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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 PhD
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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Lime
Engineering & Materials Science
Mortar
Engineering & Materials Science
Carbonation
Chemical Compounds
Lead acid batteries
Engineering & Materials Science
Cements
Engineering & Materials Science
mortar
Earth & Environmental Sciences
lime
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Hydraulics
Chemical Compounds
Network
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Projects 2010 2023
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 › International Relations Office Funding
Healthy Housing for the Displaced
Coley, D., Adeyeye, K., Ball, R., Copping, A., Holley, J., Natarajan, S. & Orr, J.
1/05/17 → 30/04/20
Project: Research council
RM4L - Resilient Materials for Life
Paine, K., Ball, R., Heath, A., Tan, L. & Tzoura, E.
3/04/17 → 2/04/22
Project: Research council
Moisture Movement Beneath Solid Ground Floors in Historic Buildings
1/11/16 → 1/10/20
Project: UK charity
Autonomous Aerial Robotic Manufacturing
Ball, R., Shepherd, P. & Williams, C.
1/05/16 → 30/04/20
Project: Research council
Robotics
Antennas
Robots
Printing
Hardware
Research Output 1998 2019
Laboratory characterization of brick walls rendered with a pervious lime-cement mortar
Palomar, I., Barluenga, G., Ball, R. & Lawrence, R., 6 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Building Engineering. 23, p. 241-249 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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, 15 p., 170.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Cementitious mortars and polyurethane foams for additive building manufacturing
Dams, B., Peng, J., Shepherd, P. & Ball, R., 9 Apr 2018, p. 103-107. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Open Access
File
Mortar
Polyurethanes
Foams
Curing
3D printers
2
Citations
Determination of In Situ Esterification Parameters of Citric Acid-Glycerol Based Polymers for Wood Impregnation
Berube, M-A., Schorr, D., Ball, R. J., Landry, V. & Blanchet, P., 1 Mar 2018, In : Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 26, 3, p. 970-979 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Citric acid
Esterification
Glycerol
Impregnation
Citric Acid
Datasets
Data set for Carbonation of Hydrous Materials at the Molecular Level: a ToF-SIMS, Raman and DFT Study
Grant, R. (Creator), Pesce, G. (Creator), Parker, S. (Creator), Molinari, M. (Creator), Ball, R. (Creator), University of Bath, 2 Feb 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00240
Dataset
An experimental and computational study to resolve the composition of dolomitic lime.
Grant, R. (Creator), Pesce, G. (Creator), Ball, R. (Creator), Parker, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 18 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00170
Dataset
Dataset related to the paper "Environmental performance of nano-structured Ca(OH)2/TiO2 photocatalytic coatings for buildings"
Pesce, G. (Creator), Nuño, M. (Creator), Ball, R. (Creator), Xenophontos, P. (Creator), University of Bath, 2015
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00097
Dataset
Dataset for Optimization of Drilling Resistance Measurement (DRM) user-controlled variables
Dumitrescu, T. (Creator), Pesce, G. (Creator), Ball, R. (Creator), University of Bath, 17 Nov 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00443
Dataset
Thesis
Failure Mechanisms in Valve Regulated Lead Acid Batteries
Author: Ball, R., 1 Jan 2000Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
Interactions between volatile organic compounds and natural building materials
Author: Ferreira Pinto Da Silva, C. F., 21 Aug 2017Supervisor: Ball, R. (Supervisor), Ansell, M. (Supervisor) & Dengel, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
File
Photocatalytic coatings in the built environment
Author: Nuño, M., 18 Sep 2015Supervisor: Ball, R. (Supervisor) & Bowen, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
File
Properties and performance of lime mortars for conservation: the role of binder chemistry and curing regime
Author: Figueiredo, C., 1 Jul 2018Supervisor: Lawrence, R. (Supervisor) & Ball, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
Study of carbonation in novel lime based materials
Author: Pesce, G., 2 Jun 2014Supervisor: Ball, R. (Supervisor), Walker, P. (Supervisor) & Bowen, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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