Salim Barbhuiya

Dr Salim Barbhuiya

Senior Lecturer

Concrete and concrete making materials

, School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

I joined UEL in September 2021 as a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering. Prior to this I was in the University of Leeds where I worked as a Lecturer for 3 years.

Areas Of Interest

  • Cement and concrete science
  • Biomaterials in construction
  • LC3 concrete
Salim Barbhuiya
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OVERVIEW

Dr Salim Barbhuiya obtained his PhD in 2009 on Structural Materials from Queen’s University Belfast.

From October 2008 to September 2012, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in three different UK Universities (Queen’s University Belfast, University of the West of Scotland and Loughborough University). During this period, he successfully completed three projects on cement-based materials (one EU and two EPSRC funded) involving partners from both the industry and the academia.

He was a Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Curtin University from 2012 to 2018. While working at Curtin University Australia he was successful in securing AUS $35,000 from industry to support his research (BHP Billiton Iron Ore Ltd. and Water Corporation of Western Australia).

During his lectureship position at the University of Leeds (2028-2021) he was successful in securing funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering (£50,000) on a project on “Collaborative research and capacity building on climate resilient concrete for marine environment”.

His current research at UEL is on cement and concrete science, biomaterials in construction, and LC3 concrete. 

PUBLICATIONS

Accordion

Journals

  1. Salim Barbhuiya and Bibhuti Bhusan Das (2022), “A comprehensive review on the use of hemp in concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 341, 127857.
  2. Partha Sarathi Deb, Md. Nabi Newaz Khan, Prabir Kumar Sarker and Salim Barbhuiya (2022), “Nanomechanical characterization of ambient-cured fly ash geopolymers containing nanosilica”, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Vol. 11 :3, pp. 164-174.
  3. K Snehal, Bibhuti Bhusan Das and Salim Barbhuiya (2022), “Influence of aggressive exposure on the degradation of nano-silica admixed cementitious mortar integrated with phase change materials”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 335, 127467.
  4. Salim Barbhuiya and Edmund Pang (2022), “Strength and Microstructure of Geopolymer Based on Fly Ash and Metakaolin”, Materials, Vol. 5 (10) 3732.
  5. Bilal Masood, Ayub Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya and Babar Ali (2020), “Mechanical and durability performance of recycled aggregate concrete incorporating low calcium bentonite”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 237, pp. 117-125.
  6. SJ Sujatha, ZK Jahanger, Salim Barbhuiya and Joseph Antony (2019), “Fabrics-shear strength links of silicon-based granular assemblies”, Journal of Mechanics, Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 De 2019 (doi.org/10.1017/jmech.2019.47)
  7. Salim Barbhuiya and Benjamin Caracciolo (2019), “Effects of adding hydrated lime on mechanical behaviour of asphalt concrete at nanoscale”, ICE Construction Materials, Vol. 172 (2), pp. 116-122.
  8. Faiz Shaikh, Steve Supit and Salim Barbhuiya (2017), “Microstructure and nanoscaled characterization of HVFA cement paste containing nano-SiO2 and nano-CaCO3”, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 29 (8), pp. 1-10. 
  9. Salim Barbhuiya and Benjamin Caracciolo (2017), “Characterisation of asphalt concrete using nanoindentation”, Materials, Vol. 10 (7), pp. 823-834.
  10. Salim Barbhuiya and Ikbal Choudhury (2017), “Nanoscale characterisation of glass flake filled vinyl ester anti-corrosion coatings”, Coatings, Vol. 7 (8), pp. 116-128. 
  11. Salim Barbhuiya and PengLoy Chow (2017), “Nanoscaled mechanical properties of cement composites reinforced with carbon nanofibres”, Materials, Vol. 10 (6), pp. 662-672.
  12. Zainab Abdullah, Yu Dong, Ian Davies and Salim Barbhuiya (2017), “PVA, PVA blends, and their nanocomposites for biodegradable packaging application”, Polymer-Plastics Technology & Engineering, Vol. 56 (12), pp. 1307-1344. 
  13. Salim Barbhuiya and Davin Kumala (2017), “Behaviour of a sustainable concrete in acidic environment”, Sustainability, Vol. 9 (9), pp. 1556-1569.
  14. Salim Barbhuiya and PengLoy Chow (2017), “Nanoscaled mechanical properties of cement paste reinforced with short MWCNTs”, ICE Construction Materials, available online 31 Aug 2017, doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.17.00025
  15. PengLoy Chow and Salim Barbhuiya (2017), “Effective surface preparation technique for cementitious samples in nanoindentation testing”, ASTM Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 6 (1), pp. 170-188. (ISSN: 2379-1357)
