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Our Research got attention from leading research magazines "NewsRX" Daily Daily Hong Kong Report

 

Our Newly designed smart (Self-Sensing) UHPC is getting attention from scientists and researchers. The fabrication process and testing results can be seen on our YouTube link.

Research articles were recently published that describe the different properties and performance of the self-sensing UHPC.

Research Area

Dr Abasal is working in multifunctional cementitious composites, where he developed new materials for sustainable, economical, and yet ultra-high-performance and durable cementitious composites.

Research Output: 

  1. Hussain, A., Yu, T., & Zou, F. (2024). Nanocarbon black based ultra-high-performance seawater sea-sand concrete (UHPSSC) with self-strain sensing capability. Cement and Concrete Composites, 105895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2024.105895 

  2. Hussain, A., Xiang, Y., Yu, T., & Zou, F. (2022). Nanocarbon black-based ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with self-strain sensing capability. Construction and Building Materials, 359, 129496.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129496

  3. Wang, Q., Hussain, A., Farooqi, M. U., & Deifalla, A. F. (2022). Artificial intelligence-based estimation of ultra-high-strength concrete's flexural property. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 17, e01243.

  4. Zhang, J., Liu, H., Liu, G., Wang, X., Geng, J., Wang, Q., & Hussain, A. (2022). Influence on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis of hybrid fiber recycled aggregate concrete after exposure to elevated temperature. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 1-20.

  5. Khan, M., Cao, M., Ai, H., & Hussain, A. (2022). Basalt fibers in modified whisker reinforced cementitious composites. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 66(2), 344-354. 

  6. Zhu, B., Liu, H., Liu, G., Hussain, A., Zhang, X., & Wang, X. (2021). Bond Behavior between BFRP Bars and Hybrid Fiber Recycled Aggregate Concrete after High Temperature. Journal of Renewable Materials, 9(3), 507-521.

  7. Khan, M., Cao, M., Hussain, A., & Chu, S. H. (2021). Effect of silica-fume content on performance of CaCO3 whisker and basalt fiber at matrix interface in cement-based composites. Construction and Building Materials, 300, 124046.

  8. Ahmed, S., Hussain, A., Hussain, Z., Pu, Z., Ostrowski, K. A., & Walczak, R. (2021). Effect of Carbon Black and Hybrid Steel-Polypropylene Fiber on the Mechanical and Self-Sensing Characteristics of Concrete Considering Different Coarse Aggregates’ Sizes. Materials, 14(23), 7455.

  9. Hussain, Z., Pu, Z., Hussain, A., Ahmed, S., Shah, A. U., Ali, A., & Ali, A. (2021). Effect of fiber dosage on water permeability using a newly designed apparatus and crack monitoring of steel fiber–reinforced concrete under direct tensile loading. Structural Health Monitoring, 14759217211052855.

  10. Zhu, B., Liu, H., Liu, G., Hussain, A., Zhang, X., & Wang, X. (2021). Bond Behavior between BFRP Bars and Hybrid Fiber Recycled Aggregate Concrete after High Temperature. Journal of Renewable Materials, 9(3), 507-521.

  11. Hussain, A., Ding, Y., Liu, G., & Naqi, A. (2019). Study on self-monitoring of multiple cracked concrete beams with multiphase conductive materials subjected to bending. Smart Materials and Structures, 28(9), 095003.

  12. Naqi, A., Abbas, N., Zahra, N., Hussain, A., & Shabbir, S. Q. (2019). Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the strength development of cementitious materials. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 8(1), 1203-1211.

  13. Ding, Y., Liu, G., Hussain, A., Pacheco-Torgal, F., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Effect of steel fiber and carbon black on the self-sensing ability of concrete cracks under bending. Construction and Building Materials, 207, 630-639.

  14. Hussain, S., Zhu, F., Ali, Z., Aslam, H. D., & Hussain, A. (2018). Critical delaying factors: public sector building projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Buildings, 8(1), 6.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Hussain, A., Yu, T., & Zou, F. (2023). Development of Nanocarbon Black-enabled Self-strain Sensing Ultra-high-performance Cementitious Composites. STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING 2023.

  2. Hussain, A., Yu, T., & Zou, F. Nanocarbon black-enabled self-strain sensing ultra-high-performance concrete: development and durability analysis. Strain, 1, 2-0.

  3. Hussain, A., & Hussain, Z. (2021). Effect of carbon black on properties of steel fiber-reinforced concrete. 3rd Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’21), 1-6

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