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Conference Papers

Castel A; Foster S; Gilbert RI, 2017, 'Serviceability of low creep fly ash geopolymer concrete beams', in ISEC 2017 - 9th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference: Resilient Structures and Sustainable Construction, Valencia, presented at The Ninth International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Valencia, 24 July 2017 - 29 July 2017

Miller HD; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ; Mesgari S; Amin A, 2017, 'Effects of silane treatment of steel fibres on mechanical properties and durability of SFRC', in High Tech Concrete: Where Technology and Engineering Meet - Proceedings of the 2017 fib Symposium, Maastricht, Netherlands, pp. 165 - 172, presented at 2017 fib Symposium, Maastricht, Netherlands, 12 June 2017 - 14 June 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59471-2_21

Castel A; Foster S; Gilbert RI, 2017, 'Serviceability of low creep fly ash geopolymer concrete beams', in Isec 2017 9th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Resilient Structures and Sustainable Construction, http://dx.doi.org/10.14455/isec.res.2017.171

Ng TS; Htut TNS; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Steel fibre reinforced concrete: From x-ray imaging observation to modelling', in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Advancements and Challenges Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Acmsm24 2016, pp. 407 - 413

Voo YL; Foster S; Pek LG, 2017, 'Ultra-high performance concrete - Technology for present and future', in High Tech Concrete Where Technology and Engineering Meet Proceedings of the 2017 Fib Symposium, pp. xxv - xlii

Ghareh chaei M; Akbarnezhad A; Castel A; Lazenby H; Lloyd R; Foster SJ, 2016, 'Precision of existing hydration heat models for Portland cement in capturing the effects of supplementary cementitious materials and retarders', Perth Australia, presented at 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Perth Australia, 06 December 2016 - 09 December 2016

khan MSH; Castel A; Akbar Nezhad A; Foster S; Smith M, 2016, 'Performance of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete with steel furnace slag coarse aggregate', in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Advancements and Challenges Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Acmsm24 2016, Perth, pp. 1847 - 1851, presented at 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials,, Perth, 06 December 2016 - 09 December 2016

de Burgh JM; Al-Damad IMA; Foster SJ, 2016, 'Experimental investigation of water vapour sorption isotherms and microstructure of low calcium geopolymer binders', in Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges - Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM24 2016, Taylor & Francis, Perth Australia, pp. 443 - 448, presented at 24th Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24, Perth, Australia, 6-9 December 2016), Perth Australia, 02 December 2016 - 09 December 2016, https://www.crcpress.com/Mechanics-of-Structures-and-Materials-XXIV-Proceedings-of-the-24th-Australian/Hao-Zhang/p/book/9781138029934

Foster SJ; Miller H; Mesgari S; Akbar Nezhad A, 2016, 'Effects of CNT type and dispersion method on safety risks associated with production and demolition of carbon nanotube reinforced concrete', in Banthia N; di Prisco M; Soleimani-Dashtaki S (eds.), FRC: The Modern Landscape, RILEM Publications S.A.R.L., Vancouver, Canada, presented at 9th Rilem International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Vancouver, Canada, 19 September 2016 - 21 September 2016

Bradford MA; Hassanieh A; Valipour HR; Foster SJ, 2016, 'Sustainable Steel-timber Joints for Framed Structures', in Juozapaitis A; Daniunas A; Zavadskas EK (eds.), Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, LITHUANIA, Vilnius, pp. 2 - 12, presented at 12th International Conference on Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques (MBMST), LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 26 May 2016 - 27 May 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.02.011

Foster SJ; voo YL, 2016, 'Design and Construction of the 100 Metre Span UHPC Batu 6 Segmental Box Girder Bridge', in Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Construction Materials, Proceedings of HiPerMat 2016, Kassel Univeristy Press, Kassel, Germany, presented at 4th International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Materials, Kassel, Germany, 09 March 2016 - 11 March 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.19211/KUP9783737600958

