STAFF PROFILE
Dr David Law
Position:
Senior Lecturer
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
- Tahmasebi Yamchelou, M.,Law, D.,Brkljaca, R.,Li, J.,Patnaikuni, I. (2021). The effect of pre-treatment and curing temperature on the strength development of alkali-activated clay In: Construction and Building Materials, 287, 1 - 14
- Gunasekara, C.,Atzarakis, P.,Law, D.,Setunge, S. (2021). Novel analytical method for mix design and performance prediction of high calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete In: Polymers, 13, 1 - 21
- Wasim, M.,Ngo, T.,Law, D. (2021). A state-of-the-art review on the durability of geopolymer concretefor sustainable structures and infrastructure In: Construction and Building Materials, 291, 1 - 21
- Herath Mudiyanselage, C.,Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Setunge, S. (2021). Long term creep and shrinkage of nano silica modified high volume fly ash concrete In: Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, , 1 - 21
- Nanayakkara, O.,Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Xia, J.,Setunge, S. (2021). Alkali-Activated Slag Concrete with Recycled Aggregate: Long-Term Performance In: Journal Materials in Civil Engineering, 33, 1 - 10
- Fernando, K.,Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Nasvi, M.,Setunge, S.,Dissanayake, R. (2021). Life cycle assessment and cost analysis of fly ash–rice husk ash blended alkali-activated concrete In: Journal of Environmental Management, 295, 1 - 11
- Fernando, K.,Nasvi, M.,Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Setunge, S.,Dissanayake, R. (2021). Systematic Review on Alkali-Activated Binders Blended with Rice Husk Ash In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33, 1 - 18
- Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Setunge, S. (2021). Long term mechanical performance of nano-engineered high volume fly ash concrete In: Journal of Building Engineering, 43, 1 - 14
- Seneviratne, R.,Gunasekara, C.,Law, D.,Setunge, S.,Robert, D. (2021). Long-Term Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Aggregate Concrete In: ACI Structural Journal, 118, 135 - 147
- Wasim, M.,Ngo, T.,Law, D. (2021). Durability performance of reinforced waste-based geopolymer foam concrete under exposure to various corrosive environments In: Case Studies in Construction Materials, 15, 1 - 10
- 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 2018 onwards from (2021 to 2026)
- Nano science based construction materials manufacturing (Administered by Monash Uni). Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub grant 2016 from (2017 to 2022)
- Deterioration modeling of bridge structures using visual inspection data (Administered by Monash University). Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub grant 2016 from (2017 to 2019)
- The use of brown coal ash as a replacement of cement in concrete masonry bricks (Administered by Monash Uni). Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub grant 2016 from (2016 to 2021)
- PhD top up scholarships for Rahmat Dirgantara - Development of brown coal geopolymer concrete. Funded by: Brown Coal Innovation Australia Limited Scholarship from (2014 to 2016)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
12 PhD Completions and 4 Masters by Research Completions8 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions
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.