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Saad, A, Gorse, C, Goodier, CI, Blay, K, Cavalaro, S (2024) Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Reinforced Building Applications: A Systematic Review of AAC/RAAC in the Last 40+ Years, Results in Engineering, pp.103431-103431, ISSN: 2590-1230. DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2024.103431.

Hu, Z, Peaston, CH, Goodier, C, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Manning, S, Reddy, J, Sataya, MK (2024) Powder accelerated high volume slag cement for lower carbon sprayed concrete linings, Construction and Building Materials, 449(2024), 138308, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138308.

Castro-Diaz, M, Osmani, M, Cavalaro, S, Needham, P, Parker, B, Lovato, T (2024) Acid leaching technology for post-consumer gypsum purification [version 3; peer review: 3 approved], Open Research Europe, 3, 148, DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.16583.3.

Morsali, S, Rakshanbabanari, K, Osmani, M, Cavalaro, S, Castro-Díaz, M, Parker, B, Sparkes, J, Needham, P, Newport, S, Sands, M, Massey, A (2024) Life cycle assessment of plasterboard production: a UK case study, Sustainability, 16, pp.1-22, ISSN: 2071-1050.

Al-Ameen, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S (2024) Corrigendum to “Comparative life cycle assessment of sprayed-UHPC sandwich panels over brick & block cavity construction” [Eng Struct 303 (2024) 117492] (Engineering Structures (2024) 303, (S0141029624000543), (10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117492), Engineering Structures, 303, 117538, ISSN: 0141-0296. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117538.

Al-Ameen, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S (2024) Comparative life cycle assessment of sprayed-UHPC sandwich panels over brick & block cavity construction, Engineering Structures, 303, pp.117492-117492, ISSN: 0141-0296. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117492.

Castro-Diaz, M, Cavalaro, S, Osmani, M, Morsali, S, Gutai, M, Needham, P, Parker, B, Lovato, T (2024) Valorization of acid leaching post-consumer gypsum purification wastewater, Sustainability, 16(1), 425, DOI: 10.3390/su16010425.

Cáceres, ARE, Cavalaro, SHP, de Figueiredo, AD (2023) Integrated approach for quality control of fibre-reinforced sprayed concrete for tunnel lining, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 140, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2023.105260.

Al-Ameen, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Cavalaro, S (2023) Durability, permeability, and mechanical performance of sprayed UHPC, as an attribute of fibre content and geometric stability, Construction and Building Materials, 407, 133393, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133393.

Castro-Diaz, M, Osmani, M, Cavalaro, S, Cacho, Í, Uria, I, Needham, P, Thompson, J, Parker, B, Lovato, T (2023) Hyperspectral imaging sorting of refurbishment plasterboard waste, Applied Sciences, 13(4), 2413, ISSN: 2076-3417. DOI: 10.3390/app13042413.

de la Fuente, A, Blanco, A, Galeote, E, Cavalaro, S (2022) Structural fibre-reinforced cement-based composite designed for particle bed 3D printing systems. Case study Parque de Castilla Footbridge in Madrid, Cement and Concrete Research, 157, pp.106801-106801, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106801.

Voigt, CV, Pieralisi, R, Bonfim, MJC, Cavalaro, SHP, Medeiros-Junior, RA (2022) Numerical and Experimental Surface Inductive Method for Steel Fibers, ACI Materials Journal, 119(2), pp.269-279, ISSN: 0889-325X. DOI: 10.14359/51734402.

Vieira, MM, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A, Rambo, DAS, Salvador, RP (2021) Fibre corrosion in uncracked high-performance fibre reinforced cementitious composites, Construction and Building Materials, 312, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125440.

Dobrzanski, J, Buswell, R, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Kinnell, P, Wang, W, Xu, J, Kolawole, J (2021) Milling a cement-based 3D printable mortar in its green state using a ball-nosed cutter, Cement and Concrete Composites, 125, 104266, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104266.