Huang Y; Hamed E; Foster SJ, 2015, 'Creep Buckling Behavior of High-Strength Concrete Panels in Two-Way Action', in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Brisbane, presented at Second International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Brisbane, 09 December 2015 - 11 December 2015

Foster SJ; de Burgh J, 2015, 'Practical Simulation of Fire Induced Spalling in Concrete Structural Elements', in Dehn F (ed.), Fire Spalling 2015, Leipzig, Germany, pp. 373 - 384, presented at 4th International Workshop on Concrete Spalling due to Fire Exposure, Leipzig, Germany, 08 October 2015 - 09 October 2015

De Burgh JM; Foster SJ; Vali Pour Goudarzi HR, 2015, 'Experimental study of temperature effects on water vapour sorption and moisture transport phenomena', in CONCREEP 2015: Mechanics and Physics of Creep, Shrinkage, and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Mechanics and Physics of Creep, Shrinkage, and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Vienna, Austria, pp. 1076 - 1081, presented at CONCREEP 10, Vienna, Austria, 21 September 2015 - 23 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479346.129

Gilbert RI; Foster SJ; Agarwal A, 2015, 'An Approach for the Quantification of Ductility and Robustness of Reinforced Concrete Beams and Slabs', in Sanjayan J (ed.), Concrete 2015, Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 313 - 321, presented at 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, 30 August 2015 - 02 September 2015

Ng TS; Foster SJ; Milojevic S, 2015, 'On Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete and its Behaviour at Elevated Temperature', in Sanjayan J (ed.), Concrete 2015, Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1060 - 1069, presented at 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, 30 August 2015 - 02 September 2015

de Burgh J; Foster SJ; Vali Pour Goudarzi H, 2015, 'Predicting fire induced spalling in concrete structural elements', in Sanjayan J (ed.), Concrete 2015, Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1243 - 1251, presented at 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, 30 August 2015 - 02 September 2015

Berndt MA; Sanjayan J; Foster SJ; Castel A; Rajeev P; Heidrich C, 2015, 'Progress Towards a Handbook for Geopolymer Concrete', in Sanjayan J (ed.), Concrete 2015, Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1156 - 1164, presented at Concrete 2015, Melbourne, Australia, 30 August 2015 - 02 September 2015

Foster SJ; Voo YL, 2015, 'Ultra High Performance Ductile Concrete: The Delivery from Research into Practice', in Sanjayan J (ed.), Concrete 2015, Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, pp. 1 - 11, presented at 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, 30 August 2015 - 02 September 2015

de Burgh J; Foster SJ; Vali Pour Goudarzi H, 2015, 'Insight from numerical simulation into the causes and risks of fire induced spalling in concrete walls, floors and tunnel linings', in The 2015 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Techno-Press, Incheon, Korea, presented at World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Incheon, Korea, 25 August 2015 - 29 August 2015

Agarwal A; Hamed E; Foster SJ, 2015, 'Modelling of Steel-FRP Single-Lap Joints Under Freeze-Thaw Cycling', in Thomsen OT; Berggreen C; Sorensen BF (eds.), Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials, AALBORG UNIV PRESS, Copenhagen, Denmark, presented at 20th International Conference Composite Materials, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19 July 2015 - 24 July 2015

Bradford M; Abas F; Gilbert I; Foster S, 2015, 'Experimental behaviour of fibre-reinforced continuous composite slabs', in Proceedings of the International Conference Fibre Concrete, pp. 101 - 108

Khorsandnia N; Vali Pour Goudarzi HR; Foster SJ; Crews K, 2014, '1D frame element formulation for analysis of layered composite beams', Southern Cross University, Australia, Byron Bay, presented at 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), Byron Bay, 09 December 2014 - 12 December 2014

