Richard Ball

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Research interests

Richard’s research interests are focused on microstructure/macrostructure property relationships of materials, setting reactions, sensors, degradation processes, water transport mechanisms, polymeric and ceramic materials for 3D printing, conservation materials, photocatalytic coatings and materials for improving the indoor air quality of buildings.

He is currently co-investigator on the EPSRC research grant ‘Aerial Additive Building Manufacturing: Distributed Unmanned Aerial Systems for in-situ manufacturing of the built environment’, 'Healthy housing for the Displaced', and 'Resilient Materials for Life (RM4L)'. In addition he was principal investigator on the EPSRC grants ‘An Electrochemical Approach to Study Carbonation of Novel Lime Based Materials’ and ‘Experimentally verified atomistic modelling of lime in construction materials’. He has recieved funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the British Council, and the Royal Society.

Willing to supervise doctoral students

Richard is interested in supervising students studying the materials science of construction materials in areas such as:

Lime and cementitious binders
Nanomaterials
Photocatylictic materials
Sensors
Indoor air quality
Waste utilisation in construction

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Projects

7 Active
12 Finished

Fibrous Plaster - Phase2

Ball, R.

Historic England

1/11/19 → 31/10/22

Project: Central government, health and local authorities

IDEA-Mat: Innovative Design and Engineering of Advanced Materials (IDEA-Mat)

Sharma, B., Walker, P., Ball, R., Holley, J. & Paine, K.

1/02/19 → 31/01/21

Project: Other

Healthy Housing for the Displaced

Coley, D., Adeyeye, K., Ball, R., Copping, A., Holley, J., Natarajan, S. & Orr, J.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/05/17 → 31/12/20

Project: Research council

RM4L - Resilient Materials for Life

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

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

3/04/17 → 2/04/22

Project: Research council

Moisture Movement Beneath Solid Ground Floors in Historic Buildings

Briggs, K. & Ball, R.

Historic England

1/11/16 → 1/10/24

Project: UK charity

Research Output

85 Article
37 Paper
17 Conference contribution
3 Chapter
6 More

Aerial additive building manufacturing: three-dimensional printing of polymer structures using drones

Dams, B., Sareh, S., Zhang, K., Shepherd, P., Kovac, M. & Ball, R., 28 Feb 2020, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Construction Materials. 173, 1, p. 3-14 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)

82 Downloads (Pure)

Utilisation of waste marble dust for improved durability and cost efficiency of pozzolanic concrete

Ince, C., Hamza, A., Derogar, S. & Ball, R., 16 Jun 2020, In : Journal of Cleaner Production. 270, 61 p., 122213.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

39th Cement and Concrete Science Conference 2019

Ball, R. (ed.), Dams, B. (ed.), Ferrandiz-Mas, V. (ed.), Ke, X. (ed.), Paine, K. (ed.), Tyrer, M. (ed.) & Walker, P. (ed.), 9 Sep 2019, Bath, UK : University of Bath. 235 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Open Access

File

1303 Downloads (Pure)

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., 31 Oct 2019, In : Soils and Foundations. 59, 5, p. 1552-1561 35 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

3 Citations (Scopus)

A Study of PZT Sensors for Crack Detection in Reinforced Concrete

Tzoura, E., Vine, R., Ball, R. & Paine, K., 9 Sep 2019, 39th Cement and Concrete Science Conference. Ball, R., Dams, B., Ferrandiz-Mas, V., Ke, X., Paine, K., Tyrer, M. & Walker, P. (eds.). p. 99-102 4 p. 030

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