Cáceres, ARE, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, de Figueiredo, AD (2021) Evaluation of steel fiber-reinforced sprayed concrete by energy absorption tests, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(9), 04021252, ISSN: 0899-1561. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003865.

Caceres, ARE, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Monte, R, de Figueiredo, AD (2021) Alternative small-scale tests to characterize the structural behaviour of steel fibre-reinforced sprayed concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 296, 123168, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123168.

Pellegrino, F, Salvador, R, Aparicio, S, Hernández, MG, Anaya, JJ, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Segura, I (2021) Continuous monitoring of early-age properties of sprayed mortars by in situ ultrasound measurements, Construction and Building Materials, 292, 123389, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123389.

Pieralisi, R, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2021) Discrete element modelling of mechanical behaviour of pervious concrete, Cement and Concrete Composites, 119, 104005, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104005.

Martinelli, P, Colombo, M, Pujadas, P, de la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Prisco, MD (2021) Characterization tests for predicting the mechanical performance of SFRC floors: identification of fibre distribution and orientation effects, Materials and Structures, 54(1), 3, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-020-01593-7.

Martinelli, P, Colombo, M, de la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Pujadas, P, Prisco, MD (2021) Characterization tests for predicting the mechanical performance of SFRC floors: design considerations, Materials and Structures, 54(1), 2, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-020-01598-2.

Carlesso, DM, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A (2020) Flexural fatigue of pre-cracked plastic fibre reinforced concrete: experimental study and numerical modeling, Cement and Concrete Composites, 115, 103850, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103850.

Cugat, V, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Bairán, JM, de la Fuente, A (2020) Safety format for the flexural design of tunnel fibre reinforced concrete precast segmental linings, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 103, ARTN 103500, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2020.103500.

Herrera-Mesen, C, Salvador, RP, Ikumi, T, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2020) External sulphate attack of sprayed mortars with sulphate-resisting cement: Influence of accelerator and age of exposition, Cement and Concrete Composites, 114, 103614, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103614.

Carlesso, DM, de la Fuente, A, Cavalaro, SHP (Accepted for publication) Fatigue of cracked high performance fiber reinforced concrete subjected to bending, Construction and Building Materials, 220, pp.444-455, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.038.

Galobardes, I, Silva, CL, Figueiredo, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Goodier, C (2019) Alternative quality control of steel fibre reinforced sprayed concrete (SFRSC), Construction and Building Materials, 223, pp.1008-1015, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.08.003.

González-Ortega, MA, Cavalaro, SHP, Rodríguez de Sensale, G, Aguado, A (2019) Durability of concrete with electric arc furnace slag aggregate, Construction and Building Materials, 217, pp.543-556, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.05.082.

De la Fuente, A, Bairan, J, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2019) Case study of failure of long prestressed precast concrete girder during lifting, Engineering Failure Analysis, 100, pp.512-519, ISSN: 1350-6307. DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.02.061.

Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pieralisi, R (2019) Holistic modelling approach for special concrete: from fresh- to hardened-state, RILEM Technical Letters, ISSN: 2518-0231. DOI: 10.21809/rilemtechlett.2018.67.

Ikumi, T, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Segura, I (2018) The role of porosity in external sulphate attack, Cement and Concrete Composites, 97, pp.1-12, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.12.016.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pardo-Bosch, F, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2018) Lessons learned about the diagnosis of pathologies in concrete dams: 30 years of research and practice, Construction and Building Materials, 197, pp.356-368, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.143.

Ikumi, T, Segura, I, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2018) Effects of biaxial confinement in mortars exposed to external sulfate attack, Cement and Concrete Composites, 95, pp.111-127, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.10.017.

Herrera-Mesen, C, Salvador, RP, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2018) Effect of gypsum content in sprayed cementitious matrices: Early age hydration and mechanical properties, Cement and Concrete Composites, 95, pp.81-91, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.10.015.