  16. Partha Deb, Prabir Sarker and Salim Barbhuiya (2016), “Sorptivity and acid resistance of ambient cured geopolymer mortars containing nano-silica”, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 72, pp. 235-245.
  17. Salim Barbhuiya, PengLoy Chow and Shazim Memon (2015), “Microstructure, hydration and nanomechanical properties of concrete containing metakaolin”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 95, pp. 696-702. 
  18. Partha Deb, Prabir Sarker and Salim Barbhuiya (2015), “Effects of nano-silica on the strength development of geopolymer cured at room temperature”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 101, pp. 675-683.
  19. Salim Barbhuiya and Abdul Choudhury (2015), “A study on the size effect of RC beam-column connections under cyclic loading”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 95, pp. 1-7.
  20. Salim Barbhuiya, Ikbal Choudhury and Shazim Memon (2014), “Anti-corrosion behaviour of VE/GF coatings on mild steel”, International Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 105, pp. 1-3. 
  21. Salim Barbhuiya, Shaswata Mukherjee and Hamid Nikraz (2014), “Effects of nano-Al2O3 on early-age microstructural properties of cement paste”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 52, pp. 189-193.
  22. Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya and Yaqub Farooqi (2013), “Repair of cracks in simply supported beams using epoxy injection technique”, Materials and Structures, Vol. 46, pp. 1547-1559. 
  23. Shazim Memon, Tommy Lo, Salim Barbhuiya and Weiting Xu (2013), “Development of form-stable composite phase change material by incorporation of dodecyl alcohol into Ground granulated blast furnace slag”, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 62, pp. 360-367. 
  24. Shazim Memon, Tommy Lo, Hongzhi Cui and Salim Barbhuiya (2013), “Preparation, characterization and thermal properties of dodecanol/cement as novel form-stable composite phase change material”, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 66, pp. 697-705. 
  25. Shazim Memon, Tommy Lo, Xian Shi, Salim Barbhuiya and Hongzhi Cui (2013), “Preparation, characterization and thermal properties of Lauryl alcohol/Kaolin as novel form-stable composite phase change material for thermal energy storage in buildings”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 59, pp. 336-347. 
  26. Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya, Abdul Ghaffar (2013), “Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete continuous beams”, Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, Vol. 166, pp. 247-256.
  27. Saadia Barbhuiya and Salim Barbhuiya (2013), “Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption in a UK Educational Building”, Building and Environment, Vol. 68, pp. 1-11.
  28. Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya and Yasir Farid (2012), “Use of polymer modified mortar in controlling cracks in reinforced concrete beams”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 27 (1), pp. 91-96.
  29. Ayub Elahi, Qaiser-uz-Zaman Khan, Salim Barbhuiya, Muhammed Basheer and Mark Russell (2012), “Hydration characteristics of cement paste containing supplementary cementitious materials”, Arabian Journal for Science and Technology, Vol. 37, pp. 535-544.
  30. Salim Barbhuiya, Muhammed Basheer, Malcolm Clark and Barry Rankin (2011), “Effects of seawater-neutralised bauxite refinery residue on properties of concrete”, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 33 (6), pp. 668-679.
  31. Salim Barbhuiya (2011), “Effects of fly ash and dolomite powder on the properties of self-compacting concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 25 (8), pp. 3301 3305. 
  32. Saeed Ahmad, Salim Barbhuiya, Ayub Elahi and Jafar Iqbal (2011), “Effect of Pakistani bentonite on properties of mortar and concrete”, Clay Minerals: Journal of Fine Particle Science, Vol. 46 (1), pp. 85-92.
  33. Salim Barbhuiya, Muhammed Basheer, Malcolm Clark, Barry Rankin and Peter Frost (2010), “An investigation into the behaviour of concrete containing seawater-neutralised bauxite refinery residues in silage effluent”, Biosystems Engineering, Vol. 106 (4), pp. 433-439. 
  34. Sudarshan Srinivasan, Salim Barbhuiya, Devraj Charan and SP Pandey (2010), “Characterising cement-superplasticiser interaction using zeta potential measurements”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 24 (12), pp. 2517-2521.
  35. 35.    Salim Barbhuiya, Jonathan Gbagbo, Mark Russell and Muhammed Basheer (2009), “Properties of fly ash concrete modified with hydrated lime and silica fume”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 23 (10), pp. 3233-3239.
Accordion

