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Amin A; Foster S, 2014, 'The Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced-Reinforced Concrete Beams in Shear', in Bastien J; Rouleau N; Fiset M; Thomassin M (eds.), Proceedings 10th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Quebec, Canada, pp. 395 - 401, presented at 10th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Quebec, Canada, 21 July 2014 - 23 July 2014

Foster S, 2014, 'FRC design according to the draft Australian bridge code', in American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp. 29 - 40

Amin A; Foster SJ, 2014, 'Numerical modelling of large scale steel-fibre-reinforced reinforced concrete beams failing in shear', in American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp. 161 - 170

Agarwal A; Hamed E; Foster SJ, 2013, 'EFFECT OF ADHESIVE THICKNESS ON THE INTERFACIAL STRESSES IN STEEL-FRP LAP-JOINTS UNDER FREEZE-THAW CYCLING', Melbourne, Australia, presented at APFIS 2013 (Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures), Melbourne, Australia, 11 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Agarwal A; Ng TS; Foster SJ; Hamed E, 2013, 'DURABILITY OF STEEL-CFRP ADHESIVE JOINTS UNDER SUSTAINED LOADING AND WET THERMAL-CYCLES.', Montreal, Canada, presented at THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Montreal, Canada, 28 July 2013 - 02 August 2013

Amin A; Foster SJ; Muttoni A, 2013, 'Evaluation of the tensile strength of sfrc as derived from inverse analysis of notched bending tests', in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, pp. 1049 - 1057, presented at 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, 11 March 2013 - 14 March 2013

Foster SJ; Ng TS; Htut TN, 2013, 'High performance fibre reinforced concrete: Fundamental behaviour and modelling', in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, pp. 69 - 78, presented at 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, 11 March 2013 - 14 March 2013

Sanchayan S; Foster SJ, 2013, 'Behaviour of hybrid PVA-steel fibre reinforced ultra high performance concrete at high temperature', in Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC 2013, pp. 1637 - 1642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b15963-294

Abas F; Bradford MA; Foster SJ; Ian Gilbert R, 2013, 'Shear-Bond Behaviour of Steel-Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) Composite Slabs with Deep Trapezoidal Decking: Experimental Study', in Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete VII - Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete, pp. 561 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479735.043

Amin A; Foster SJ; Boillet D; Muttoni A, 2012, 'An experimental investigation into the tensile strength of steel fibre reinforced concrete', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 1097 - 1103, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Rajabi A; Valipour HR; Samali B; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Application of externally post-tensioned FRP bars for strengthening reinforced concrete members', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 145 - 148, presented at 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Sydney, Australia, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Parvez A; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Fatigue behaviour of reinforced concrete beams with addition of steel fibres', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 333 - 338, presented at Conference: 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM22, Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Vesali NF; Valipour HR; Samali B; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Investigating the arching action in reinforced concrete beams', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 369 - 374, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Sanchayan S; Gowripalan N; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Mechanical properties of fibre reinforced reactive powder concrete after exposure to high temperatures', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 1177 - 1181, presented at THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS,, SYDNEY, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Arnaud C, 2012, 'Modelling of reinforced concrete beam response to repeated loading including steel-concrete interface damage', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 257 - 261, presented at 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Hamed E; Vrcelj Z, 2012, 'Testing of steel-CFRP adhesive joints under freeze-thaw cycling', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 801 - 806, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Abas F; Gilbert RI; Foster SJ; Bradford MA, 2012, 'The behaviour of fibre reinforced continuous concrete slabs under load - an experimental study', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 233 - 239, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Bradford MA; Abas F; Gilbert RI; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Strength of continuous composite slabs containing fibre reinforced concrete', in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Advances on Steel Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Research Publishing Services, Singapore, pp. 461 - 468, presented at 10th International Conference on Advances on Steel Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Singapore, 02 July 2012 - 04 July 2012

Castel A; Gilbert RI; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Numerical modelling of reinforced concrete beam response to repeated loading including steel-concrete interface damage', in Conference Proceedings - CD, Alix-en-Provence, France, presented at Numerical Modeling Strategies for Sustainable Concrete Structures, Alix-en-Provence, France, 29 May 2012 - 01 June 2012

Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2011, 'Construction of a 50 Metre Long Ultra High Performance Ductile Concrete Composite Road Bridge', in Proceedings, Austroads 8th Bridge Conference: Sustainable Bridges – The Thread of Society, Austroads Inc., Sydney, Australia, pp. 228 - 240, presented at Austroads 8th Bridge Conference, Sydney, Australia, 31 October 2011 - 05 November 2011

Watts T; Foster SJ; Kayvani K, 2011, 'Evaluation of AS3600-2009 Provisions for Design by Nonlinear Stress Analysis', in Concrete 2011 - Building a Sustainable Future, Concrete Institute of Australia, Perth, presented at Concrete 2011 - 25th Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Perth, 12 October 2011 - 14 October 2011, http://concrete2011.com.au/program/papersfordelegates/

Loo M; Ahammed M; Foster SJ; Stewart M; Sirivivatnanon V, 2011, 'Safety and reliability of reinforced concrete structures', in Concrete 2011: Building a sustainable future, Concrete Institute of Australia, Sydney Australia, presented at Concrete 2011 - 25th Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Perth, 12 October 2011 - 14 October 2011, http://concrete2011.com.au/program/papersfordelegates/

Huang Y; Hamed E; Foster SJ, 2011, 'Creep buckling analysis of high strength concrete panels', in Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, NZ Concrete Society Ltd., New Zealand, pp. 284 - 292, presented at 9th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, Rotorua, new Zealand, 09 August 2011 - 11 August 2011

Huynh LC; Foster SJ, 2011, 'Behaviour of reactive powder concrete columns subjected to impact loading', in Proceedings of the fib symposium Prague 2011, Czech Concrete Society - CBS Servis, Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 771 - 774, presented at fib Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, 08 June 2011 - 10 June 2011

Huynh LC; Foster SJ, 2010, 'Performance of high strength concrete and reactive powder concrete columns subjected to impact', in Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, CRC Press, The Netherlands, pp. 215 - 220, presented at 21st Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM21, Melbourne, VIC., 07 December 2010 - 10 December 2010

Ng TS; Foster SJ, 2010, 'Shear strength of lightweight fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete composite beam', in Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, CRC Press, The Netherlands, pp. 77 - 82, presented at 21st Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM21, Melbourne, VIC., 07 December 2010 - 10 December 2010

Ng TS; Htut TN; Foster SJ, 2010, 'Mode I and II fracture behaviour of steel fibre reinforced high strength geopolymer concrete: an experimental investigation', in Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - High Performance, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Special Loadings and Structural Applications, Korea Concrete Institute, Korea, presented at 7th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics Concrete and Concrete Structures, Jeju, Korea, 23 May 2010 - 28 May 2010

Htut TN; Foster SJ, 2010, 'Unified model for mixed mode fracture of steel fibre reinforced concrete', in Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - High Performance, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Special Loadings and Structural Applications, Korea Concrete Institute, Korea, presented at 7th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics Concrete and Concrete Structures, Jeju, Korea, 23 May 2010 - 28 May 2010

Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2009, 'How Green are Ultra High Performance Ductile Concrete Bridges?', Singapore, presented at 34th Conference on Our World in Concrete & Structures (OWICS 2009), Singapore, 16 August 2009 - 18 August 2009

Loo KM; Foster SJ; Smith S, 2009, 'Fatigue Performance of Corroded RC Beams Repaired with CFRP', in Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Editors: D. J. Oehlers, M.C. Griffith, R. Seracino, Sydney, presented at 9th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structure, Sydney, Australia, 13 July 2009 - 15 July 2009

Loo KM; Foster SJ, 2009, 'FE Modelling of FRP Repaired Beams Subjected to Fatigue Loading', in Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Editors: D. J. Oehlers, M.C. Griffith, R. Seracino, Sydney, presented at 9th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structure, Sydney, Australia, 13 July 2009 - 15 July 2009

Foster SJ; Voo YL, 2009, 'Design of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete for shear', in concrete solutions 09 addiging value in changing climates, Concrete Institute of Australia, Sydney Australia, presented at 24th Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Sydney, Australia, 29 June 2009 - 02 July 2009

Dabbagh H; Foster SJ, 2009, 'Experimental study of high-strength concrete squat shear walls subjected to reversed cyclic loading', in Concrete: 21st Century Superhero, Federation International Beton, London, England, presented at fib Symposium, London, England, 22 June 2009 - 24 June 2009