Cecini, D, Austin, S, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Palmeri, A (2018) Accelerated electric curing of steel-fibre reinforced concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 189, pp.192-204, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.08.183.

Pujadas, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2018) Mives multicriteria assessment of urban-pavement conditions: application to a case study in Barcelona, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 20(8), pp.1827-1843, ISSN: 1468-0629. DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2018.1474788.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Segura, I, Segura-Castillo, L, Aguado, A (2018) Expansions with different origins in a concrete dam with bridge over spillway, Construction and Building Materials, 163, pp.861-874, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.161.

Segura-Castillo, L, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Goodier, C, Aguado, A, Austin, S (2018) Fibre distribution and tensile response anisotropy in sprayed fibre reinforced concrete, Materials and Structures, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-018-1156-5.

Casagrande, CA, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Repette, WL (2018) Ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced cementitious composite with steel microfibres functionalized with silane, Construction and Building Materials, 178, pp.495-506, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.167.

Pieralisi, R, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2017) Advanced numerical assessment of the permeability of pervious concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, 102, pp.149-160, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2017.09.009.

López-Carreño, RD, Pujadas, P, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2017) Bond strength of whitetoppings and bonded overlays constructed with self-compacting high-performance concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 153, pp.835-845, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.136.

Blanco, A, Pujadas, P, Fernández, C, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2017) Eco-trench: A novel trench solution based on reusing excavated material and a finishing layer of expansive concrete, Materiales de Construccion, 67(328), ISSN: 0465-2746. DOI: 10.3989/mc.2017.05316.

Ikumi, T, Segura, I, Cavalaro, SHP (2017) Inlfuence of early sulfate exposure on the pore network development of mortars, Construction and Building Materials, 143, pp.33-47, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.03.081.

Salvador, RP, Cavalaro, SHP, Monte, R, Figueiredo, ADD (2017) Relation between chemical processes and mechanical properties of sprayed cementitious matrices containing accelerators, Cement and Concrete Composites, 79, pp.117-132, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.02.002.

Salvador, RP, Cavalaro, SHP, Segura, I, Hernández, MG, Ranz, J, Figueiredo, ADD (2017) Relation between ultrasound measurements and phase evolution in accelerated cementitious matrices, Materials and Design, 113, pp.341-352, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.10.022.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aire, C, Pujadas, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2017) Luong test for the characterization of the shear post-cracking response of fiber reinforced concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 149, pp.207-217, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.135.

Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2017) The need to consider flexural post-cracking creep behavior of macro-synthetic fiber reinforced concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 149, pp.790-800, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.166.

Galeote, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A (2017) Correlation between the Barcelona test and the bending test in fibre reinforced concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 152, pp.529-538, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.028.

Pieralisi, R, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2016) Discrete element modelling of the fresh state behavior of pervious concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, 90, pp.6-18, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.09.010.

Salvador, RP, Cavalaro, SHP, Cincotto, MA, Figueiredo, ADD (2016) Parameters controlling early age hydration of cement pastes containing accelerators for sprayed concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, 89, pp.230-248, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.09.002.

Salvador, RP, Cavalaro, SHP, Cano, M, Figueiredo, AD (2016) Influence of spraying on the early hydration of accelerated cement pastes, Cement and Concrete Research, 88, pp.7-19, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.06.005.

Klein, NS, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A, Segura, I, Toralles, B (2016) The wetting water in cement-based materials: Modeling and experimental validation, Construction and Building Materials, 121, pp.34-43, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.05.164.

Juan-Garcia, P, Torrents, JM, Lopez-Carreno, RD, Cavalaro, SHP (2016) Influence of Fiber Properties on the Inductive Method for the Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Characterization, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 65(8), pp.1937-1944, ISSN: 0018-9456. DOI: 10.1109/tim.2016.2549678.

