A/ProfKirk Vessalas
Associate Professor
School of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG
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- Associate ProfessorSchool of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG
FUNDED RESEARCH
- Low-carbon concrete
- Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)
- Cement decarbonisation
- Concrete durability
- Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and delayed ettringite deformation (DEF) mitigation
- Mineral carbonation
- Circular economy in construction
- Sustainable cement technologies
- Industrial by-products in construction
- Green infrastructure materials
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTDevelopment of a predictive model for reliably estimating early age cracking potential in rigid concrete pavementsAustralian Research Council1 May 2026 - 1 May 2028People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Mahmood AH
- GRANTARC Research Hub for Infrastructure Net ZeroAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Duan W,
- Thomas P,
- Partridge H,
- Yeo R
- GRANTApplications of Calcined Clay in Lower Carbon ConcreteSMARTCRETE CRC LTD31 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2025People funded by this grant:
- Thomas P,
- Giurco D,
- Vessalas K,
- Sceats M,
- Stewart M
- GRANTInvestigating the penetration of water in low-carbon concrete using neutron radiography and tomographyThe Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation2 Oct 2023 - 31 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Thomas P,
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Garbe U,
- Klapproth A,
- Aldridge L
- GRANTSustainable and Fit for Purpose Concrete Materials for Construction of AssetsSMARTCRETE CRC LTD16 Mar 2023 - 25 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Valix M,
- Zamparelli M,
- Tong L,
- Li Y
- GRANTR1P46 - Low carbon footprint supplementary cementitious materials for concrete and blended cement use from mineral carbonationSMARTCRETE CRC LTD1 Jan 2023 - 31 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Thomas P,
- Srivastava H,
- Khatri R,
- Zea J
- GRANTSelecting Low Carbon Concrete For Transport Infrastructures - NOW AND FUTURESMARTCRETE CRC LTD2 May 2022 - 31 Oct 2025People funded by this grant:
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Vessalas K,
- Thomas P,
- Srivastava H,
- Khatri R
- SCHOLARSHIPDevelopment of ‘safe limit use’ of slag in concrete for subbase and base mixes in rigid pavements (slipform and fixed-form) mixes UTS TECH LAB MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENTTransport for NSW1 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2028People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Mahmood AH,
- Mortazavi M,
- Castel A
- GRANTCCAA - Balanced alkali limit in cement for alkali-silica reaction risk-free concreteAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Vessalas K,
- Erkmen R,
- Gowripalan N,
- Tapas MJ
- GRANTCCANZ - Development of protocols for the use of aggregate minimising the likelihood of potentially adverse alkali silica reaction (ASR)Australian Research Council1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Vessalas K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHFull Utilisation of Reactive Aggregates in High Performance ConcreteCement Concrete & Aggregates Australia30 Mar 2015 - 31 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Vessalas K,
- Thomas P,
- Baweja D
- SCHOLARSHIPInvestigation into Role of Pavement Materials in Mitigation of Construction Defects and Cracking in Concrete PavementsWard Civil and Environmental Engineering Pty Ltd1 Jan 2015 - 20 Dec 2015People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Fraser S,
- Mezger D
- SCHOLARSHIPWatertight Concrete StructuresBG&E MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED1 Dec 2014 - 1 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Hassani Esgandani M,
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Baweja D
- SCHOLARSHIPUse of High Volume SCM with Manufactured Sand in Concrete for Lower Embodied Energy StructuresBASF AUSTRALIA LTD23 May 2013 - 30 Nov 2015People funded by this grant:
- Sirivivatnanon V,
- Baweja D,
- Vessalas K
- SCHOLARSHIPEffect of Carbon Content and Cold Working on Corrosion Resistance of High-Strength Steel in Concrete - Student Nicholas AllanTechnologies in Structural Engineering Pty Ltd12 Mar 2013 - 30 Nov 2013People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Bernard S,
- Allan N
- SCHOLARSHIPScholarship -Durability Assessment of Service Life Loss Through Delayed Ettringite Formation in Australian Manufactured Precast Elements - Student: Johnson MakHolcim Australia Pty Ltd1 Jul 2012 - 30 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Mak J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHConcrete Admixtures for Water Tightness - Student: TBASika Australia Pty Ltd22 Dec 2011 - 22 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Vessalas K,
- Baweja D,
- Student 1 S1