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Research interests

I am a Reader in Civil Engineering and I carry out research in the area of smart and innovative concrete technology. Some of my current research includes:

bacteria-based self-healing concrete,
self-sensing concrete using graphene and other sensors,
electrically conductive concrete, and
nanotechnology enhanced concrete.

I also carry out research in recycled aggregates, low carbon cements and geopolymers.

I am currently the Bath PI on the £5m EPSRC Programme Grant on “Resilient Materials for Life (RM4L)” (www.rm4l.com) and I was the Bath PI on its predecessor Materials for Life (M4L)”. From 2011 to 2014 I led Bath’s involvement in the EU funded FP7 research “FIBCEM” to develop nanotechnology enhanced extruded fibre reinforced foam cement (www.fibcem.com).

I have also received funding from other sources including: NERC, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the British Council, Government departments, WRAP, and industry.

I am the Department Research Ethics Officer (DREO) for Architecture and Civil Engineering and the Director of Studies for the MSc in Civil Engineering: Innovative Structural Materials.

Willing to supervise PhD

Smart and innovative concrete technologies, including:
• self-healing concrete,
• self-sensing concrete
• nanotechnology enhanced concrete
• low carbon concretes
• recycled aggregates

Education/Academic qualification

Structural engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham

Oct 1994 → Sep 1997

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Projects 2008 2022

1 Not started
2 Active
8 Finished

RM4L - Resilient Materials for Life

Paine, K., Ball, R., Heath, A., Tan, L. & Tzoura, E.

3/04/17 → 2/04/22

Project: Research council

Bacteria based self-healing concrete

Paine, K., Tan, L. & Ferrandiz-Mas, V.

9/01/17 → 8/01/21

Project: Other

Time-resolved Synchrontron XRD: Cement - solgel kinectis: Smart tailoring of calcium silicate hydrates in Portland cement systems: sol-gel silicates as seeding agents

Holley, J., Shakil, M. & Paine, K.

Project: Research-related funding › Awarded Facility Time

International Research Initiator Scheme - Development and implementation of sustainable construction materials in South Africa and the UK

Heath, A., Paine, K. & Orr, J.

1/01/16 → 29/02/16

Project: Research-related funding › International Relations Office Funding

M4L: Materials for Life

Paine, K. & Heath, A.

1/07/13 → 30/09/16

Project: Research council

Self-healing materials

Intelligent materials

Macros

Geotechnical engineering

Intelligent structures

Research Output 1995 2018

Application and performance of bacteria-based self-healing concrete

Paine, K., Sharma, T., Alazhari, M., Heath, A. & Cooper, R., Jun 2018, Proceedings of Final Conference of RILEM TC 253-MCI: Microorganisms-Cementitious Materials Interactions. Bertron, A. & Jonkers, H. (eds.). Vol. 2. p. 387-394

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Bacteria

Concretes

Impurities

Permeation

Hardening

1 Citations

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

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

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

calcium acetate

Bacteria

Concretes

Nutrients

Calcium compounds

Application of perlite as encapsulation carrier for bacteria in the self-healing concrete

Tan, L., Paine, K. & Ferrandiz-Mas, V., Sep 2018. 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

6 Citations

A Review of Self-Healing Concrete for Damage Management of Structures

De Belie, N., Gruyaert, E., Al-Tabbaa, A., Antonaci, P., Baera, C., Bajare, D., Darquennes, A., Davies, R., Ferrara, L., Jefferson, T., Litina, C., Miljevic, B., Otlewska, A., Ranogajec, J., Roig-Flores, M., Paine, K., Lukowski, P., Serna, P., Tulliani, J-M., Vucetic, S. & 2 othersWang, J. & Jonkers, H., May 2018, In : Advanced Materials Interfaces. 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Concretes

Cracks

Sustainable development

Self-healing materials

Minerals