Segura, I, Cavalaro, S, De La Fuente, A, Aguado, A, Alegre, V (2016) Service-life assessment of existing precast concrete structure exposed to severe marine conditions, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 30(3), ISSN: 0887-3828. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000765.

Salvador, RP, Cavalaro, SHP, Segura, I, Figueiredo, AD, Pérez, J (2016) Early age hydration of cement pastes with alkaline and alkali-free accelerators for sprayed concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 111, pp.386-398, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.101.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2016) Influence of the type of fiber on the structural response and design of FRC slabs, Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 142(9), ISSN: 0733-9445. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001515.

Canadell, S, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2016) Comprehensive design method for earthbag and superadobe structures, Materials and Design, 96, pp.270-282, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.02.028.

Liao, L, de la Fuente, A, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2016) Design procedure and experimental study on fibre reinforced concrete segmental rings for vertical shafts, Materials & Design, 92, pp.590-601, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.12.061.

Galobardes, I, Salvador, RP, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, de Figueiredo, A, Goodier, C (2016) Adaptation of the standard EN 196-1 for mortar with accelerator, Construction & Building Materials, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.09.147.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Segura, I, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Chinchon-Paya, S, Aguado, A (2016) Sand-cement concrete in the century-old Camarasa Dam, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 30(4), ISSN: 0887-3828. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000823.

Garcia, T, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2016) Shear behaviour of sprayed concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 124, pp.722-731, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.050.

Cavalaro, SHP, López-Carreño, R, Torrents, JM, Aguado, A, Juan-García, P (2016) Assessment of fibre content and 3D profile in cylindrical SFRC specimens, Materials and Structures, 49(1-2), pp.577-595, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-014-0521-2.

Ikumi, T, Cavalaro, SHP, Segura, I, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2016) Simplified methodology to evaluate the external sulfate attack in concrete structures, Materials & Design, 89, pp.1147-1160, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.084.

Pieralisi, R, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2015) Evolutionary lattice model for the compaction of pervious concrete in the fresh state, Construction and Building Materials, 99, pp.11-25, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.143.

Gómez-Ramió, J, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2015) The Trencadis Mosaic on the Pinnacles of the Sagrada Familia Cathedral, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 9(5), pp.594-604, ISSN: 1558-3058. DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2013.834089.

Liao, L, de la Fuente, A, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A, Carbonari, G (2015) Experimental and analytical study of concrete blocks subjected to concentrated loads with an application to TBM-constructed tunnels, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 49, pp.295-306, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2015.04.020.

Cavalaro, SHP, López, R, Torrents, JM, Aguado, A (2015) Improved assessment of fibre content and orientation with inductive method in SFRC, Materials and Structures, 48(6), pp.1859-1873, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-014-0279-6.

Liao, L, de la Fuente, A, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2015) Design of FRC tunnel segments considering the ductility requirements of the Model Code 2010, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 47, pp.200-210, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2015.01.006.

Galobardes, I, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Goodier, C, Austin, S, Rueda, A (2015) Maturity method to predict the evolution of the properties of sprayed concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 79, pp.357-369, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.12.038.

Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2015) Performance-based procedure for the definition of controlled low-strength mixtures, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 27(11), ISSN: 0899-1561. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001283.

González-Ortega, MA, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2015) Influence of barite aggregate friability on mixing process and mechanical properties of concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 74, pp.169-175, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.10.040.

Cavalaro, SHP, Oliveira, I, Aguado, A (2014) Evolution of pyrrhotite oxidation in aggregates for concrete, Materiales de Construcción, 64(316), pp.e038-e038, ISSN: 0465-2746. DOI: 10.3989/mc.2014.08413.

Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A, Grünewald, S, Blom, K, Walraven, JC (2014) Plastic fibres as the only reinforcement for flat suspended slabs: Parametric study and design considerations, Construction and Building Materials, 70, pp.88-96, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.07.091.

