BRE Centre in Innovative Construction Materials (BRE CICM)

2019

A multi-variable study of factors affecting the complex resistivity of conductive mortar

Davey, S., Paine, K. & Soleimani, M., 15 Feb 2019, In : Magazine of Concrete Research.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

An Analysis of the Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon of Refugee Shelters Worldwide

Matard, A., Kuchai, N., Allen, S., Shepherd, P., Adeyeye, K., McCullen, N. & Coley, D., 17 Sep 2019, In : The International Journal of the Constructed Environment. 10, 3, p. 29-54 46 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Application of Alkali-Activated Palm Oil Fuel Ash Reinforced with Glass Fibers in Soil Stabilization

Abdeldjouad, L., Asadi, A., Ball, R., Nahazanan, H. & Huat, B., 24 Sep 2019, In : Soils and Foundations. 35 p.

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Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)

A spatially-varying relaxation parameter Lattice Boltzmann Method (SVRP-LBM) for predicting the effective thermal conductivity of composite material

Ke, X. & Duan, Y., 1 Nov 2019, In : Computational Materials Science. 169, 109080.

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Axial Rotation and Lateral Torsional Buckling of Extruded Aluminium Mullions in Curtain Wall Facades

Lee, A., Alimanza, J., Shepherd, P. & Evernden, M., 31 Aug 2019, In : Structures. 20, p. 658-675 18 p.

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Compressive strength of novel alkali activated stabilised earth

Holur Narayanaswamy, A., Walker, P., Venkatarama Reddy, B. V., Heath, A. & Maskell, D., 6 Nov 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.

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Corrigendum to “Through-culm wall mechanical behaviour of bamboo” (Construction and Building Materials (2019) 216 (485–495), (S0950061819311055), (10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.04.214))

Akinbade, Y., Harries, K. A., Flower, C. V., Nettleship, I., Papadopoulos, C. & Platt, S., 10 Nov 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 224, p. 995-995 1 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

8 Downloads (Pure)

Development of novel building composites based on hemp and multi-functional silica matrix

Hussain, A., Calabria-Holley, J., Lawrence, M., Ansell, M. P., Jiang, Y., Schorr, D. & Blanchet, P., 1 Jan 2019, In : Composites Part B: Engineering. 156, p. 266-273 8 p.

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Hemp

Cannabis

Silicon Dioxide

Silica

Composite materials

Développement d'une Méthode d'Évaluation de la Résistance au Développement des Moisissures: Application àdes Composites Biosourcés

Translated title of the contribution: Development of a method for assessing resistance to mold growth: Application to Bio-based CompositesViel, M., Collet, F., Lecieux, Y., François, M. L. M., Colson, V., Lanos, C., Hussain, A. & Lawrence, M., 31 Aug 2019, In : Revue des Composites et des Materiaux Avances. 29, 4, p. 261-274 14 p.

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Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)

Distributed fibre optic sensing for monitoring reinforced concrete piles

Kechavarzi, C., Pelecanos, L., Nicholas, D. B. & Soga, K., 1 Jun 2019, In : Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA . 50, 2, p. 43-51 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Fiber optics

Piles

Reinforced concrete

Monitoring

Optical cables

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Effectiveness of Nanolime as a Stone Consolidant: A 4-Year Study of Six Common UK Limestones

Tzavellos, S., Pesce, G., Wu, Y., Henry, A., Robson, S. & Ball, R., 22 Aug 2019, In : Materials. 12, 17, 17 p., 2673.

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Open Access

Elastic imperfect cylindrical shells of varying length under combined axial compression and bending

Wang, J. & Sadowski, A., 3 Sep 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Structural Engineering.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Form-Finding approach for flexibly formed concrete elements

Kostova, K., Ibell, T., Darby, A. & Evernden, M., 30 Sep 2019, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics. 172, 3, p. 96-105 10 p.

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Fracture of laminated bamboo and the influence of preservative treatments

Reynolds, T. P. S., Sharma, B., Serrano, E., Gustafsson, P. J. & Ramage, M. H., 1 Oct 2019, In : Composites Part B: Engineering. 174, 107017.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

12 Downloads (Pure)

From Nanostructural Characterization of Nanoparticles to Performance Assessment of Low Clinker Fibre-Cement Nanohybrids

Papatzani, S. & Paine, K., 11 May 2019, In : Applied Sciences. 9, 9, p. 1-22 22 p., 1938.

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Open Access

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Hygrothermal and mechanical characterisation of novel hemp shiv based thermal insulation composites

Hussain, A., Calabria-Holley, J., Lawrence, R. & Jiang, Y., 10 Jul 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 212, p. 561-568 8 p.