Chapters in Edited Books

  1. Salim Barbhuiya (2017), “Use of metakaolin as a supplementary cementitous material in concrete”, In Clay Minerals: Properties, Occurrence and Uses, Ed: T. Sen, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 237-257.
  2. Soheila Mohammadzadehmoghadam, Yu Dong, Salim Barbhuiya, Linjun Guo, Dongyan Liu, Rehan Umer, Xiaowen Qi, and Youhong Tang, (2016), “Electrospinning: Current status and future trends”, In Nano-size Polymers: Preparation, Properties, Applications, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 89-154.
  3. Salim Barbhuiya and Ikbal Choudhury (2015), “Characterization of mechanical properties and the abrasive wear of thermal spray coatings”, In Thermal Sprayed Coatings and their Tribological Performances, Eds: M. Roy and J.P. Davim, IGI Publishers, pp. 328-359.
  4. Salim Barbhuiya and Muneeb Qureshi (2015), “Applications of nanotechnology in cement and concrete science”, In Handbook of Research on Diverse Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomedicine, Chemistry and Engineering, Eds: S. Soni, A. Salhotra and M. Suar, IGI Publishers, pp. 624-639. 
  5. Salim Barbhuiya (2015), “Nanomechanical characterization of cement-based materials”, In Nanotechnology Applications for Improvement in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Management, Eds: M.A. Shah, M.A. Bhat and J.P. Davim, IGI Publishers, pp. 41-55.
  6. Salim Barbhuiya (2014), “Applications of nanomaterials in construction industry”, In Handbook of Research on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Eds: M. Bououdina and J.P. Davim, IGI Publishers, pp. 164-175.
  7. Salim Barbhuiya (2014), “Utilisation of fly ash in the construction Industry”, In Fly Ash: Sources, Applications and Potential Environmental Impacts, Ed: P.K. Sarker, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 183-193.
  8. Salim Barbhuiya and Touseef Patel (2014), “Application of nanotechnology in Civil Infrastructures: Current status and future potential”, In Nanotechnology: Recent Trends, Emerging Issues and Future Directions, Ed: N. Islam, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 115-126.
  9. Muhammed Basheer and Salim Barbhuiya (2010), “Pore structure and transport processes”, In Concrete Durability: A practical guide to the design of durable concrete structures, Ed: Marios Soutsos, Thomas Telford Ltd. London, pp. 14-34.
  10. Kevin Sutherland and Salim Barbhuiya (2009), “Aggregates for concrete”, In ICE Manual of Construction Materials, Ed: M. Forde, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd. London, pp. 77-85. 
  11. Muhammed Basheer and Salim Barbhuiya (2009), “Different types of cement used in concrete”, In ICE Manual of Construction Materials, Ed: M. Forde, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd. London, pp. 61-68.
  12. Muhammed Basheer and Salim Barbhuiya (2009), “Water in concrete”, In ICE Manual of Construction Materials, Ed: M. Forde, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd. London, pp. 87-89. 
  13. Muhammed Basheer and Salim Barbhuiya (2009), “Durability of concrete”, In ICE Manual of Construction Materials, Ed: M. Forde, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd. London, pp. 169-183. 
Accordion