Cavalaro, SHP and Aguado, A (2014) Intrinsic scatter of FRC: an alternative philosophy to estimate characteristic values, Materials and Structures, 48(11), pp.3537-3555, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-014-0420-6.

Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2014) Fibre distribution in macro-plastic fibre reinforced concrete slab-panels, Construction and Building Materials, 64, pp.496-503, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.04.067.

Ikumi, T, Cavalaro, SHP, Segura, I, Aguado, A (2014) Alternative methodology to consider damage and expansions in external sulfate attack modeling, Cement and Concrete Research, 63, pp.105-116, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.05.011.

Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2014) Multidirectional double punch test to assess the post-cracking behaviour and fibre orientation of FRC, Construction and Building Materials, 58, pp.214-224, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.02.023.

Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2014) Plastic fibres as the only reinforcement for flat suspended slabs: Experimental investigation and numerical simulation, Construction and Building Materials, 57, pp.92-104, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.082.

Galobardes, I, Cavalaro, SH, Aguado, A, Garcia, T (2014) Estimation of the modulus of elasticity for sprayed concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 53, pp.48-58, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.11.046.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2014) Constitutive model for fibre reinforced concrete based on the Barcelona test, Cement and Concrete Composites, 53, pp.327-340, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2014.07.017.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2014) Methodology for the design of controlled low-strength materials. Application to the backfill of narrow trenches, Construction and Building Materials, 72, pp.23-30, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.008.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2014) Assessment of the fibre orientation factor in SFRC slabs, Composites Part B: Engineering, 68, pp.343-354, ISSN: 1359-8368. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.09.001.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Grunewald, S, Blom, CBM, Walraven, JC (2014) Application of FRC constitutive models to modelling of slabs, Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 48(9), pp.2943-2959, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-014-0369-5.

González-Ortega, MA, Segura, I, Cavalaro, SHP, Toralles-Carbonari, B, Aguado, A, Andrello, AC (2014) Radiological protection and mechanical properties of concretes with EAF steel slags, Construction and Building Materials, 51, pp.432-438, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.10.067.

Cavalaro, SHP, Carbonari, G, Cansario, MM, Aguado, A (2013) Experimental and analytical study about the compressive behavior of eps sandwich panels, Materiales de Construcción, 63(311), pp.393-402, ISSN: 0465-2746. DOI: 10.3989/mc.2013.01812.

Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, Fuente, ADL, Aguado, A (2013) NEW ANALYTICAL MODEL TO GENERALIZE THE BARCELONA TEST USING AXIAL DISPLACEMENT, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 19(2), pp.259-271, ISSN: 1392-3730. DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2012.756425.

Cavalaro, S and Aguado, A (2013) Caracterización de los morteros de relleno usados en diferentes túneles españoles, Materiales de Construcción, 63(309), pp.65-78, ISSN: 0465-2746. DOI: 10.3989/mc.2012.03611.

Oliveira, I, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2013) New Unreacted-Core Model to Predict Pyrrhotite Oxidation in Concrete Dams, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 25(3), pp.372-381, ISSN: 0899-1561. DOI: 10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0000531.

Oliveira, I, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2013) New kinetic model to quantify the internal sulfate attack in concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, 43, pp.95-104, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.09.010.

Tovar-Rodríguez, G, Barra, M, Pialarissi, S, Aponte, D, Vázquez, E (2013) Expansion of mortars with gypsum contaminated fine recycled aggregates, Construction and Building Materials, 38, pp.1211-1220, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.09.059.

Cavalaro, SHP, Blom, CBM, Aguado, A, Walraven, JC (2012) New Design Method for the Production Tolerances of Concrete Tunnel Segments, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 26(6), pp.824-834, ISSN: 0887-3828. DOI: 10.1061/(asce)cf.1943-5509.0000291.

Carbonari, G, Cavalaro, SHP, Cansario, MM, Aguado, A (2012) Flexural behaviour of light-weight sandwich panels composed by concrete and EPS, Construction and Building Materials, 35, pp.792-799, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.080.