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Hygrothermal Performance of Vernacular Stone in a Desert Climate

Makhlouf, N., Maskell, D., Marsh, A., Natarajan, S., Dabaieh, M. & Afify, M., 20 Aug 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 216, p. 687-696 10 p.

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Influence of clay minerals and associated minerals in alkali activation of soils

Marsh, A., Heath, A., Patureau, P., Evernden, M. & Walker, P., 10 Sep 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 229, p. 1-16 16 p., 116816.

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Laboratory characterization of brick walls rendered with a pervious lime-cement mortar

Palomar, I., Barluenga, G., Ball, R. & Lawrence, R., 1 May 2019, In : Journal of Building Engineering. 23, p. 241-249 9 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Long-term deformation monitoring of CERN concrete-lined tunnels using distributed fibre-optic sensing

Di Murro, V., Pelecanos, L., Soga, K., Kechavarzi, C., Morton, R. F. & Scibile, L., 1 Jun 2019, In : Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA . 50, 2, p. 1-7 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Fiber optics

Tunnels

Concretes

Monitoring

Brillouin scattering

Long-term mechanical properties of cellulose fibre-reinforced cement mortar with diatomite

Ince, C., Derogar, S., Ball, R. J., Ekinci, A. & Yuzer, N., 1 Sep 2019, In : Advances in Cement Research. 31, 8, p. 343-352 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Mortar

Cellulose

Cements

Mechanical properties

Fibers

1 Citation (Scopus)

Macropore structure and permeability of clay fill samples from a historic clay fill earthwork

Muddle, D. M. & Briggs, K. M., 1 Jun 2019, In : Transportation Geotechnics. 19, p. 96-109 14 p.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

2 Downloads (Pure)

Olivine as a reactive aggregate in lime mortars

Westgate, P., Ball, R. & Paine, K., 20 Jan 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 195, p. 115-126 12 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

14 Downloads (Pure)

Optimization of low carbon footprint quaternary and quinary (37% fly ash) cementitious nanocomposites with polycarboxylate or aqueous nanosilica particles

Papatzani, S. & Paine, K., 25 Mar 2019, In : Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2019, p. 1-27 27 p., 5931306.

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Open Access

Patchwork Gridshells: Using Modularity to Facilitate Prefabrication and Simplify Construction

Charest, P., Shepherd, P., Harris, R., Potvin, A., Demers, C. & Menard, S., 30 Sep 2019, In : Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 60, 3, p. 176-188 13 p.

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Permeable nanomontmorillonite and fibre reinforced cementitious binders

Papatzani, S., Grammatikos, S. & Paine, K., 4 Oct 2019, In : Materials. 12, 19, p. 1-21 21 p., 3245.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

Phase formation behaviour in alkali activation of clay mixtures

Marsh, A., Heath, A., Patureau, P., Evernden, M. & Walker, P., 1 Jul 2019, In : Applied Clay Science. 175, p. 10-21 12 p.

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Proposed design methodology for titanium reinforcing bars in concrete

Platt, S. & Harries, K., 1 Jan 2019, In : Engineering Structures. 178, p. 543-553

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Rationalization of Freeform Space-Frame Structures for Fabrication: Reducing variability in the joints

Koronaki, A., Shepherd, P. & Evernden, M., 24 Nov 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : International Journal of Architectural Computing. 18 p.

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Resilient hemp shiv aggregates with engineered hygroscopic properties for the building industry

Hussain, A., Calabria-Holley, J. & Lawrence, R., 10 Jul 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials,. 212, p. 247-253 7 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Resistance to mold development assessment of bio-based building materials

Viel, M., Collet, F., Lecieux, Y., François, M. L. M., Colson, V., Lanos, C., Hussain, A. & Lawrence, M., 1 Feb 2019, In : Composites Part B: Engineering. 158, p. 406-418 13 p.

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Rocking of a bell tower - investigation by non-contact video measurement

McCombie, P., 15 Aug 2019, In : Engineering Structures. 193, p. 271-280 10 p., ENGSTRUCT_2018_1280.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Towers

Video recording

Natural frequencies

Religious buildings

Axles

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Sensing of damage and repair of cement mortar using electromechanical impedance

Taha Abdalgadir, H., Ball, R. & Paine, K., 1 Dec 2019, In : Materials. 12, 23, 3925.

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Serviceability of non-prismatic concrete beams: Combined-interaction method

Tayfur, Y. R., Darby, A., Ibell, T., Orr, J. & Evernden, M., 15 Jul 2019, In : Engineering Structures. 191, p. 766-774 9 p.

