 2001, 'Design of Disturbed Regions in Reactive Powder Concrete Bridge Girders', in , pp. 117 - 127

Foster SJ, 2001, 'Design of HSC Columns with Steel Fibres', in , pp. 128 - 138

Hidayat F; Foster SJ, 1997, 'The behaviour of high strength concrete panels subjected to concentrated loading', in UNICIV Report R-364, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW, The University of New South Wales, pp. 1 - 64

Journal articles

Mahmood SMF; Akter T; Foster SJ; Valipour H, 2024, 'Minimum tensile reinforcement ratio for conventionally reinforced-SFRC beams and slabs', Structures, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106320

Hammad MW; Valipour HR; Foster SJ, 2024, 'Timber-concrete composites (TCC) floors subjected to hogging moment', Engineering Structures, 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117488

Foster SJ; Bentz E, 2024, 'Design of UHPC prestressed girders for shear', Structural Concrete, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202300738

Bentz EC; Foster SJ, 2024, 'On Shear in Members Without Stirrups and the Application of Energy-Based Methods in Light of 30 Years of Test Observations', Hormigon y Acero, 75, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.33586/hya.2024.3137

Foster S, 2023, 'The Inestimable Challenge', Structural Concrete, 24, pp. 1718 - 1719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202370002

Mahmood AH; Babaee M; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2022, 'Capturing the early-age physicochemical transformations of alkali-activated fly ash and slag using ultrasonic pulse velocity technique', Cement and Concrete Composites, 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104529

Mahmood AH; Afroz S; Kashani A; Kim T; Foster SJ, 2022, 'The efficiency of recycled glass powder in mitigating the alkali-silica reaction induced by recycled glass aggregate in cementitious mortars', Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 55, pp. 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1617/s11527-022-01989-7

Al-Damad IMA; Foster SJ, 2022, 'Behavior of Postcracked steel fiber-reinforced concrete in fatigue and development of a damage prediction model', Structural Concrete, 23, pp. 1593 - 1610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202100497

Miller HD; Akbarnezhad A; Mesgari S; Foster SJ, 2022, 'Effects of silane treatment on the bond between steel fibres and mortar', Magazine of Concrete Research, 74, pp. 528 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.20.00366

Mohana Kumar L; Zeng C; Foster SJ, 2022, 'A stereological approach to estimation of fibre distribution in concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126547

Zhang Z; Vecchio FJ; Bentz EC; Foster SJ, 2022, 'Modeling of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in Shear', ACI Structural Journal, 119, pp. 295 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51733012

Fu J; Bligh MW; Shikhov I; Jones AM; Holt C; Keyte LM; Moghaddam F; Arns CH; Foster SJ; Waite TD, 2021, 'A microstructural investigation of a Na2SO4 activated cement-slag blend', Cement and Concrete Research, 150, pp. 106609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106609

Khalajestani MK; Parvez A; Foster SJ; Valipour H; McGregor G, 2021, 'Concentrically and eccentrically loaded high-strength concrete columns with high-strength reinforcement: An experimental study', Engineering Structures, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113251

Mahmood AH; Babaee M; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2021, 'Continuous Monitoring of the Early-Age Properties of Activated GGBFS with Alkaline Solutions of Different Concentrations', Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003997

Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Stewart MG, 2021, 'Model error and reliability of reinforced concrete beams in shear designed according to the Modified Compression Field Theory', Structural Concrete, 22, pp. 3711 - 3726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202100319

Mahmood AH; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2021, 'Effects of mixing duration on engineering properties of geopolymer concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124449

Chiniforush AA; Gharehchaei M; Akbar Nezhad A; Castel A; Moghaddam F; Keyte L; Hocking D; Foster S, 2021, 'Minimising risk of early-age thermal cracking and delayed ettringite formation in concrete – A hybrid numerical simulation and genetic algorithm mix optimisation approach', Construction and Building Materials, 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124280

Mahmood SMF; Foster SJ; Valipour H, 2021, 'Moment redistribution and post-peak behaviour of lightly reinforced-SFRC continuous slabs', Engineering Structures, 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111834

Mahmood AH; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2020, 'High-density geopolymer concrete for Port Kembla breakwater upgrade', Construction and Building Materials, 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120920

Fu J; Jones AM; Bligh MW; Holt C; Keyte LM; Moghaddam F; Foster SJ; Waite TD, 2020, 'Mechanisms of enhancement in early hydration by sodium sulfate in a slag-cement blend – Insights from pore solution chemistry', Cement and Concrete Research, 135, pp. 106110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106110

Mahmood AH; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2020, 'Development of high-density geopolymer concrete with steel furnace slag aggregate for coastal protection structures', Construction and Building Materials, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118681

Miletić M; Kumar LM; Arns JY; Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Arns C; Perić D; Lakshminarayanan Mohana Kumar , 2020, 'Gradient-based fibre detection method on 3D micro-CT tomographic image for defining fibre orientation bias in ultra-high-performance concrete', Cement and Concrete Research, 129, pp. 105962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2019.105962

Bentz EC; Foster SJ, 2019, 'On shear in members without stirrups and the application of energy-based methods in light of 30 years of test observations', Structural Concrete, 20, pp. 1481 - 1489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.201900224

Foster SJ; Parvez A, 2019, 'Assessment of model error for reinforced concrete beams with steel fibers in bending', Structural Concrete, 20, pp. 1010 - 1021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.201800090

Miller HD; Akbarnezhad A; Mesgari S; Foster SJ, 2019, 'Performance of oxygen/argon plasma-treated steel fibres in cement mortar', Cement and Concrete Composites, 97, pp. 24 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.12.015

Mahmood SMF; Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Valipour H, 2018, 'Flexural performance of steel fibre reinforced concrete beams designed for moment redistribution', Engineering Structures, 177, pp. 695 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.10.007

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

Barros JAO; Foster SJ, 2018, 'An integrated approach for predicting the shear capacity of fibre reinforced concrete beams', Engineering Structures, 174, pp. 346 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.07.071

Hartanto D; Hamed E; Agarwal A; Foster SJ, 2018, 'Behaviour of steel-CFRP lap joints under hygrothermal cycles and sustained loadings', Composite Structures, 203, pp. 740 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.07.032

Hardy N; Foster S; Cox R; Pour Goudarzi HV; Amin A, 2018, 'Investigation into the use of macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for breakwater armour units', Coastal Engineering, 140, pp. 60 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.06.004

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