Glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP)-reinforced concrete beams containing waste-based materials

Project description

Concrete is one of the most widely used materials in the world, but it is non-renewable, which results in massive amounts of waste going to landfill. So, as the world transitions to more sustainable future, alternatives to traditional concrete must be considered to reduce waste and emissions. In the meantime, steel reinforcement bars have corrosion issue in humid environment. Glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars are lightweight, corrosion resistant and have high tensile properties. This study focuses on the development of waste-based concrete beams with GFRP reinforcement. Flexural tests will be performed on the beams. This project is important because it will help developing sustainable concrete structures with non-corrosive reinforcement, which reduces the amount of waste and emissions produced in concretes life cycle.

Supervisors research focus

I have extensive experience in research on the development of sustainable construction/building materials and technologies. I worked in ARC-Training Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Housing (ARC-CAMPH) at the University of Melbourne and have been project manager and research leader of three research projects in $2.7M Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) round 8. Research Interests: - Infrastructure Materials Engineering: *Recycling waste materials, industrial by-products and natural fibres for the development of sustainable construction materials *Cementitious composites containing nanomaterials *Smart and multi-functional materials for construction *3D printable concrete for automated construction *High performance and ultra-high performance composite *Fibre-reinforced concrete composite *Constitutive and finite element modelling of fibre-reinforced concrete - Structural Engineering: *Behaviour, performance and design of civil infrastructure *Assessment and management of deteriorating civil infrastructure *Infrastructure resilience and sustainability *Construction, repair and rehabilitation practices for civil infrastructure

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