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Dr. Bong Shin Hau

Lecturer
BEng in Civil Eng. (Hons) (Swinburne University of Technology), PhD in Civil Eng. (Swinburne University of Technology)

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science

Office No:+60 82 260 975
Fax No:+60 82 260 813
Room No: E315, Building E, FECS
Email: shbong@swinburne.edu.my
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Biography

Dr. Bong Shin Hau received his Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) in 2016 from Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne campus). Subsequently, he received his PhD from the same campus in 2021, specialising in 3D concrete printing with low-carbon concretes and high-performance fibre-reinforced cementitious materials.

He then worked as a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he contributed to research projects funded by local company and NUS. His work focused on upcycling locally generated solid waste to make sustainable and durable concrete. The research works have received notable recognition, including the Silver Award in the American Concrete Institute Singapore Chapter Project Competition 2022 and the 3rd place in The Green Concrete Cube Competition 2023

Dr. Bong joined the Faculty of Engineering, Computing, and Science at Swinburne Sarawak as a lecturer in 2024. His recent research focuses on 3D concrete printing, advanced concrete technologies, alkali-activated materials, high-performance fibre-reinforced cementitious composites, and upcycling solid wastes into construction materials

Research Interests

  • 3D Concrete Printing Technology
  • Concrete Rheology
  • Alkali-Activated Materials
  • Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites
  • Low-Carbon Concretes

Professional Memberships

  • Graduate Member, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
  • Young Member, International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM)

Awards 

  • The 3rd place prize in The Green Concrete Cube Competition 2023, American Concrete Institute – Singapore Chapter (ACI-SC)
  • Silver Award in American Concrete Institute Singapore Chapter Project Competition 2022, American Concrete Institute – Singapore Chapter (ACI-SC)
  • Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award (SUPRA) (2017), Swinburne University of Technology

    Publications

    Books and Book Chapters

    • Bong, SH & Du, H 2024, ‘11 – Sustainable additive manufacturing of concrete with low-carbon materials’, In: Ashour, A, WANG, X & Han, B (eds.), Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures, Woodhead Publishing, p. 317-341, SBN 978-0-443-15672-4

    Journal Papers

    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Mechtcherine, V, Li, VC & Khayat, KH 2024, ‘Three-dimensional-printed engineered, strain-hardening geopolymer composite as permanent formwork for construction of reinforced concrete beam’, ACI Structural Journal, vol. 121, no. 2, p. 37-48, https://doi.org/10.14359/51739159.
    • Kondepudi, K, Subramaniam, KVL, Nematollahi, B, Bong, SH, & Sanjayan, JG 2022, ‘Study of particle packing and paste rheology in alkali-activated mixtures to meet the rheology demands of 3D concrete printing’, Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 131, p. 104581, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104581.
    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Nerella, VN & Mechtcherine, V 2022, ‘Method of formulating 3D-printable strain-hardening alkali-activated composites for additive construction’, Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 134, p. 104780, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104780.
    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Xia, M, Ghaffar, SH, Pan, J, & Dai, JG 2022, ‘Properties of additively manufactured geopolymer incorporating mineral wollastonite microfibers’, Construction and Building Materials, vol. 331, p. 127282, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127282.
    • Bong, SH, Xia, M, Nematollahi, B & Shi, C 2021, ‘Ambient temperature cured ‘just-add-water’ geopolymer for 3D concrete printing applications’, Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 121, p. 104060, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104060.
    • Arunothayan, R, Nematollahi, B, Ranade, R, Bong, SH, Sanjayan, JG & Khayat, KH 2021, ‘Fiber orientation effects on ultra-high performance concrete formed by 3D printing’, Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 143, p. 106384, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106384.
    • Arunothayan, R, Nematollahi, B, Ranade, R, Bong, SH & Sanjayan, JG 2020, ‘Development of 3D-printable ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete for digital construction’, Construction and Building Materials, vol. 257, p. 119546, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119546.
    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Xia, M, Nazari, A & Sanjayan, J 2020, ‘Properties of one-part geopolymer incorporating wollastonite as partial replacement of geopolymer precursor or sand’, Materials Letters, vol. 263, p. 127236, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.127236.
    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Nazari, A, Xia, M & Sanjayan, J 2019, ‘Efficiency of different superplasticizers and retarders on properties of ‘one-part’ fly ash-slag blended geopolymers with different activators’, Materials, vol. 12, no. 20, p. 3410, https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12203410.
    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Nazari, A, Xia, M & Sanjayan, J 2019, ‘Method of optimisation for ambient temperature cured sustainable geopolymers for 3D printing construction applications’, Materials, vol. 12, no. 6, p. 902, https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12060902.

    Conference Papers

    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Arunothayan, R, Xia, M & Sanjayan, JG 2020, ‘Effect of wollastonite micro-fiber addition on properties of 3D-printable ‘just-add-water’ geopolymers’, Second RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, Springer, 23-31.

    • Arunothayan, R, Nematollahi, B, Sanjayan, JG, Ranade, R, Bong, SH & Khayat, KH 2020, ‘Quantitative evaluation of orientation of steel fibers in 3D-printed ultra-high performance concrete’, Second RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, Springer, 389-397.

    • Nematollahi, B, Bong, SH, Xia, M & Sanjayan, JG 2020, ‘Digital fabrication of ‘just-add-water’ geopolymers: effects of curing condition and print-time interval’, Second RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, Springer, 93-102.

    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Xia, M, Nazari, A, Sanjayan, JG & Pan, J 2019, ‘Properties of 3D-printable ductile fibre-reinforced geopolymer composite for digital construction applications’, RILEM International Conference on Rheology and Processing of Construction Materials and RILEM International Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete, TU Dresden.

    • Arunothayan, R, Nematollahi, B, Bong, SH, Ranade, R & Sanjayan, JG 2019, ‘Hardened properties of 3D printable ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced concrete for digital construction applications’, RILEM International Conference on Rheology and Processing of Construction Materials and RILEM International Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete, TU Dresden.

    • Bong, SH, Nematollahi, B, Nazari, A, Xia, M & Sanjayan, JG 2018, ‘Fresh and hardened properties of 3D printable geopolymer cured in ambient temperature’, RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, Springer, 3-11.

    • Nematollahi, B, Xia, M, Bong, SH & Sanjayan, JG 2018, ‘Hardened Properties of 3D Printable ‘One-Part’Geopolymer for Construction Applications’, RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, Springer, 190-199.