Cavalaro, SHP, Blom, CBM, Walraven, JC, Aguado, A (2012) Formation and accumulation of contact deficiencies in a tunnel segmented lining, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 36(9), pp.4422-4438, ISSN: 0307-904X. DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2011.11.068.

Laranjeira, F, Aguado, A, Molins, C, Grünewald, S, Walraven, J, Cavalaro, S (2012) Framework to predict the orientation of fibers in FRC: A novel philosophy, Cement and Concrete Research, 42(6), pp.752-768, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.02.013.

Cavalaro, SHP and Aguado, A (2012) Packer behavior under simple and coupled stresses, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 28, pp.159-173, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2011.10.008.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2012) Application of constitutive models in European codes to RC-FRC, Construction and Building Materials, 40, pp.246-259, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.09.096.

Cavalaro, SHP, Blom, CBM, Walraven, JC, Aguado, A (2011) Structural analysis of contact deficiencies in segmented lining, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 26(6), pp.734-749, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2011.05.004.



Conferences

Kinnell, P, Dobranski, J, Xu, J, Wang, W, Kolawole, J, Hodgson, J, Austin, S, Provis, J, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Buswell, R (Accepted for publication) Precision manufacture of concrete parts using integrated robotic 3D printing and milling. In 21st International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (EUSPEN 2021); Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2021, Virtual, pp.57-60.

Castro-Díaz, M, Osmani, M, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Needham, P, Thompson, J, Elliott, S, Parker, B, Lovato, T (2021) A methodologic approach based on hydrocyclone separation and acid leaching to purify gypsum from refurbishment plasterboard waste. In 18th International Symposium on Waste Management and Sustainable Landfilling; Proceedings Sardinia 2021. 18th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy.

Najari, A, Blanco, A, de la Fuente, A, Cavalaro, SHP (2021) Discrete Element Simulation of the Fresh State Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-compacting Concrete. In , RILEM Bookseries, pp.610-620, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58482-5_55.

Galeote, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, De La Fuente, A (2020) Influence of the beam size on the residual strength of high performance fibre reinforced concrete. In , American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.40-49, DOI: 10.35789/fib.BULL.0095.Ch05.

Vieira, MM, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A (2020) Influence of chloride-initiated corrosion on the surface aspect of steel fibre reinforced cementitious composites. In , American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.341-350, DOI: 10.35789/fib.BULL.0095.Ch35.

Galeote, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, De La Fuente, A (2020) Optimized quality control procedure with the Barcelona test and the inductive method for FRC. In , American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.30-39, DOI: 10.35789/fib.BULL.0095.Ch04.

De La Fuente, A, Cavalaro, SH, Bairán, JM (2020) Influence of the post-cracking residual strength variability on the partial safety factor. In , American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.371-380, DOI: 10.35789/fib.BULL.0095.Ch38.

Wang, D, Konstantinidis, N, Austin, S, Buswell, R, Cavalaro, S, Cecinia, D (2020) Flexural behaviour of AR-glass textile reinforced 3D printed concrete beams. In Bos, FP, Lucas, SS, Wolfs, RJM, Salet, TAM (ed) 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication; Second RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication: Digital Concrete 2020, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, pp.728-737, ISBN: 9783030499150. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_73.

Galeote, E, Blanco Alvarez, A, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A (2020) Influence of the beam size on the residual strength of high performance fibre reinforced concrete. In Massicotte, B, Mobasher, B, Fausto, M, Plizzari, G (ed) 3rd ACI-fib-RILEM International Workshop on Fibre Reinforced Concrete: From Design to Structural Applications, FRC 2018, Desenzano, Italy, pp.40-49.

Gollegger, J, Lorenzana, LMP, Cavalaro, S, Kanstad, T (2019) Fiber reinforced concrete segmental lining: Evolution and technical viability assessment. In , Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art- Proceedings of the WTC 2019 ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress, pp.2166-2175, DOI: 10.1201/9780429424441-229.

