Publications

For a comprehensive list of SIERA Group’s publications, please visit Dr. Banthia’s profile on ResearchGate.

Recently published journal papers:

  • Yoo, D.Y., Banthia, N., Chun, B. 2020. Achieving Slip-Hardening Behavior of Sanded Straight Steel Fibers in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites. Vol. 113. 2020. 103669.
  • Goffin B., Banthia, N., Yonemitsu N. 2020. Use of Infrared Thermal Imaging to Detect Corrosion of Epoxy Coated and Uncoated Rebar in Concrete. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 263. 2020.120162.
  • Huo, B., Li, B., Huang, S., Chen, C., Zhang Y., Banthia, N. 2020. Hydration and Soundness Properties of Phosphoric Acid Modified Steel Slag Powder. Construction and Building Materials. Vol. 254. 10 Sep 2020. 119319.
  • Tamanna, K., Tiznobaik, M., Banthia, N., Shahria Alam, M., 2020 Mechanical Properties of Rubberized Concrete Containing Recycled Concrete Aggregate. ACI materials Journal. May 2020. No. 117-M64. 169-189
  • Cao, R., Zhang, S., Banthia, N., Zhang, Y. and Zhang, Z. 2020. Interpreting the Early-age Reaction Process of Alkali-activated Slag by Using Combined Embedded Ultrasonic Measurement, Thermal analysis, XRD, FTIR and SEM, Composites, Part B: Engineering, vol. 186, Apr. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.107840
  • Onuaguluchi, O., Banthia, N. 2020. Alkali-silica reaction resistance of cementitious material containing CaCl2-blended acrylic polymer emulsion. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 32:3, Feb 2020. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003049
  • Wang Q., Banthia, N., Sun W., Gu, C. 2020. Water Permeability of Eco-Friendly Fiber Reinforced Ductile Cementitious Composites (EDCC) under an Applied Compressive Stress. Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 107, Mar. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103500
  • Tamanna, K., Tiznobaik, M., Banthia, N., Shahria, A. M. 2020. Mechanical Properties of Rubberized Concrete Containing Recycled Concrete Aggregate. American Concrete Institute Materials Journal, Vol. 117:2, March 2020.
  • Sukontasukkul, P., Chindaprasirt, P., Pongsopha, P., Phoo-Ngernkham, T., Tangchirapat, W., Banthia N. 2020. Effect of Fly Ash/Silica Fume Ratio and Curing Condition on Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer. Sustainable Cement-Based Materials. Vol. 9 (4). 8 Jan. 2020. pp. 218-232.
  • Farooq, M., Bhutta, A., Banthia N. 2019. Strain-hardening ambient-cured eco-friendly ductile geopolymer composites. ACI Materials Journal. 117(3):181-189.
  • Yoo, D.Y., Banthia, N. 2019. Impact Resistance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete – A Review, Cement & Concrete Composites, Vol. 104, November 2019. doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103389
  • Yoo, D.Y., Banthia, N., Kim, S., Kim, M.J. 2019. Self-healing capability of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete after exposure to cryogenic temperature. Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 104, Nov. 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103335
  • Farooq, M., Bhutta, A., Banthia, N. 2019. Tensile Performance of Eco-friendly Ductile Geopolymer Composites (EDGC) incorporating Different Micro-fibers, Cement and Concrete Composites. Vol. 103, October 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.05.004
  • Farooq, M., Banthia, N. 2019. FRP fibre-cementitious matrix interfacial bond under time-depended loading. Materials and Structures. Vol. 52, October 2019. DOI: doi.org/10.1617/s11527-019-1409-y
  • Onuaguluchi, O., Banthia, N. 2019. Long-term sulfate resistance of cementitious composites containing fine crumb rubber. Cement and Concrete Composite. Vol. 104, November 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103354
  • Onuaguluchi, O., Banthia, N. 2019. Value-added reuse of scrap tire polymeric fibers in cement-based structural applications, Journal of Cleaner Production, Apr. 2019. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.225
  • Sukontasukkul P., Banthia, N. 2019. Effect of Rubber Insertion on Impact Behavior of Multilayer Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Bulletproof Panel. Construction & Building Materials. 216: 476-484.
  • Bhutta, A., Farooq, M., Banthia, N. 2019. Performance Characteristics of Micro Fiber-reinforced Geopolymer Repair Mortars. Construction and Building Materials. 215: 605-612, Aug. 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.04.243
  • Cui, D., Sun, W., Wang, Q. Banthia, N. 2019. Investigation on porosity of partly carbonated paste specimens blended with fly ash through dual CT scans Construction & Building Materials. Construction and Building Materials, 196, pp. 692–702.
  • Roghanian N., Banthia, N., 2019. An Innovative Approach to Simulate Bio-Corrosion in Concrete Pipes. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 49: ePub.
  • Yoo, D. Y, Banthia, N., Gupta, R., Kim, Y. H., Bhutta, A. 2019. Polymer-Based Construction Materials for Civil Engineering. International Journal of Polymer Science, Vol. 2019, Article ID 8914073, pp. 1–2.
  • Banthia, N., Roghanian N., 2019. Development of a Sustainable Coating and Repair Material to Prevent Bio-Corrosion in Concrete Sewer and Waste-Water Pipes. Cement and Concrete Composites. 100: 99-107.
  • Banthia, N., 2019. “Sensors, intelligent structures and smart digital concrete,” Concreto & Construções, Vol. 93, pp. 44-47.
  • Wongprachum, W., Sappakittipakorn, M., Sukontasukkul, P., Chindaprasirt, P., Banthia, N. Resistance to sulfate attack and underwater abrasion of fiber reinforced cement mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 189 (2018): 686–694.
  • Onuaguluchi, O., Banthia, N. 2018. Scrap Tire Steel Fiber as a Substitute for Commercial Steel Fiber in Cement Mortar: Engineering Properties and Cost-Benefit Analyses. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 134(2018): 248–256.
  • Cui, D., Sun, W., Banthia, N. 2018. Use of Tomography to Understand the Influence of Preconditioning on Carbonation Tests in Cement-based Materials. Cement and Concrete Composites, 88: 52–63.
  • Onuaguluchi, O., Ratu, R., Banthia, N. 2018. The Effects of CaCl2-Blended Acrylic Polymer Emulsion on the Properties of Cement Mortar. Materials and Structures, 51(50): 1–10.
  • Yoo, D.Y., Banthia, N., Lee, J.Y., Yoon, Y.S. 2018. Effects of Fiber Geometric Property on Rate Dependent Flexural Behavior of Ultra-High-Performance Cementitious Composite. Cement & Concrete Composites, 86: 57–71.
  • Yoo, D.Y., Banthia, N., Yoon, Y.S. 2018. Geometrical and Boundary Condition Effects on Restrained Shrinkage Behavior of UHPFRC Slabs. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 22(1): 185–195.
  • Goffin B., Banthia, N. 2018. Influence of Fibres on the Rebar-Concrete Bond: Further Evidence of Toughness Enhancement, International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems, Vol. 3, Nos. 3/4, 2018.