By Emeritus Professor Stephen James Foster

Journal articles

Gao H; Hamed E; Al-Damad IMA; Hajimohammadi A; Foster S, 2025, 'Creep behaviour of alkali activated slag and fly ash concrete: effects of hypothetical thickness, aggregates, and loading age', Materials and Structures Materiaux Et Constructions, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1617/s11527-025-02682-1

Gao H; Al-Damad IMA; Siddika A; Kim T; Foster S; Hajimohammadi A, 2025, 'Enhancing the workability retention of one-part alkali activated binders by adjusting the chemistry of the activators', Cement and Concrete Composites, 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2025.105928

Al-Damad IMA; Parvez A; Kumar LM; Foster SJ, 2025, 'Experimental study on steel fibers reinforced concrete beams subjected to pure torsion and models assessment', Structural Concrete, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.70168

Mahmood AH; Zahid CZB; Foster SJ, 2025, 'High-density geopolymer concrete exposed to marine environment', Structural Concrete, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.70260

Gao H; Shikhov I; Hamed E; Hajimohammadi A; Al-Damad I; Arns C; Foster SJ, 2024, 'New insights on the basic creep mechanism of one-part alkali activated slag and fly ash paste', Cement and Concrete Research, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2024.107691

Jayathilakage R; Hajimoahammadi A; Pour HV; Moreau D; Foster S, 2024, 'Effects of specimen characteristics, fibre and mix constituents on the acoustic performance of rubberised concrete for traffic noise walls', Materials and Structures Materiaux Et Constructions, 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1617/s11527-024-02459-y

Mahmood SMF; Akter T; Foster SJ; Valipour H, 2024, 'Minimum tensile reinforcement ratio for conventionally reinforced-SFRC beams and slabs', Structures, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106320

Foster SJ; Bentz E, 2024, 'Design of UHPC prestressed girders for shear', Structural Concrete, 25, pp. 780 - 795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202300738

Hammad MW; Valipour HR; Foster SJ, 2024, 'Timber-concrete composites (TCC) floors subjected to hogging moment', Engineering Structures, 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117488

Bentz EC; Foster SJ, 2024, 'On Shear in Members Without Stirrups and the Application of Energy-Based Methods in Light of 30 Years of Test Observations', Hormigon Y Acero, 75, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.33586/hya.2024.3137

Foster S, 2023, 'The Inestimable Challenge', Structural Concrete, 24, pp. 1718 - 1719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202370002

Mahmood AH; Babaee M; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2022, 'Capturing the early-age physicochemical transformations of alkali-activated fly ash and slag using ultrasonic pulse velocity technique', Cement and Concrete Composites, 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104529

Mahmood AH; Afroz S; Kashani A; Kim T; Foster SJ, 2022, 'The efficiency of recycled glass powder in mitigating the alkali-silica reaction induced by recycled glass aggregate in cementitious mortars', Materials and Structures Materiaux Et Constructions, 55, pp. 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1617/s11527-022-01989-7

Al-Damad IMA; Foster SJ, 2022, 'Behavior of Postcracked steel fiber-reinforced concrete in fatigue and development of a damage prediction model', Structural Concrete, 23, pp. 1593 - 1610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202100497

Miller HD; Akbarnezhad A; Mesgari S; Foster SJ, 2022, 'Effects of silane treatment on the bond between steel fibres and mortar', Magazine of Concrete Research, 74, pp. 528 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.20.00366

Mohana Kumar L; Zeng C; Foster SJ, 2022, 'A stereological approach to estimation of fibre distribution in concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126547

Zhang Z; Vecchio FJ; Bentz EC; Foster SJ, 2022, 'Modeling of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in Shear', ACI Structural Journal, 119, pp. 295 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51733012

Fu J; Bligh MW; Shikhov I; Jones AM; Holt C; Keyte LM; Moghaddam F; Arns CH; Foster SJ; Waite TD, 2021, 'A microstructural investigation of a Na2SO4 activated cement-slag blend', Cement and Concrete Research, 150, pp. 106609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106609

Khalajestani MK; Parvez A; Foster SJ; Valipour H; McGregor G, 2021, 'Concentrically and eccentrically loaded high-strength concrete columns with high-strength reinforcement: An experimental study', Engineering Structures, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113251

Mahmood AH; Babaee M; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2021, 'Continuous Monitoring of the Early-Age Properties of Activated GGBFS with Alkaline Solutions of Different Concentrations', Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003997

Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Stewart MG, 2021, 'Model error and reliability of reinforced concrete beams in shear designed according to the Modified Compression Field Theory', Structural Concrete, 22, pp. 3711 - 3726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.202100319

Mahmood AH; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2021, 'Effects of mixing duration on engineering properties of geopolymer concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124449

Chiniforush AA; Gharehchaei M; Akbar Nezhad A; Castel A; Moghaddam F; Keyte L; Hocking D; Foster S, 2021, 'Minimising risk of early-age thermal cracking and delayed ettringite formation in concrete – A hybrid numerical simulation and genetic algorithm mix optimisation approach', Construction and Building Materials, 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124280

Mahmood SMF; Foster SJ; Valipour H, 2021, 'Moment redistribution and post-peak behaviour of lightly reinforced-SFRC continuous slabs', Engineering Structures, 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111834

Mahmood AH; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2020, 'High-density geopolymer concrete for Port Kembla breakwater upgrade', Construction and Building Materials, 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120920