Conference Papers

  1. Salim Barbhuiya and Edmund Pang (2019), “Properties of Geopolymer based on fly ash and metakaolin” First International Conference on Innovation in Low-carbon Cement and Concrete Technology, London, UK, 24-26 Jun, pp. 1-4.
  2. Salim Barbhuiya and Daniel Blackwell (2018), “Combined use of nano-SiO2 and microsilica to improve durability properties of concrete”, 3rd R N Raikar Memorial International Conference & Gettu-Kodur International Symposium on Advances in Science and Technology of Concrete, Mumbai, India, 14-15 Dec, pp. 185-191.
  3. Salim Barbhuiya and Muneeb Qureshi (2016), “Effects of silica fume on the strength and durability properties of concrete”, First International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development- Opportunities and Challenges, Guwahati, India, 19-21 Dec, pp. 117-120.
  4. Zahid Manzoor, Salim Barbhuiya, Faiz Shaikh and Didar Cheema (2016), “Optimising the amounts of microsilica and nanosilica in concrete using Response Surface Method”, 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Perth, Australia, 6-9 Dec, pp. 1871-1874.
  5. Salim Barbhuiya and PengLoy Chow (2015), “Effects of metakaolin on nanomechanical properties of cement paste”, Proceedings of First International conference on Calcined Clay for Sustainable Concrete, Lausanne, Switzerland, 23-25 Jun, pp. 459-466. 
  6. Yashar Shafaei, Shaikh Ahmed, Prabir Sarker and Salim Barbhuiya (2015), “Mechanical properties of fibre reinforced high volume fly ash concrete”, Proceedings of 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia in conjunction with the 69th RILEM Week, Melbourne, Australia, 30 Aug- 2 Sep 2015, pp. 788-798. 
  7. Salim Barbhuiya, Aminul Laskar and Arnesh Das (2014), “Use of ground waste glass in concrete production”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures, Johannesburg, South Africa, 24-26 Nov, pp. 1401-1408. 
  8. PengLoy Chow and Salim Barbhuiya (2014), “Hydration and microstructural properties of cement paste containing nano and microsilica”, Proceedings of the Second Australasia and South-East Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 3-7 Nov, pp. 1401-1408. 
  9. Salim Barbhuiya, PengLoy Chow and Arnesh Das (2014), “Nanomechanical properties of cement paste containing silica fume”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, Dubai, UAE, 25-267 Dec, pp. 91-95. 
  10. Salim Barbhuiya and Hamid Nikraz (2013), “A review on the use of Nanoindentation technique in characterising cement-based materials”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Emerging Technologies, Chennai, India, 24-26 Jul, pp. 691-697.
  11. Neal Lake, Malcolm Clark, Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer (2013), “Use of modified Bauxite refinery residue waste in concrete: where are we at?”, Proceedings of Australia’s Biennial National Conference, Concrete 2013, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 16-18 Oct, pp. 274-286.
  12. Salim Barbhuiya and Hamid Nikraz (2013), “A review on the use of Nanoindentation technique in characterising cement-based materials”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Emerging Technologies, Chennai, India, 24-26 Jul, pp. 691-697.
  13. Saadia Barbhuiya, Salim Barbhuiya, Hamid Nikraz (2013), “Strategies for refurbishment of a typical UK end-terraced 100 years old house”, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, Singapore, 18-19 Mar, pp. 188-193.
  14. Saadia Barbhuiya, Salim Barbhuiya and Hamid Nikraz (2013), “Daylight modelling of Portland building of Portsmouth University”, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Architecture and civil Engineering, Singapore, 18-19 Mar, pp. 200-208.
  15. Salim Barbhuiya (2012), “A critical review on the utilisation of fly ash in concrete production”, Proceedings of the First Australia and South-East Asia in Structural Engineering and Construction, Perth, Australia, 28 Nov- 2 Dec, pp. 481-486.
  16. Wenzhong Zhu, Torsten Howind, Salim Barbhuiya, Ruediger Stark, Bernd Kummerling and Jorge Dolado (2012), “Nanomechanical study of cement pastes by statistical nanoindentation and peak force QNM”, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Microstructural-related Durability of Cementitious Composites, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 11-13 Apr, pp. 96-102. 
  17. Wenzhong Zhu, Torsten Howind, Salim Barbhuiya, John Hughes, Juan Gaitero, Antonio Porro, Jorge Dolado, Beate Villmann, Volker Slowik and Ruediger Stark (2011), “Micro/nano mechanical characterisation of cementitious materials- challenges and recent advances”, Third CODICE Workshop on Multiscale Modelling and Experiments for Cementitious Materials, Florence, Italy, 11-12 Apr, 5pp.
  18. Mohammad Afzal and Salim Barbhuiya (2011), “Extreme weather events and sustainable development in Pakistan”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Community Based Water-Resource Management in Northeast India, Guwahati, India, 28-30 Jan, pp. 58-62.
