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Overview

Allan Manalo is affiliated with the University of Southern Queensland in Australia and focuses on engineering research with an emphasis on civil and structural engineering. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields, particularly building and construction, mechanical engineering, polymers and plastics, and mechanics of materials.

The primary topics of their research encompass structural behavior of reinforced concrete, innovative concrete reinforcement materials, concrete corrosion and durability, structural load-bearing analysis, concrete and cement materials research, natural fiber reinforced composites, and railway engineering and dynamics.

Manalo has contributed significantly to various scientific journals and conferences, frequently publishing in these venues:

  • Structures
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Engineering Structures
  • Case Studies in Construction Materials

Notable recent publications include:

  • Comparative durability of GFRP composite reinforcing bars in concrete and in simulated concrete environments, 2020, Cement and Concrete Composites
  • Effect of Different Constituent Fiber, Resin, and Sizing Combinations on Alkaline Resistance of Basalt, Carbon, and Glass FRP Bars, 2020, Journal of Composites for Construction
  • Static behaviour of glass fibre reinforced novel composite sleepers for mainline railway track, 2020, Engineering Structures
  • Effects of ultraviolet solar radiation on the properties of particulate-filled epoxy based polymer coating, 2020, Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • Self-healing polymers: Synthesis methods and applications, 2020, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects

Their research network includes frequent collaborations with several co-authors, notably:

  • Omar Alajarmeh
  • Wahid Ferdous
  • Brahim Benmokrane
  • Reza Hassanli
  • Warna Karunasena

Manalo's contributions have primarily focused on advancing understanding of durability and performance in composite reinforcing materials as well as the development and analysis of structural systems involving innovative reinforcement techniques. Their work integrates materials science with structural engineering, addressing challenges related to concrete durability, corrosion resistance, and the behavior of fiber reinforced polymer composites in construction and railway infrastructure.

Best Publications

  • A review on the degradability of polymeric composites based on natural fibres

    Z.N. Azwa;B.F. Yousif;A.C. Manalo;W. Karunasena

  • Effects of alkali treatment and elevated temperature on the mechanical properties of bamboo fibre–polyester composites

    Allan C. Manalo;Evans Wani;Noor Azwa Zukarnain;Warna Karunasena

  • Effectiveness of using fibre-reinforced polymer composites for underwater steel pipeline repairs

    Shamsuddoha;Shamsuddoha;Mainul Islam;Thiru Aravinthan;Allan Manalo;Allan Manalo

  • Laboratory assessment and durability performance of vinyl-ester, polyester, and epoxy glass-FRP bars for concrete structures

    Brahim Benmokrane;Ahmed H. Ali;Hamdy M. Mohamed;Adel ElSafty

  • Behavior of concentrically loaded geopolymer-concrete circular columns reinforced longitudinally and transversely with GFRP bars

    G.B. Maranan;A.C. Manalo;B. Benmokrane;W. Karunasena

  • Flexural behaviour of structural fibre composite sandwich beams in flatwise and edgewise positions

    A.C. Manalo;T. Aravinthan;W. Karunasena;M.M. Islam

  • A review of alternative materials for replacing existing timber sleepers

    A. Manalo;T. Aravinthan;W. Karunasena;A. Ticoalu

  • State-of-the-art review on FRP sandwich systems for lightweight civil infrastructure

    Allan Manalo;Thiru Aravinthan;Amir Fam;Brahim Benmokrane

  • Composite railway sleepers – recent developments, challenges and future prospects

    Wahid Ferdous;Allan Manalo;Gerard Van Erp;Thiru Aravinthan

  • Evaluation of the flexural strength and serviceability of geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with glass-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars

    G.B. Maranan;A.C. Manalo;B. Benmokrane;W. Karunasena

  • Comparative durability of GFRP composite reinforcing bars in concrete and in simulated concrete environments

    Allan Manalo;Ginghis Maranan;Brahim Benmokrane;Patrice Cousin

  • An overview of mechanical properties and durability of glass-fibre reinforced recycled mixed plastic waste composites

    Rohan Muni Bajracharya;Allan C. Manalo;Warna Karunasena;Kin-tak Lau;Kin-tak Lau

  • Geopolymer concrete-filled pultruded composite beams - Concrete mix design and application