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Simplified Numerical Load-transfer Finite Element Modelling of Tunnelling Effects on Piles

Nip, K. L. S. & Pelecanos, L., 30 Jun 2019, In : Nature, Tunnels and Underground Space. 21, 2, p. 117-129 13 p.

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15 Citations (Scopus)

28 Downloads (Pure)

Sol gel graphene/TiO2 nanoparticles for the photocatalytic-assisted sensing and abatement of NO2

Giampiccolo, A., Tobaldi, D. M., Leonardi, S., Murdoch, B., Seabra, P., Ansell, M., Neri, G. & Ball, R., 1 Apr 2019, In : Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 243, p. 183-194 12 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

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Solid-gas phase photo-catalytic behaviour of rutile and TiOn (1<n<2) sub-oxide phases for self-cleaning applications

Nuño, M., Adamaki, V., Tobaldi, D. M., Hortigüela Gallo, M., Otero-Irurueta, G., Bowen, C. & Ball, R., 7 Jan 2019, In : Materials. 12, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 170.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Through-culm wall mechanical behaviour of bamboo

Akinbade, Y., Harries, K. A., Flower, C. V., Nettleship, I., Papadopoulos, C. & Platt, S., 20 Aug 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 216, p. 485-495 11 p.

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Whole Timber Construction: A State of the Art Review

Bukauskas, A., Mayencourt, P., Shepherd, P., Sharma, B., Mueller, C., Walker, P. & Bregula, J., 20 Jul 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 213, p. 748-769 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

6 Citations (Scopus)

Alkali activation behaviour of un-calcined montmorillonite and illite clay minerals

Marsh, A., Heath, A., Patureau, P., Evernden, M. & Walker, P., 15 Dec 2018, In : Applied Clay Science. 166, p. 250-261 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Bentonite

Alkalies

Clay minerals

montmorillonite

illite

6 Citations (Scopus)

A mild conditions synthesis route to produce hydrosodalite from kaolinite, compatible with extrusion processing

Marsh, A., Heath, A., Patureau, P., Evernden, M. & Walker, P., 1 Jul 2018, In : Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 264, p. 125-132 8 p.

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Open Access

Kaolin

kaolinite

Kaolinite

Extrusion

routes

3 Citations (Scopus)

15 Downloads (Pure)

An analytical failure envelope for the design of textile reinforced concrete shells

Hawkins, W., Orr, J., Ibell, T. & Shepherd, P., 1 Aug 2018, In : Structures. 15, p. 56 - 65 10 p.

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Reinforced concrete

Textiles

Concretes

Interpolation

Reinforcement

10 Citations (Scopus)

16 Downloads (Pure)

An experimental investigation into the comparative hygrothermal performance of wall panels incorporating wood fibre, mineral wool and hemp-lime

Latif, E., Lawrence, R. M. H., Shea, A. D. & Walker, P., 15 Apr 2018, In : Energy and Buildings. 165, p. 76-91 16 p.

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Mineral wool

Hemp

Lime

Wood

Boundary conditions

22 Citations (Scopus)

125 Downloads (Pure)

Application of expanded perlite encapsulated bacteria and growth media for self-healing concrete

Alazhari, M., Sharma, T., Heath, A., Cooper, R. & Paine, K., 30 Jan 2018, In : Construction and Building Materials. 160, p. 610-619 10 p.

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Open Access

calcium acetate

Bacteria

Concretes

Nutrients

Calcium compounds

7 Citations (Scopus)

Assessing domestic heat storage requirements for energy flexibility over varying timescales

Allison, J., Bell, K., Clarke, J., Cowie, A., Elsayed, A., Flett, G., Oluleye, G., Hawkes, A., Hawker, G., Kelly, N., de Castro, M. M. M., Sharpe, T., Shea, A., Strachan, P. & Tuohy, P., 25 May 2018, In : Applied Thermal Engineering. 136, p. 602-616 15 p.

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Open Access

Heat storage

Space heating

Phase change materials

Magnetite

Thermal load

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Biomimetic Cementitious Construction Materials for Next Generation Infrastructure

Al-Tabbaa, A., Lark, B., Paine, K., Jefferson, T., Litina, C., Gardner, D. & Embley, T., 2018, In : Smart Infrastructure and Construction. 171, 2, p. 67-76

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Building bacterial bridges

Hoffmann, T., Reeksting, B., Cooper, R., Paine, K. & Gebhard, S., 15 May 2018, Microbiology Today, 45, 2, p. 60-63 4 p.

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Open Access