STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor David Law
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399250321
Email:
david.law@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Current Research and Consultancy
- Condition Assessment
- Predictive Modelling of Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Geopolymer Concrete
- Sulphate Attack of Concrete
- Controlled Permeability Formwork
- Effect of Corrosion on Bond
- Electrochemical Monitoring (LPR, galvanostatic pulse)
- Electrochemical Protection
- Leaching of Freshly Placed Concrete
- Whole Life Costing
Current Collaborative Research Projects
- Max Frank – Controlled Permeability Formwork research
- AECOM, Monash University and Portof Geelong, Port of Sydney Authorities – ARC Linkage - “Improved Management of Australian Port Infrastructure by Development of Predictive Ageing Simulation“
- Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria – “Life Expectancy of Concrete Septic Tanks under Biogenic Sulphuric Acid Corrosion“
- Roadtek “Methods of minimising water pollution caused by freshly placed concrete“
- Zhengzhou University, China – sulphate attack of cementitious materials
- Heriot Watt University – Exchange program, NDT of concrete, durability
A wide range of experience in the rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures. This has included the design, specification, installation and monitoring of repair technologies such as Cathodic Protection, Desalination, Re-alkalisation, Patch Repairs, Coatings, Replacement Materials and Durability Assessment.
Courses taught include: Infrastructure Management, Construction Management, Civil Engineering Materials, Infrastructure Planning, General Engineering Skills, Transport Materials, Structural Materials.
- BSc, Joint Honours, Maths and Chemistry, Salford University
- MSc, Analytical Chemistry, Salford University
- PhD, Physical Chemistry, Reading University
Member of professional associations
- Member, Concrete Institute of Australia
Reviewer
- Construction & Building Materials
- Sargent, P.,Sandanayake, M.,Law, D.,HUghes, D.,Shifa, F. (2024). Strength, mineralogical, microstructural and CO2 emission assessment of waste mortars comprising excavated soil, scallop shells and blast furnace slag In: Construction and Building Materials, 411, 1 - 16
- Wijesinghe, K.,Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Damruwan, H.,Wanasekara, N.,Wang, L. (2024). Thermal and acoustic performance in textile fibre-reinforced concrete: An analytical review In: Construction and Building Materials, 412, 1 - 17
- Islam, M.,Law, D.,Gunasekara, C.,Sobuz, H.,Rahman, M.,Habib, M.,Sabbir, A. (2024). Assessing the Influence of Banana Leaf Ash as Pozzolanic Material for the Production of Green Concrete: A Mechanical and Microstructural Evaluation In: Materials, 17, 1 - 20
- Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, M.,Karunasinghe, D.,Gunasekara, C.,Wijesundara, K.,Lokuge, W.,Law, D. (2024). Machine learning approaches to predict compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete: A comprehensive review In: Construction and Building Materials, 419, 1 - 15
- Zhang, J.,Fernando, S.,Law, D.,Gunasekara, C.,Setunge, S.,Sandanayake, M.,Zhang, K. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment for Geopolymer Concrete Bricks Using Brown Coal Fly Ash In: Sustainability, 15, 1 - 21
- Herath, C.,Law, D.,Gunasekara, C.,Setunge, S. (2023). Sulphate and acid resistance of HVFA concrete incorporating nano silica In: Construction and Building Materials, 392, 1 - 22
- Wijeyawardana, P.,Nanayakkara, N.,Law, D.,Gunasekara, C.,Karunarathna, A.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Performance of biochar mixed cement paste for removal of Cu, Pb and Zn from stormwater In: Environmental Research, 232, 1 - 15
- Law, D.,Patrisia, Y.,Gunasekara, C.,Castel, A.,Nguyen, Q.,Wardhono, A. (2023). Durability Assessment of Alkali-Activated Concrete Exposed to a Marine Environment In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 35, 1 - 11
- Law, D.,Bhuiyan, S.,Nicholls, P.,Ackland, B. (2023). Investigation of residual protection of a 55 years old marine structure after 20 years subject to impressed current cathodic protection In: Materials and Structures, 56, 1 - 16
- Fernando, K.,Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Nasvi, M.,Setunge, S.,Dissanayake, R. (2023). Long-Term Creep and Shrinkage of Alkali-Activated Concrete Incorporating Fly Ash and Rice Husk Ash In: ACI Materials Journal, 120, 67 - 78
- Digital twin of reinforced concrete infrastructure for intelligent asset management. Funded by: SmartCrete CRC from (2023 to 2026)
- R1P39 - Sustainable Low Carbon Concrete for Future Concrete Infrastructure. Funded by: SmartCrete CRC from (2023 to 2026)
- (TREMS, Theme 4, Project 34) Development of Green extraction process of metal elements in reclaimed pond ash (Phase 1). Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub from (2023 to 2026)
- Manufactured Novel Concrete products integrating Reclaimed Waste for Commercial Applications. Funded by: Circular Economy Markets Fund: Materials from (2022 to 2025)
- ARC Research Hub for Transformation of Reclaimed Waste Resources to Engineered Materials and Solutions for a Circular Economy (TREMS). Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub from (2021 to 2026)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
14 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions17 PhD Completions and 6 Masters by Research Completions
Durability of Materials (Concrete, steel, reinforced concrete). Controlled Permeable formwork. Non destructive Testing techniques (Corrosion rate, LPR). Geopolyers. Corrosion Modelling and Lifetime Mangement of Structures. Sulphate attach of concrete.