Berhan Ahmed

An In-Situ Assessment of Wood-in-Service Using Microwave Technologies, with a Focus on Assessing Hardwood Power Poles

Graham Brodie, Deepan Babu Thanigasalam, Peter Farrell, Allison Kealy, John RJ French, Berhan Ahmed (Shiday)

Journal article  |  2020  |  INSECTS

Wooden power poles and their ongoing inspection represent a significant investment for most electrical power utilities. This study..

Soil Washing Technology for Removing Heavy Metals from a Contaminated Soil: A Case Study

Khalid Alaboudi, Berhan Ahmed, Graham Brodie

Journal article  |  2019  |  Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Although EDTA solution is considered an efficient soil washing liquid for extraction of heavy metals from soils, its low biodegrad..

Effect of biochar on Pb, Cd and Cr availability and maize growth in artificial contaminated soil

KA Alaboudi, B Ahmed, G Brodie

Journal article  |  2019  |  Annals of Agricultural Sciences

© 2019 This study was performed to investigate the effect of biochar manufactured from agriculture residues for the stabilization ..

Microwave characterisation and detection of wood decay

Graham Brodie, Berhan M Ahmed, Mohan V Jacob

Journal article  |  2012  |  WORLD JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING

The transparency of wood to microwave radiation is subject to changes in the wood's properties caused by softening of the wood mat..

Preliminary laboratory bioassay to evaluate engineered Fibre-boards against subterranean termites C. acinaciformis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

B Ahmed, H Militz, B Ozarska, IG Ali, L Kloeser

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  43rd Annual Meeting, International Research Group on Wood Protection

Microwave Technology for Detecting Termites and Decay in Timber

GI Brodie, B Ahmed

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  Microwave and RF Power Applications

Termite foraging behaviour and biological response against sintered glass screening as a potential graded physical barrier

B Ahmed, JRJ French

Journal article  |  2011  |  African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

The case for using borates in termite control in tropical Australia

B Ahmed, JRJ French

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  International Research Group on Wood Protection

Termite Resistance of Different Wood Panels Treated with Bifex® under Laboratory and Field Trials

F Manzoor, SA Malik, B Ahmed, A Liaquat, N Naz

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  International Research Group on Wood Protection

Evaluation of bulk orthotropic properties of heavy plywood bridge decking

CY Adam, HR Milner, BM Ahmed

Journal article  |  2011  |  WORLD JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING

This paper devises a method for modelling the bulk orthotropic properties of heavy plywood bridge decking described in Australia a..