Huang Y; Hamed E; Foster SJ, 2014, 'CREEP TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE PANELS UNDER ECCENTRIC LOADING – BUCKLING EFFECTS', in 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), Byron Bay, new South Wales, Australia, presented at 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), Byron Bay, new South Wales, Australia, 09 December 2014 - 12 December 2014

Vessali N; Vali Pour Goudarzi HR; Samali B; Foster S, 2014, 'Development of the compressive membrane action in partially restrained reinforced concrete sub-assemblages', in 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), Southern Cross University, Australia, Byron Bay, pp. 357 - 362, presented at 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), Byron Bay, 09 December 2014 - 12 December 2014

de Burgh JM; Foster SJ; Vali Pour H, 2014, 'Prediction of water vapour sorption isotherms and microstructure of hardened Portland cement pastes', in Li K; Yan P; Yang R (eds.), ONMOD2014 Proceedings of the RILEM International Symposium on Concrete Modelling, RILEM Publications S.A.R.L., Bejing, China, pp. 265 - 272, presented at 4th RILEM International Symposium on Concrete Modelling, Bejing, China, 12 October 2014 - 14 October 2014

Amin A; Foster SJ, 2014, 'Numerical Modelling of Large Scale Steel Fibre Reinforced-Reinforced Concrete Beams Failing in Shear', in Charron JP; Massicotte B; Mobasher B; Plizzari G (eds.), Proceedings FRC 2014 Joint ACI-fib International Workshop Fibre Reinforced Concrete: From Design to Structural Applications, Montreal, Canada, pp. 89 - 99, presented at FRC 2014 Joint ACI-fib International Workshop Fibre Reinforced Concrete: From Design to Structural Applications, Montreal, Canada, 24 July 2014 - 25 July 2014

Amin A; Foster S, 2014, 'The Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced-Reinforced Concrete Beams in Shear', in Bastien J; Rouleau N; Fiset M; Thomassin M (eds.), Proceedings 10th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Quebec, Canada, pp. 395 - 401, presented at 10th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Quebec, Canada, 21 July 2014 - 23 July 2014

Foster S, 2014, 'FRC design according to the draft Australian bridge code', in American Concrete Institute ACI Special Publication, pp. 29 - 40

Amin A; Foster SJ, 2014, 'Numerical modelling of large scale steel-fibre-reinforced reinforced concrete beams failing in shear', in American Concrete Institute ACI Special Publication, pp. 161 - 170

Agarwal A; Hamed E; Foster SJ, 2013, 'EFFECT OF ADHESIVE THICKNESS ON THE INTERFACIAL STRESSES IN STEEL-FRP LAP-JOINTS UNDER FREEZE-THAW CYCLING', Melbourne, Australia, presented at APFIS 2013 (Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures), Melbourne, Australia, 11 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Agarwal A; Ng TS; Foster SJ; Hamed E, 2013, 'DURABILITY OF STEEL-CFRP ADHESIVE JOINTS UNDER SUSTAINED LOADING AND WET THERMAL-CYCLES.', Montreal, Canada, presented at THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Montreal, Canada, 28 July 2013 - 02 August 2013

Amin A; Foster SJ; Muttoni A, 2013, 'Evaluation of the tensile strength of sfrc as derived from inverse analysis of notched bending tests', in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, pp. 1049 - 1057, presented at 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, 11 March 2013 - 14 March 2013

Foster SJ; Ng TS; Htut TN, 2013, 'High performance fibre reinforced concrete: Fundamental behaviour and modelling', in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, pp. 69 - 78, presented at 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS 2013, Toledo; Spain, 11 March 2013 - 14 March 2013

Sanchayan S; Foster SJ, 2013, 'Behaviour of hybrid PVA-steel fibre reinforced ultra high performance concrete at high temperature', in Research and Applications in Structural Engineering Mechanics and Computation Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering Mechanics and Computation Semc 2013, pp. 1637 - 1642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b15963-294

