David Law

Associate Professor David Law

Associate Professor

Details

  • College: School of Engineering
  • Department: School of Engineering
  • Campus: City Campus Australia
  • david.law@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Industry Experience:
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Construction & Building Materials

Supervisor projects

  • Rheological Formulation and pumpability of Calcined clay Concrete
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • Concrete products integrating upcycled cellulose Biochar from non-treated Timber waste
  • 8 Mar 2024
  • Evaluating the potential effects of Pervious Concrete Pavements on stormwater runoff based on the site-specific rainfall characteristics
  • 1 Nov 2023
  • Green Concrete in Marine Applications: Durability and Sustainability aspect
  • 30 Oct 2023
  • Long-term Engineering Performance of Carbonated Recycled Aggregate Concrete
  • 20 Oct 2023
  • Mix Design and Engineering Performance of Waste Material Composites
  • 17 Oct 2023
  • Sustainable Criterion Selection Framework for Green Construction Materials Utilized in Cement/Concrete Applications
  • 18 May 2023
  • Recycling and Reuse of Aerated Bricks
  • 16 Mar 2023
  • Degradation of PET fibers used in cement composites
  • 17 Jan 2023
  • Development of Green concrete using Mining waste and Crumb rubber for acoustic applications
  • 28 Nov 2022
  • A synthetic textile waste fibre reinforced cementitious composite with improved thermal and sound insulation properties
  • 21 Nov 2022
  • The Use of Brown Coal Pond Ash as a Replacement of Cement in Concrete Masonry Bricks
  • 18 Nov 2022
  • Upcycled Textile Waste Used as Construction Material in Concrete Application
  • 31 Aug 2022
  • Design of Geopolymer/Alkali Activated Concretes Using Advanced Machine Learning Technique
  • 23 Aug 2021
  • Performance of Sustainable Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composite Incorporating Recycled Synthetic Textile Waste
  • 17 Jun 2021
  • Use of Recycled Materials for the Stabilisation of Pavement
  • 25 Jan 2021
  • Development of Biochar and Cement-Based Materials for Urban Runoff Quality Improvement
  • 18 Jun 2020
  • Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Geopolymer Aggregate Concrete Behaviour
  • 12 Dec 2019
  • Investigation of Rice Husk Ash as a Sustainable Source Material for Blended Low Calcium Fly Ash Based Alkali Activated Binders
  • 31 Dec 2018
  • The Long-Term Mechanical and Durability Properties of Indonesian Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete
  • 14 Dec 2018
  • Experimental Study of the Clay Activation Methods to Develop Geopolymer Binder
  • 7 Oct 2018
  • Performance of HVFA Concrete Incorporating Nano Silica - A Detailed Study
  • 3 Sep 2018
  • Enhanced Fired-Clay Bricks Incorporating Cigarette Butts
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • An Integrated Bridge Asset Management Method Combining Condition Degradation, Load Rating, Serviceability and Risk-Cost
  • 1 Aug 2017
  • Application of Recycled Waste Materials for Making a New and Green Pavement Base/Subbase
  • 19 Jul 2017
  • Current distribution of Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Systems in Reinforced Concrete
  • 1 Feb 2017
  • The Use of Brown Coal Fly Ash as a Replacement of Cement In Concrete Masonry Bricks
  • 21 Mar 2016
  • An investigation into Deep Penetrating treatments of concrete structures to Improve Durability
  • 8 Mar 2016
  • Alkali-activated clay-based cement and mortar
  • 30 Mar 2015

Teaching interests

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.

Research interests

Civil Engineering, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), Chemical Engineering, Statistics, Materials Engineering, Applied Mathematics

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
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