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Journal Articles

Hwang, S, Blay, K, Goodier, C, Gorse, C, Cavalaro, S (2025) Advanced crack detection in reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete using generative data augmentation and enhanced segmentation, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 39(5), 04025055, ISSN: 0887-3801. DOI: 10.1061/JCCEE5.CPENG-6572.

Liu, X, Xu, J, Dobrzanski, J, Kolawole, JT, Buswell, R, Cavalaro, S (2025) Factors affecting the flexural performance of reinforced 3D printed concrete beams, Engineering structures, 337, 120497, ISSN: 0141-0296. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120497.

Blanco-Alvarez, A, Al-Ameen, E, Brown, A, Kinnell, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2025) Novel automated repair approaches for masonry tunnels: Feasibility and sustainability, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 162, 106645, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2025.106645.

Kolawole, JT, Buswell, R, Mahmood, S, Isa, MN, Cavalaro, S, Austin, S, Engelberg, D, Dobrzanski, J, Xu, J, Withers, PJ (2025) On the origins of anisotropy of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete: the roles of filament skin and agglomeration, Cement and Concrete Research, 192, 107817, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2025.107817.

Martinello Carlesso, D, Cavalaro, SHP, Bairán, JM, de la Fuente, A (2025) Flexural fatigue performance of pre-cracked steel fibre reinforced concrete: Experimental program and design-oriented approach, Construction and Building Materials, 467, pp.140308-140308, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140308.

Blay, K, Gorse, C, Goodier, C, Starkey, J, Hwang, S, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2025) Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) crack defect identification, International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, DOI: 10.1108/IJBPA-05-2024-0104.

Saad, A, Gorse, C, Goodier, C, Blay, K, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2024) Autoclaved aerated concrete in reinforced building applications: A systematic review of AAC/RAAC in the last 40+ years, Results in Engineering, 24, 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-Alvarez, A, Galeote, E, Pialarissi-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, 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, JT (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.

Estrada Cáceres, AR, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Domingues de Figueiredo, A (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, di Prisco, M (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, di Prisco, M (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.

Martinello Carlesso, D, 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.

Oliveira, I, Cavalaro, SHP, 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.

Carbonari, G, Cavalaro, SHP, 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) Characterization of backfill mortars used in different tunnels in Spain, 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

Castro-Diaz, M, Osmani, M, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Needham, P, Thompson, J, Elliott, S, Parker, B, Lovato, T, Jalland, D (Accepted for publication) 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; Sardinia Proceedings 2021, Sardinia, Italy.

Kinnell, P, Dobranski, J, Xu, J, Wang, W, Kolawole, JT, 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.

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 , pp.610-620, ISBN: 9783030584818. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58482-5_55.

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.

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.

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 , pp.40-49, DOI: 10.35789/fib.bull.0095.ch05.

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 , pp.30-39, DOI: 10.35789/fib.bull.0095.ch04.

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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