Abas F; Bradford MA; Foster SJ; Ian Gilbert R, 2013, 'Shear-Bond Behaviour of Steel-Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) Composite Slabs with Deep Trapezoidal Decking: Experimental Study', in Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete VII Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete, pp. 561 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479735.043

Amin A; Foster SJ; Boillet D; Muttoni A, 2012, 'An experimental investigation into the tensile strength of steel fibre reinforced concrete', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 1097 - 1103, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Rajabi A; Valipour HR; Samali B; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Application of externally post-tensioned FRP bars for strengthening reinforced concrete members', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 145 - 148, presented at 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Sydney, Australia, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Parvez A; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Fatigue behaviour of reinforced concrete beams with addition of steel fibres', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 333 - 338, presented at Conference: 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM22, Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Vesali NF; Valipour HR; Samali B; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Investigating the arching action in reinforced concrete beams', in From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation, CRC Press, London, UK, pp. 369 - 374, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Sanchayan S; Gowripalan N; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Mechanical properties of fibre reinforced reactive powder concrete after exposure to high temperatures', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 1177 - 1181, presented at THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS,, SYDNEY, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Arnaud C, 2012, 'Modelling of reinforced concrete beam response to repeated loading including steel-concrete interface damage', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 257 - 261, presented at 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Agarwal A; Foster SJ; Hamed E; Vrcelj Z, 2012, 'Testing of steel-CFRP adhesive joints under freeze-thaw cycling', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 801 - 806, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Abas F; Gilbert RI; Foster SJ; Bradford MA, 2012, 'The behaviour of fibre reinforced continuous concrete slabs under load - an experimental study', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, ACMSM 22, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 11–14 DECEMBER 2012, CRC Press, Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY, pp. 233 - 239, presented at 22nd ACMSM, UTS Sydney, 11 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Bradford MA; Abas F; Gilbert RI; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Strength of continuous composite slabs containing fibre reinforced concrete', in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Advances on Steel Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Research Publishing Services, Singapore, pp. 461 - 468, presented at 10th International Conference on Advances on Steel Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Singapore, 02 July 2012 - 04 July 2012

Castel A; Gilbert RI; Foster SJ, 2012, 'Numerical modelling of reinforced concrete beam response to repeated loading including steel-concrete interface damage', in Conference Proceedings - CD, Alix-en-Provence, France, presented at Numerical Modeling Strategies for Sustainable Concrete Structures, Alix-en-Provence, France, 29 May 2012 - 01 June 2012

Voo YL; Foster SJ, 2011, 'Construction of a 50 Metre Long Ultra High Performance Ductile Concrete Composite Road Bridge', in Proceedings, Austroads 8th Bridge Conference: Sustainable Bridges – The Thread of Society, Austroads Inc., Sydney, Australia, pp. 228 - 240, presented at Austroads 8th Bridge Conference, Sydney, Australia, 31 October 2011 - 05 November 2011

Watts T; Foster SJ; Kayvani K, 2011, 'Evaluation of AS3600-2009 Provisions for Design by Nonlinear Stress Analysis', in Concrete 2011 - Building a Sustainable Future, Concrete Institute of Australia, Perth, presented at Concrete 2011 - 25th Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Perth, 12 October 2011 - 14 October 2011, http://concrete2011.com.au/program/papersfordelegates/

Loo M; Ahammed M; Foster SJ; Stewart M; Sirivivatnanon V, 2011, 'Safety and reliability of reinforced concrete structures', in Concrete 2011: Building a sustainable future, Concrete Institute of Australia, Sydney Australia, presented at Concrete 2011 - 25th Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Perth, 12 October 2011 - 14 October 2011, http://concrete2011.com.au/program/papersfordelegates/

Huang Y; Hamed E; Foster SJ, 2011, 'Creep buckling analysis of high strength concrete panels', in Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, NZ Concrete Society Ltd., New Zealand, pp. 284 - 292, presented at 9th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, Rotorua, new Zealand, 09 August 2011 - 11 August 2011


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