Dabbagh H; Foster SJ, 2009, 'Behaviour of high-strength concrete squat shear walls subjected to reversed cyclic loading – an experimental study', in 8th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, presented at 8th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Shiraz, Iran, 11 May 2009 - 13 May 2009

Htut TN; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Behaviour of steel fibre reinforced mortar and concrete in tension', in Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, presented at 20th Australasian Conference of the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, 02 December 2008 - 05 December 2008

Ng TS; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Development of high performance geopolymer concrete', in Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, presented at 20th Australasian Conference of the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, 02 December 2008 - 05 December 2008

Valipour HR; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Non-linear dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete frames subjected to ground motion', in Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, presented at 20th Australasian Conference of the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, 02 December 2008 - 05 December 2008

Foster SJ; Kilpatrick AE, 2008, 'Review of flexural strength requirement for suspended RC slabs with class L mesh', in Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, presented at 20th Australasian Conference of the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Queensland, 02 December 2008 - 05 December 2008

Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Malaysia first ultra-high performance concrete prestressed motorway bridge: experimental verification', in Fibre Reinforced Materials, Singapore, presented at 5th International Specialty Conference on Fibre Reinforced Materials, Singapore, 28 August 2008 - 29 August 2008

Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Shear strength of steel fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete beams without stirrups', in Fibre Reinforced Materials, Singapore, presented at 5th International Specialty Conference on Fibre Reinforced Materials, Singapore, 28 August 2008 - 29 August 2008

Lee GG; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Modelling of shear-fracture of fibre-reinforced concrete', in Walraven JC; Stoelhorst D (ed.), Tailor Made Concrete Structures, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, pp. 493 - 499, presented at International FIB Symposium 2008, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 19 May 2008 - 21 May 2008

Lee GG; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Modelling of shear-fracture of fibre-reinforced concrete', in Proceedings of the International FIB Symposium 2008 - Tailor Made Concrete Structures: New Solutions for our Society, pp. 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781439828410.ch82

Valipour HR; Foster SJ, 2008, 'Nonlinear dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete frames subjected to ground motion', in Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Toowoomba, pp. 153 - 159, presented at 20 Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Toowoomba

Loo KM; Foster SJ; Smith ST, 2007, 'Bond stress versus slip model for CFRP plates bonded to concrete', in 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2007), Hong Kong, presented at 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2007), Hong Kong, 12 December 2007 - 14 December 2007

Vali Pour Goudarzi HR; Foster SJ, 2007, 'An improved flexibility formulation for nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete frames', in Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics : 10-12 December 2007, Brisbane, Australia, Engineers Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, presented at 5th Australian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2007, Brisbane, Qld, 10 December 2007 - 12 December 2007

Vali Pour Goudarzi HR; Foster SJ, 2007, 'Consistent mass and exact displacement shape function for a tapered curved frame element', in Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics : 10-12 December 2007, Brisbane, Australia, Engineers Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, presented at 5th Australian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2007, Brisbane, Qld, 10 December 2007 - 12 December 2007

Htut TN; Foster SJ, 2007, 'X-ray imaging for the observation of mode I fracture in fibre reinforced concrete', in Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics : 10-12 December 2007, Brisbane, Australia, Engineers Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, presented at 5th Australian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2007, Brisbane, Qld, 10 December 2007 - 12 December 2007

Vali Pour Goudarzi HR; Huynh LC; Foster SJ, 2007, 'Nonlinear dynamic analysis of beam-column subjected to impact of blast loading', in Recent advances in security technology 2007, Australian Homeland Security Research, Curtin, ACT, presented at RNSA Security Technology Conference 2007, Melbourne, 28 September 2007

Foster SJ; Loo KM; Smith ST, 2007, 'Fatigue behaviour of CFRP-repaired corroded RC beams', in 8th International Symposium on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Greece, presented at 8th International Symposium on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Greece, 16 July 2007 - 18 July 2007

Foster SJ; Lee GG; Htut TN, 2007, 'Radiographic imaging for the observation of Modes I and II fracture in fibre reinforced concrete', in 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Catania, Italy, presented at 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Catania, Italy, 17 June 2007 - 22 June 2007


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