Ikumi, T, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Segura, I, Goodier, C, Austin, S (2018) Simplified analytical assessment of damaged induced by the external sulphate attack in concrete piles. In High Tech Concrete: Where Technology and Engineering Meet, Maastricht,ISBN: 978-3-319-59470-5. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59471-2_260.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pardo-Bosch, F, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2018) Diagnosis of expansive reactions in concrete dams: Experience and case studies. In Third International Dam World Conference, Foz do Igauzu.

Galeote, E, Blanco Alvarez, A, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A (2018) Optimized quality control procedure with the Barcelona test and the inductive method for FRC. In Massicotte, B, Minelli, F, Mobasher, B, Plizzari, G (ed) 3rd International Workshop on Fibre Reinforced Concrete: from Design to Structural Applications, Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy, pp.26-26, ISBN: 978-88-89252-44-4.

Galeote, E, Blanco Alvarez, A, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A (2018) Influence of the beam size on the residual strength of fibre-reinforced concrete. In Massicotte, B, Minelli, F, Mobasher, B, Plizzari, G (ed) 3rd International Workshop on Fibre Reinforced Concrete: from Design to Structural Applications, Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy, pp.28-28, ISBN: 978-88-89252-44-4.

De La Fuente, A, Cugat, V, Cavalaro, SHP, Bairán, JM (2018) Partial safety factor for the residual flexural strength of FRC precast concrete segments. In , fib Symposium, pp.1768-1775, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59471-2_203.

De la Fuente, A, Bairan, J, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Goodier, C, Palmeri, A (2018) Lateral stability of prestressed precast concrete girders during lifting: study case. In , Maastricht, The Netherlands, pp.1530-1537, ISBN: 9783319594705. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59471-2-176.

Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2017) Flexural post-cracking creep behaviour of macro-synthetic and steel fiber reinforced concrete. In , pp.77-87, ISBN: 9789402410006. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1001-3_7.

Galeote, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2017) Creep behaviour of cracked high performance fibre reinforced concrete beams under flexural load. In , pp.111-123, ISBN: 9789402410006. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1001-3_10.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Segura, I, Segura-Castillo, L, Aguado, A (2017) Expansions in a concrete dam with bridge over spillway in South America. In Dam Swelling Concrete 2017, Chambéry, France, pp.235-247, ISBN: 9781786302137.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2016) Sustainability assessment of different reinforcement alternatives for precast concrete segmental linings. In Second International Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Madrid, Spain, pp.1443-1454, ISBN: 9788494507779.

Aire, C, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Pujadas, P (2016) Luong test to evaluate residual shear behavior of FRC. In , Vancouver, Canada, pp.1309-1318.

Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2016) Flat suspended slabs reinforced only with macro-synthetic fibres. In , Vancouver, Canada, pp.1300-1308.

Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2016) Multidirectional double punch test to assess the post-cracking behaviour of FRC. In , Vancouver, Canada, pp.55-63.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Galeote, E, Aguado, A (2015) Assessment of constitutive model for ultra-high performance fiber reinforced cement composites using the Barcelona test. In Seventh International RILEM Workshop on High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites (HPFRCC7), Stuttgart, Germany, pp.129-136, ISBN: 9782351581452.

Galeote, E, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Blanco-Alvarez, A (2015) Correlation between the Barcelona test and the three-point bending test for the characterization of SCFRC. In , Oporto, Portugal, pp.481-487.

Liao, L, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2014) Complementary Use of Inductive Test and Bending Test for the Characterization of SFRC. In , Applied Mechanics and Materials, pp.2213-2219, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.580-583.2213.

De La Fuente, A, Lin, L, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2014) Design of FRC tunnel segments considering the ductility requirements of the fib Model Code 2010: Application to the Barcelona Metro line 9. In , American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.471-480.