  19. Wenzhong Zhu, Torsten Howind, Salim Barbhuiya, Juan Gaitero, Igor Campillo and Antonio Porro (2010), “Effect of calcium leaching on micro-mechanical properties of cement paste”, Second CODICE Workshop on Multi-Scale Modelling and Experiments for Cementitious Materials, Venice, Italy, 20-22 Sep, 4pp.
  20. Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer, Malcolm Clark, Barry Rankin and Wenzhong Zhu (2010), “Assessing the possibility of alumina conversion in concrete containing neutralised bauxite refinery residues”, Proceedings of the Structural Faults and Repair Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 15-17 Jun, 7 pp. 
  21. Ayub Elahi, Qaiser-uz-Zaman Khan, Salim Barbhuiya and Zaheer Mehmood (2010), “Performance of concretes and cement pastes containing fly ash”, Proceedings of the First Makassar International Conference on Civil Engineering, Indonesia, 9-10 Mar, pp. 391-396. 
  22. Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer, Malcolm Clark and Barry Rankin (2009), “Use of neutralised bauxite refinery residue (Bauxsol™️) to improve acid and sulphate resistance of concretes in aggressive environments”, Proceedings of the Conference on Concrete in Aggressive Aqueous Environments, France, 3-5 Jun, pp. 434-441. 
  23. Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer, Malcolm Clark, Daniel McPolin, Barry Rankin, Bhaskar Sengupta (2008), “Strength and sulphate resistance of cement mortars containing neutralised bauxite refinery residue (Bauxsol™️)”, Proceedings of Eighth International Alumina Quality Workshop, Queensland, Australia, 7-12 Sep, pp. 249-254. 
  24. Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer, Daniel McPolin, Barry Rankin and Malcolm Clark (2008), “Properties of cement paste containing seawater-neutralised bauxite refinery residues (Bauxsol™️)”, Proceedings of the Concrete Communication Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 1-2 Sep, pp. 235-243. 
  25. Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer, Daniel McPolin, Bhaskar Sengupta, Barry Rankin and Malcolm Clark (2007), “Effect of Bauxsol™️ in concrete as a sand replacement material in workability, strength and alkali-aggregate reactivity”, Proceedings of the Concrete Platform International Conference, Belfast, United Kingdom, 19-20 Apr, pp. 365-375. (Prize winning Paper).
  26. Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer, Daniel McPolin, Bhaskar Sengupta, Barry Rankin and Malcolm Clark (2006), “Effect of a neutralised bauxite refining residue as fine aggregate on properties of cement mortar”, Proceedings of the Second International Conference of Asian Concrete Federation, Bali, Indonesia, 20-21 Nov, pp.165-174. 
  27. Salim Barbhuiya and Muhammed Basheer (2005), “Properties of self-compacting concrete containing fly ash and dolomite powder”, Proceedings of the 2005 Colloquium of Concrete Research in Ireland, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 14-15 Dec, pp.51-60.
  28. Pichai Nimityongskul, Junlatep Chitasombuti, Salim Barbhuiya (2004), “Influence of classified rice husk ash on flexural strength of high strength concrete”, Proceedings of the First International Conference of Asian Concrete Federation, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 28-29 Oct, pp. 660-671. 
  29. Pichai Nimityongskul, Watanapong Hiranmarn and Salim Barbhuiya (2004), “Properties of mortars incorporating rice husk ash and burnt shells”, Proceedings of the First International Conference of Asian Concrete Federation, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 28-29 Oct, pp. 672-681. 
  30. Salim Barbhuiya and Aminul Laskar (2004), “Fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete- a review”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Concrete and Construction, Hyderabad, India, 16-18 Dec, pp. 337-346. 
  31. Pichai Nimityongskul, Junlatep Chitasombuti, Salim Barbhuiya and Aminul Laskar (2004), “Influence of classified rice husk ash on splitting tensile strength of high strength concrete”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT Kharagpur, India, Eds: S.K. Bhattacharyya and S. Ghosh, 28-30 Dec, pp. 251-253.

CURRENT RESEARCH

My main area of research: cement and concrete science with a key emphasis on the use of nanotechnology to characterise and improve their physical and durability properties. In particular, studying the mechanisms of concrete deterioration at nanoscale level and relate this to the micro and macro level for engineering applications.

SELECTED RESEARCH GRANTS/FUNDING

yEAR pROJECT ROLE FUNDING SOURCE AMOUNT
2019-21 Collaborative research and capacity building on climate resilient concrete for marine environment  PI Royal Academy of Engineering, UK £50k
2016-17 Performance of a Geopolymer mortar lining in concrete sewer structures  PI Water Corporation of Western Australia AU$25k
2015-16 Durability properties of concrete in ammonium nitrate environment PI BHP Billiton Iron Ore Ltd Australia AU$10k

 

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