Innovative solution for post-tensioned anchorage zone concrete failures

Feasibility of Using Lead-Zinc Tailings to Produce Environmentally Friendly Ceramisite

Hongtao Peng, Dong Wang, Massoud Sofi, Priyan Mendis, Zhiyuan Zhou, Junli Liu

2021-11-01

There are large volumes of lead-zinc tailings (LZT) produced in China and elsewhere in the world. LZT disposal to the landfill is ..

Bond strength of GiR in cross-laminated timber: A preliminary study

M Sofi, E Lumantarna, Ryan Hoult, Michael Mooney, Nicholas Mason, Jinghan Lu

2021-09-27

The popularity of cross-laminated timber (CLT) has increased significantly over recent years, with numerous low- to mid-rise build..

Flexural Capacity Prediction Model For Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams

Aocheng Zhong, Massoud Sofi, Elisa Lumantarna, Zhiyuan Zhou, Priyan Mendis

2021-06-03

Steel fibre (SF) reinforcement has been shown to improve the ductility of high strength concrete (HSC), which is known to be britt..

Nano-CSH modified high volume fly ash concrete: Early-age properties and environmental impact analysis

Zhiyuan Zhou, Massoud Sofi, Junli Liu, Shengping Li, Aocheng Zhong, Priyan Mendis

2021-03-01

To reduce the carbon footprint in concrete industry, fly ash (FA) as the solid waste has been widely used to replace cement in con..

Finite Element Modelling of Concentrated Anchorage Load in Early Age Concrete

M Sofi, L Maia, E Lumantarna, A Zhong, P Mendis

2021-01-01

Analyses of end-block and beam-end specimens have been undertaken based on the finite element models. The purpose of the analyses ..

Treated Municipal Solid Waste (Biomass) Based Concrete Properties—Part II: Experimental Program

M Sofi, L Maia, J Liu, Y Sabri, A Zhou, T Frahmand, P Mendis

2021-01-01

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is a worldwide problem growing proportionally the earth human population. The practice of i..

Treated Municipal Solid Waste (Biomass) Based Concrete Properties—Part I: State of the Art

M Sofi, L Maia, J Liu, Y Sabri, Z Zhou, T Frahmand, P Mendis

2021-01-01

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is a worldwide problem growing with the increase of global human population. The practice o..

Microstructure and strength development of quaternary blend high-volume fly ash concrete

C Gunasekara, Z Zhou, DW Law, M Sofi, S Setunge, P Mendis

2020-05-01

This study investigates low cement quaternary blend HVFA concrete mixes utilizing up to 80% cement replacement using fly ash, hydr..

Strength Development and Thermogravimetric Investigation of High-Volume Fly Ash Binders

Zhiyuan Zhou, Massoud Sofi, Elisa Lumantarna, Rackel San Nicolas, Gideon Hadi Kusuma, Priyan Mendis

2019-10-01

To address sustainability issues by facilitating the use of high-volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete in industry, this paper investigat..

Hydration and Strength Evolution of Ternary-Blend High-Volume Fly Ash Concretes

C Gunasekera, Z Zhou, M Sofi, DW Law, S Setunge, P Mendis

2019-09-01

The increase of carbon emissions due to the annual growth of portland cement (PC) production has promoted research into the develo..

Condition assessment of concrete by hybrid non-destructive tests

Massoud Sofi, Yusak Oktavianus, Elisa Lumantarna, Abbas Rajabifard, Colin Duffield, Priyan Mendis

2019-07-01

This paper presents interim findings of a research project that was aimed to develop reliable methods to assess the condition of b..

Thermal Stresses of Concrete at Early Ages

Massoud Sofi, Elisa Lumantarna, Priyan Mendis, Aocheng Zhong

2019-06-01

The cracking tendency of cast-in-place concrete at early ages under restrained conditions is a concern. In particular, in the buil..

Transforming Municipal Solid Waste into Construction Materials

Massoud Sofi, Ylias Sabri, Zhiyuan Zhou, Priyan Mendis

2019-05-09

Rapid urbanisation and the associated infrastructure development are creating a deficit of conventional construction materials and..

Smarter construction site management using the latest information technology

Zhenbao Yu, Hongtao Peng, Xianyi Zeng, Massoud Sofi, Hui Xing, Zhiyuan Zhou

2019-05-01

With rapid developments in building information modelling (BIM) technology, the collection, analysis and sharing of information ov..

Using building information modelling for a commercial building in Beijing, China

Hongtao Peng, Dianmin Gao, Xianyi Zeng, Massoud Sofi, Zhiyuan Zhou, Xln Li

2019-05-01

An eight-storey commercial building was successfully constructed in Bejing, China, in 2018 using building information modelling (B..

Impact of Earthquakes on the Transportation Infrastructure of Indonesia: A Preliminary Study

Anita Amirsardari, Massoud Sofi, Elisa Lumantarna, Iswandi Imran, Colin Duffield

2019-03-01

Indonesia is a high seismic region and one of the most vulnerable countries prone to experiencing damaging earthquakes. It is crit..

Determining dynamic characteristics of high rise buildings using interferometric radar system

M Sofi, E Lumantarna, A Zhong, PA Mendis, C Duffield, R Barnes

2018-06-01

Dynamic performance measurement of buildings using conventional contact sensors such as accelerometers, tilt meters and Global Pos..