Books

Buswell, R, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, Kinnell, P (2022) Preface.



Chapters

Rusike, R, Sataya, M, Marsh, ATM, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Goodier, C, Bernal, SA, Adu-Amankwah, S (2022) Accelerating early age properties of ultra-low clinker cements for extrusion-based 3D printing. In Buswell, R, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, Kinnell, P (ed) Third RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication: Digital Concrete 2022, Springer, Loughborough, United Kingdom, pp.87-92, ISBN: 9783031061158. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_13.

Carlesso, DM, de la Fuente, A, Cavalaro, SHP (2022) Fatigue of Cracked Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Bending. In RILEM Bookseries, pp.121-131, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83719-8_11.

Carlesso, DM, Cavalaro, SHP, de la Fuente, A (2022) Fatigue of Plastic Fibre Reinforced Concrete in Bending: Assessment and Prediction. In RILEM Bookseries, pp.109-120, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83719-8_10.

Llano-Torre, A, Serna, P, Cavalaro, SHP (2022) International Round-Robin Test on Creep Behaviour of FRC - Part 2: An Overview of Results and Preliminary Conclusions. In RILEM Bookseries, pp.291-306, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83719-8_26.

Kolawole, JT, De-Becker, D, Xu, J, Dobrzanski, J, Cavalaro, S, Austin, S, Roussel, N, Buswell, R (2022) Selected Test Methods for Assessing Fresh and Plastic-State 3D Concrete Printing Materials. In RILEM Bookseries, Springer International Publishing, pp.460-466, ISBN: 9783031061158. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_68.

Xu, J, Kolawole, JT, Provis, J, Dobrzanski, J, Kinnell, P, Cavalaro, S, Wang, W, Buswell, R (2022) An Early Trial on Milling 3D Printed Concrete Geometries: Observations and Insights of the Process. In RILEM Bookseries, Springer International Publishing, pp.9-14, ISBN: 9783031061158. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_2.

Llano-Torre, A, Cavalaro, SHP, Kusterle, W, Moro, S, Zerbino, RL, Gettu, R, Pauwels, H, Nishiwaki, T, Parmentier, B, Buratti, N, Toledo Filho, RD, Charron, JP, Larive, C, Boshoff, WP, Bernard, ES, Kompatscher, M (2021) Equipment and Procedure Description. In RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, pp.47-117, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72736-9_5.

Llano-Torre, A, Serna, P, Cavalaro, SHP, Buratti, N, Bernard, ES, Boshoff, WP, Zerbino, RL, Pauwels, H, Kusterle, W, Garcia-Taengua, E, Vrijdaghs, R, del Prete, C, dos Santos, KF, Parmentier, B, Mazzotti, C (2021) Statements and Conclusions. In RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, pp.209-220, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72736-9_9.

Llano-Torre, A, Serna, P, Cavalaro, SHP, Buratti, N, Stefan Bernard, E, Boshoff, WP, Zerbino, RL, Pauwels, H, Kusterle, W, Garcia-Taengua, E, Vrijdaghs, R, del Prete, C, dos Santos, KF, Parmentier, B, Mazzotti, C (2021) Introduction and Background. In RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, pp.1-10, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72736-9_1.

Llano-Torre, A, Serna, P, Cavalaro, SHP (2021) Round-Robin Test Program and Execution. In RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, pp.11-18, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72736-9_2.

Llano-Torre, A, Serna, P, Cavalaro, SHP (2021) Data and Parameter Definition. In RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, pp.119-126, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72736-9_6.

Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2017) Flexural Post-cracking Creep Behaviour of Macro-synthetic and Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete. In RILEM Bookseries, Springer Netherlands, pp.77-87, ISBN: 9789402410006. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1001-3_7.



Thesis/Dissertation

Pialarissi Cavalaro, SH (Accepted for publication) Aspectos tecnológicos de túneles construidos con tuneladora y dovelas prefabricadas de hormigón.



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