Ali Nezhad
Adjunct Associate Professor at UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Biography
Research Areas
- Sustainable Construction Materials
- Construction Management
- Automation in Construction
- Digital Engineering in Construction
- Risk Management and Decision Making
Awards
- 2016 Best Paper Award category of BIM & IT, Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Summit, Canada
- 2014 Vice Chancellor Award (Teaching Excellence) – UNSW
- 2013 SCI Excellence Awards by Singapore Concrete Institute
- 2012 Singapore Skilled Builder BIM Award (Education-Engineering Category), Building and Construction Authority
- 2006 JCI OWICS Award, Japan Concrete Institute
- 2005 ASTAR Scholarship, A-Star Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) National University of Singapore
- Bachelor's degree Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic
Companies
- Head of Innovation and Partnerships Boral (2021)
- Associate Professor (adjunct) UNSW (2020)
- National Manager - Innovation and Partnerships Boral (2021 — 2021)
- Innovation Technical Manager Boral (2019 — 2021)
- Chair - External Engagement Committee (Civil Engineering) University of Sydney (2019 — 2019)
- Associate Professor University of Sydney (2018 — 2019)
- Program Leader - Construction Management University of Sydney (2018 — 2019)
- Senior Lecturer UNSW (2016 — 2018)
- Lecturer UNSW (2012 — 2016)
Journal Articles
- Journal articles | 2021
- Robati M; Oldfield P; Nezhad AA; Carmichael DG; Kuru A, 2021, 'Carbon value engineering: A framework for integrating embodied carbon and cost reduction strategies in building design', Building and Environment, vol. 192, pp. 107620 - 107620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107620
- Journal articles | 2020
- Yu M; Robati M; Oldfield P; Wiedmann T; Crawford R; Nezhad AA; Carmichael DG, 2020, 'The impact of value engineering on embodied greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment: A hybrid life cycle assessment', Building and Environment, vol. 168, pp. 106452 - 106452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106452
- Journal articles | 2019
- Chiniforush AA; Valipour HR; Bradford MA; Akbarnezhad A, 2019, 'Long-term behaviour of steel-timber composite (STC) shear connections', Engineering Structures, vol. 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109356
- Journal articles | 2019
- Miller HD; Akbarnezhad A; Mesgari S; Foster SJ, 2019, 'Performance of oxygen/argon plasma-treated steel fibres in cement mortar', Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 97, pp. 24 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.12.015
- Journal articles | 2019
- Nasirzadeh F; Ghasem Kashi M; Khanzadi M; Carmichael DG; Akbarnezhad A, 2019, 'A hybrid approach for quantitative assessment of construction projects risks: The case study of poor quality concrete', Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 131, pp. 306 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.03.045
- Journal articles | 2018
- Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi TH; Waller ST, 2018, 'Enhancing the safety of construction crew by accounting for brain resource requirements of activities in job assignment', Automation in Construction, vol. 88, pp. 31 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.013
- Journal articles | 2018
- Xiao JZ; Ma Z; Sui T; Akbarnezhad A; Duan Z, 2018, 'Mechanical properties of concrete mixed with recycled powder produced from construction and demolition waste', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 188, pp. 720 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.277
- Journal articles | 2017
- Ahmadian F.F. A; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi H. T; Waller ST, 2017, 'A Dynamic Programming Approach towards Optimization of Workforce Planning Decisions', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. accepted for publication, in press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001434
- Journal articles | 2017
- Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbarnezhad A; Hossein Rashidi T; Waller ST, 2017, 'BIM-enabled sustainability assessment of material supply decisions', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 24, pp. 668 - 695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-12-2015-0193
- Journal articles | 2017
- Fini AAF; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi TH; Travis Waller S, 2017, 'Job Assignment Based on Brain Demands and Human Resource Strategies', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001273
- Journal articles | 2017
- Miller H; Mesgari S; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Safety Risks Associated with Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Concrete', ACI Materials Journal, vol. 114, pp. 897 - 909, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51700892
- Journal articles | 2016
- Khan MSH; Castel A; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ; Smith M, 2016, 'Utilisation of steel furnace slag coarse aggregate in a low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete', Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 89, pp. 220 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.09.001
- Journal articles | 2015
- Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbar nezhad A; Hossein Rashidi T; Waller ST, 2015, 'Accounting for Transport Times in Planning Off-Site Shipment of Construction Materials', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. Online published 03 July 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001030
- Journal articles | 2015
- Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Hossein Rashidi T; Akbar Nezhad A; Waller ST, 2015, 'Incorporating Multiskilling and Learning in the Optimization of Crew Composition', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001085
- Journal articles | 2015
- Hammad AW; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D; Waller ST, 2015, 'A Computational Method for Estimating Travel Frequencies in Site Layout Planning', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001086
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