Research Projects

c4SMC actively engages in innovative research projects to cater for the advancements of construction, leading towards a Smart and Modern industry.

Centre Collaborated PhD Research Projects

• Project Zero - Methodology for Estimating Embodied Carbon through a Distributed Ledger Platform for Construction Supply Chains
• Project One - Developing a Digitalised Distributed Ledger Platform for Construction Supply Chains
• Project Two - Methodology to Predict Contractors’ Performance Using Price and Non-price Measures
• Project Three - Developing Smart Modern Construction Enterprise Typologies for the 21st Century Construction Futures
• Project Four - Developing an Offsite and Onsite Construction Skill and Capability Maturity Scale for SMC Projects
• Project Five - Developing a Methodology for Integrating Blockchain Data with BIM for Construction Supply Chains
• Project Six - Developing a Benchmarking Methodology and a Blockchain Based Waste Management Platform for Construction Projects

Other PhD Research Projects

• A Life-Cycle Cost Model for Green Commercial Office Buildings with Optimal Green Star Credits
• Behaviour of Shear Connectors for Sustainable Composite Structures Under Static and Fatigue Loading
• Dynamic Behaviour of Elasto Plastic Concrete Transom on Railway Bridge Components
• Feasibility study on Synthetic Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) transoms as railway bridge components under static loading
• Finite Element Model-based Code Calibration for Design of Steel Fibre Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beams
• Investigation of Bushfire-enhanced Wind and its Effects on Buildings
• Investigation of the Effects of Carbon-Conditioning on Recycled Aggregate Concrete
• Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Commercial Buildings: An Analysis for Green-Building Implementation Using a Green-Star Rating System
• The Carbon Footprint Reduction Toolkit for Blacktown City Council
• Commercial Design of Recycled Aggregate Carbonation Chamber [MPhil]
• A Whole Life-Cycle Success Paradigm for Managing Dam Engineering Industry Projects