Fu J; Jones AM; Bligh MW; Holt C; Keyte LM; Moghaddam F; Foster SJ; Waite TD, 2020, 'Mechanisms of enhancement in early hydration by sodium sulfate in a slag-cement blend – Insights from pore solution chemistry', Cement and Concrete Research, 135, pp. 106110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106110

Mahmood AH; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2020, 'Development of high-density geopolymer concrete with steel furnace slag aggregate for coastal protection structures', Construction and Building Materials, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118681

Miletić M; Kumar LM; Arns JY; Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Arns C; Perić D; Lakshminarayanan Mohana Kumar , 2020, 'Gradient-based fibre detection method on 3D micro-CT tomographic image for defining fibre orientation bias in ultra-high-performance concrete', Cement and Concrete Research, 129, pp. 105962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2019.105962

Bentz EC; Foster SJ, 2019, 'On shear in members without stirrups and the application of energy-based methods in light of 30 years of test observations', Structural Concrete, 20, pp. 1481 - 1489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.201900224

Foster SJ; Parvez A, 2019, 'Assessment of model error for reinforced concrete beams with steel fibers in bending', Structural Concrete, 20, pp. 1010 - 1021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.201800090

Miller HD; Akbarnezhad A; Mesgari S; Foster SJ, 2019, 'Performance of oxygen/argon plasma-treated steel fibres in cement mortar', Cement and Concrete Composites, 97, pp. 24 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.12.015

Peiretti HC; Foster S, 2019, 'Preface', Fib 2018 Proceedings for the 2018 Fib Congress Better Smarter Stronger, pp. II

Mahmood SMF; Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Valipour H, 2018, 'Flexural performance of steel fibre reinforced concrete beams designed for moment redistribution', Engineering Structures, 177, pp. 695 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.10.007

Chaei MG; Akbarnezhad A; Castel A; Lloyd R; Keyte L; Foster S, 2018, 'Precision of cement hydration heat models in capturing the effects of SCMs and retarders', Magazine of Concrete Research, 70, pp. 1217 - 1231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.17.00228

Barros JAO; Foster SJ, 2018, 'An integrated approach for predicting the shear capacity of fibre reinforced concrete beams', Engineering Structures, 174, pp. 346 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.07.071

Hartanto D; Hamed E; Agarwal A; Foster SJ, 2018, 'Behaviour of steel-CFRP lap joints under hygrothermal cycles and sustained loadings', Composite Structures, 203, pp. 740 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.07.032

Hardy N; Foster S; Cox R; Pour Goudarzi HV; Amin A, 2018, 'Investigation into the use of macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for breakwater armour units', Coastal Engineering, 140, pp. 60 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.06.004

Foster SJ; Agarwal A; Amin A, 2018, 'Design of steel fiber reinforced concrete beams for shear using inverse analysis for determination of residual tensile strength', Structural Concrete, 19, pp. 129 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.201700100

Peiretti HC; Foster S, 2018, 'Preface', Fib Symposium, pp. II

Huang Y; Hamed E; Chang ZT; Foster SJ, 2018, 'Time-dependent buckling testing of eccentrically loaded slender high-strength concrete panels', ACI Structural Journal, 115, pp. 41 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51700913

Gharib M; Khezri M; Foster SJ; Castel A, 2017, 'Application of the meshless generalised RKPM to the transient advection-diffusion-reaction equation', Computers and Structures, 193, pp. 172 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2017.08.007

Khorsandnia N; Valipour H; Foster S; Amin A, 2017, 'Experimental study of progressive collapse resistance of reinforced concrete framed structures', ACI Structural Journal, 114, pp. 1385 - 1396, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51689496

Amin A; Foster SJ; Gilbert RI; Kaufmann W, 2017, 'Material characterisation of macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete', Cement and Concrete Composites, 84, pp. 124 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.08.018

Gharib M; Khezri M; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Meshless and analytical solutions to the time-dependent advection-diffusion-reaction equation with variable coefficients and boundary conditions', Applied Mathematical Modelling, 49, pp. 220 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2017.04.033

Parvez A; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Fatigue of steel-fibre-reinforced concrete prestressed railway sleepers', Engineering Structures, 141, pp. 241 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.03.025

Moradi M; Valipour H; Foster S, 2017, 'Fatigue behaviour of transversely restrained precast steel fibre reinforced concrete slabs in a deconstructable composite deck', Construction and Building Materials, 132, pp. 516 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.12.029

de Burgh JM; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Influence of temperature on water vapour sorption isotherms and kinetics of hardened cement paste and concrete', Cement and Concrete Research, 92, pp. 37 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.11.006

Gharehchaei M; Akbar Nezhad A; Castel A; Lloyd R; Keyte L; Foster S; Ghareh Chaei M, 2017, 'Precision of cement hydration heat models in capturing the effects of SCMs and retarders, Magazine of Concrete Research', Magazine of Concrete Research, accepted for publication, in press

Miller H; Mesgari S; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Safety Risks Associated with Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Concrete', ACI Materials Journal, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51700892

Stewart MG; Foster S; Ahammed M; Sirivivatnanon V, 2016, 'Calibration of Australian Standard AS3600 concrete structures part II: reliability indices and changes to capacity reduction factors', Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 17, pp. 254 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13287982.2016.1246215

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