    Wahid Ferdous;Allan Manalo;Amar Khennane;Obada Kayali

  • Optimal design for epoxy polymer concrete based on mechanical properties and durability aspects

    Wahid Ferdous;Allan Manalo;Hong S. Wong;Rajab Abousnina

  • Effects of Diameter on the Durability of Glass Fiber–Reinforced Polymer Bars Conditioned in Alkaline Solution

    Brahim Benmokrane;Allan Manalo;Jean-Charles Bouhet;Khaled Mohamed

  • Flexural behaviour of glue-laminated fibre composite sandwich beams

    A.C. Manalo;T. Aravinthan;W. Karunasena

  • Flexural behavior of geopolymer-concrete beams longitudinally reinforced with GFRP and steel hybrid reinforcements

    G.B. Maranan;Allan Manalo;Brahim Benmokrane;Warna Karunasena

  • Structural behaviour of a prefabricated composite wall system made from rigid polyurethane foam and Magnesium Oxide board

    Allan Manalo

  • Properties of epoxy polymer concrete matrix: Effect of resin-to-filler ratio and determination of optimal mix for composite railway sleepers

    Wahid Ferdous;Allan Manalo;Thiru Aravinthan;Gerard Van Erp

  • A review on the driving performance of FRP composite piles

    Ernesto Guades;Thiru Aravinthan;Mainul Islam;Allan Manalo

  • Novel testing and characterization of GFRP bars in compression

    O.S. AlAjarmeh;A.C. Manalo;B. Benmokrane;P.V. Vijay

  • Pullout behaviour of GFRP bars with anchor head in geopolymer concrete

    G.B. Maranan;A.C. Manalo;W. Karunasena;B. Benmokrane

  • Effect of Different Constituent Fiber, Resin, and Sizing Combinations on Alkaline Resistance of Basalt, Carbon, and Glass FRP Bars

    B. Benmokrane;M. Hassan;M. Robert;P. V. Vijay

  • Characterisation of mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy grouts for composite repair of steel pipelines

    Shamsuddoha;Shamsuddoha;Mainul Islam;Thiru Aravinthan;Allan Manalo;Allan Manalo

  • Static behaviour of glass fibre reinforced novel composite sleepers for mainline railway track

    Wahid Ferdous;Allan Manalo;Omar AlAjarmeh;Ali A. Mohammed

  • Effects of ultraviolet solar radiation on the properties of particulate-filled epoxy based polymer coating

    Mojdeh Mehrinejad Khotbehsara;Allan Manalo;Thiru Aravinthan;Joanna Turner

  • Self-healing polymers: Synthesis methods and applications

    Kakarla Raghava Reddy;Kakarla Raghava Reddy;Abbas El-Zein;David W. Airey;Fernando Alonso-Marroquin

  • Bond behaviour of composite sandwich panel and epoxy polymer matrix: Taguchi design of experiments and theoretical predictions

    Wahid Ferdous;Allan Manalo;Thiru Aravinthan

  • Field Durability Study of Vinyl-Ester–Based GFRP Rebars in Concrete Bridge Barriers

    Brahim Benmokrane;Claude Nazair;Marc-Antoine Loranger;Allan Manalo

  • Flexural behaviour of concrete slabs reinforced with GFRP bars and hollow composite reinforcing systems

    Mohammed Al-Rubaye;Allan Manalo;Omar Alajarmeh;Wahid Ferdous

Frequent Co-Authors

Warna Karunasena
Warna Karunasena University of Southern Queensland
Brahim Benmokrane
Brahim Benmokrane Université de Sherbrooke
Priyan Mendis
Priyan Mendis University of Melbourne
Kin-tak Lau
Kin-tak Lau Swinburne University of Technology
Yu Bai
Yu Bai Peking University
Hamdy M. Mohamed
Hamdy M. Mohamed Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kakarla Raghava Reddy
Kakarla Raghava Reddy University of Sydney
Alexander Remennikov
Alexander Remennikov University of Wollongong
Amir Fam
Amir Fam Queen's University
Tuan Ngo
Tuan Ngo University of Melbourne

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