Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL100100063

Funded Activity Summary

An Innovative and Advanced Systems Approach for Full Life-Cycle, Low-Emissions Composite and Hybrid Building Infrastructure. This project will develop a 'green' sustainable composite steel-concrete building frame system that reduces greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life-cycle of building construction, usage and deconstruction. It will eliminate the use of ordinary Portland cement, which is a major carbon dioxide producer, by using geopolymer concrete made from fly-ash, and will use economic thin-walled, high-strength steel sections. Deconstructability is provided through bolted joints and by using tensioned bolts as shear connectors between the steel skeleton and concrete flooring. This project is underpinned by the extensive background of the candidate, and provides a very timely solution to a major contemporary engineering challenge facing Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 13-12-2010

End Date: 11-02-2016

Funding Scheme: Australian Laureate Fellowships

Funding Amount: $1,423,222.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Numerical Analysis | Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | Construction Materials |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Civil Construction Processes | Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Construction Activities | Civil Construction Design

Other Keywords

Civil Construction Design | Civil Construction Processes | Civil Engineering | Construction Materials | Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Construction Activities | Numerical Analysis | Structural Engineering

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