Dr Atef Badr

Senior Lecturer in Construction Materials &Technology

PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, CEng, MICE, FHEA

Room: G2-05

Telephone: 01204 90 3840

Email: A.Badr@bolton.ac.uk| 

Professional Biography

Research Interests

• Badr, A. (2007), "Fatigue of High-Strength Fibre-Reinforced Concrete," Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 352-357.
• Hassan, K.E., James, D., Badr, A. and Calder, A.J.(2007), "Crack Bridging of CRC Pavements with Thin Surfacings," Asphalt Professional Journal, Institute of Asphalt Technology, UK, No. 26, May, pp. 18-24.
• Badr, A., Ashour, A.F. and Platten, A.K.(2006), "Statistical Variations in Impact Resistance of Polypropylene Fibre-Reinforced Concrete," Intr. Journal of Impact Engineering, Elsevier, UK, Vol.32, No. 11, pp. 1907-1920.
• Badr, A. and Ashour, A.F.(2005), "Modified ACI Drop-Weight Impact Test for Concrete," ACI Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, USA, Vol.102, No. 4, pp. 249-255.
• Reeve, D. and Badr, A. (2003), "Performance of Sandbags for Domestic Flood Defence," Water and Maritime Engineering, The Institution of Civil Engineering, ICE, UK, V156, No. 4, pp. 341-348.
• Badr, A.,and Reeve, D.(2003)"Self Help: Guidelines for Performance Criteria for Domestic Flood Defence Systems," Water & Environment Manager, Magazine of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, CIWEM, UK, Vol. 8, No. 7, pp. 16-17.

Refereed Conferences

• Elliott, R., Widyatmoko, I., Chandler, J., Badr, A. and Lloyd, W.(2008), "Laboratory and Pilot Scale Assessment of Long Life Surfacing for High-Traffic Roads," Proceedings of the 4^th Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, Asphalt – Roads for Life, 21 - 23 May,Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Nicholls, J.C., Jordan, R.W., Hassan, K.E., Williams, J.T. and Badr, A. (2007) "Asphalt Surfacing to Bridge Decks," 4^th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements, Thessaloniki, Greece, 19-20 April, Vol. 1, pp. 435-445.
• Widyatmoko, I., Elliott, R., Chandler, J., Badr, A. and Lloyd, W.(2007), "Recent Developments in Long Life Surfacing," Proceedings of the 6^th International Conference on Sustainable Aggregates, Asphalt Technology and Pavement Engineering, February 21-22, Liverpool Centre for Materials Technology (LCMT), Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, Vol. 2, pp. 1-16.
• Badr, A. and A. Platten (2006), "Effect of Silica Fume and Fly Ash on Fatigue and Impact Strength of Fibre-Reinforced Concrete," Proceedings of the 5^th International Conference on Research and Practical Applications Using Wastes and Secondary Materials in Pavement Engineering, February 22-23, Liverpool Centre for Materials Technology (LCMT), Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, Vol. 2, pp. 1-12.
• Ghallab, A. and Badr, A. (2005), "Shear Behaviour of Polypropylene Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams," Proceedings of the 11^th Iinternational Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, May 17 – 19, Faculty of Engineering, Aain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, pp. E05RC36-1 to E05RC36-10.
• Badr, A. (2004), "Reliability of the ACI Repeated Drop-Weight Impact Test for Concrete," Proceedings of the Inter. Conference on Structural & Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Technology (IC-SGECT 04),March 23-25, Mansoura University, Egypt, Vol. 2, pp. 617-628.
• Swailem, M.K. and Badr, A. (2003), "Controlling Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of High Strength Concrete Using Polypropylene Fibres," Proceedings of the 5^th Alexandria Inter. Conf. on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, December 20-22, Alexandria University, Egypt, pp. M401-M410.
• Badr, A., Brooks, J. J., Abdel Reheem, A. H. and El-Saeid, A. (2001), "Residual Impact Resistance and Flexural Strength of Concrete Exposed to High Temperatures," Proceedings of the 11^th BCA Concrete Communication Conference, July 3-4, UMIST, Manchester, UK, pp. 347-356.
• Badr, A., Richardson, I. G., Hassan, K. E. and Brooks, J. J. (2001), "Performance of Monofilament and Fibrillated Polypropylene Fibre-Reinforced Concretes," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Engineering Materials, August 16-19, San Jose, CA, U.S.A., Vol. 1, pp. 735-744.
• Badr, A., Richardson, I., Hassan, K. E. and Brooks, J. J.(2000), "Optimising the Design of Polypropylene Fibre Reinforced Concrete," Extended Abstracts of the 20^th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 11-12 September, Sheffield, UK, pp. 146.
• Badr, A., Hassan, K. E., Richardson, I. G. and Cabrera, J. G. (2000), "The Effect of Binder Type on the Abrasion Resistance of Polypropylene Fibre Reinforced Concrete," Proc of the 3^rd Inter Conf on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, August 15-18, Ottawa, Canada, pp. 69-76.
• Badr, A., Brooks, J. J., Abdel Reheem, A. H. and El-Saeid, A. (2000), "Impact Resistance and Compressive Strength of Steel and Organic Natural Fibre Reinforced Concretes," Proce. of the 10^th BCA Concrete Communication Conference, June 29-30, Birmingham University, UK, pp. 347-354.

Projects

• Performance and durability of hydraulically bound materials (HBM)
• High performance cementitious materials (OECD project)
• Early application of waterproofing
• The use of steel slag filter cake in concrete: Feasibility study
• Effect of sulfate content in recycled aggregate on the durability of HBM
• Monitoring RC specimens with embedded defects
• M6 FRP bridge: Load tests on site bonded FRP deck
• Development, testing and evaluating the performance of an innovative flood defence system for domestic use
• Performance of advanced polypropylene fibre reinforced concrete (PPFRC)