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Overview

Holmer Savastano is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a more focused engagement in Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction, Polymers and Plastics, Plant Science, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics including Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative Concrete Reinforcement Materials, Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials, Bamboo Properties and Applications, Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications, and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Holmer Savastano include:

  • Construction and Building Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Materials

Holmer Savastano has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Marzieh Kadivar
  • Tido Tiwa Stanislas
  • Carlos Alexandre Fioroni
  • Adriano Galvão de Souza Azevedo
  • Gustavo Henrique Denzin Tonoli

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Holmer Savastano feature diverse studies, such as:

  • Chemical modification of Dendrocalamus asper bamboo with citric acid and boron compounds: Effects on the physical-chemical, mechanical and thermal properties (2020), published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Algae application in civil construction: A review with focus on the potential uses of the pelagic Sargassum spp. biomass (2021), published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • Densification of Bamboo: State of the Art (2020), published in Materials
  • Effect of cellulose pulp fibres on the physical, mechanical, and thermal performance of extruded earth-based materials (2021), published in Journal of Building Engineering
  • Effect of bamboo species and pre-treatment method on physical and mechanical properties of bamboo processed by flattening-densification (2022), published in Materials Chemistry and Physics

Best Publications

  • BRAZILIAN WASTE FIBRES AS REINFORCEMENT FOR CEMENT-BASED COMPOSITES

    H Savastano;P.G Warden;R.S.P Coutts

  • Developments on vegetable fibre-cement based materials in Sao Paulo, Brazil: an overview

    V. Agopyan;H. Savastano;V.M. John;M.A. Cincotto

  • Brazilian sugar cane bagasse ashes from the cogeneration industry as active pozzolans for cement manufacture

    Moisés Frías;Ernesto Villar;Holmer Savastano

  • Fracture and fatigue of natural fiber-reinforced cementitious composites

    H. Savastano;S.F. Santos;M. Radonjic;W.O. Soboyejo

  • Cellulose modified fibres in cement based composites

    G.H.D. Tonoli;U.P. Rodrigues Filho;H. Savastano;J. Bras

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of waste fibre–cement composites

    H. Savastano;P.G. Warden;R.S.P. Coutts

  • Pozzolanic behavior of bamboo leaf ash: Characterization and determination of the kinetic parameters

    Ernesto Villar-Cociña;Eduardo Valencia Morales;Sergio F. Santos;Holmer Savastano

  • Transition zone studies of vegetable fibre-cement paste composites

    Holmer Savastano;Vahan Agopyan

  • Potential of alternative fibre cements as building materials for developing areas

    H Savastano;P.G Warden;R.S.P Coutts

  • Plant fibre reinforced cement components for roofing

    Holmer Savastano;Vahan Agopyan;Adriana M. Nolasco;Lia Pimentel

  • Evaluation of mechanical, physical and thermal performance of cement-based tiles reinforced with vegetable fibers

    Luiz C. Roma;Luciane S. Martello;Holmer Savastano

  • Improved durability of vegetable fiber reinforced cement composite subject to accelerated carbonation at early age

    A.E.F.S. Almeida;G.H.D. Tonoli;S.F. Santos;H. Savastano

  • Effect of accelerated carbonation on cementitious roofing tiles reinforced with lignocellulosic fibre

    G.H.D. Tonoli;S.F. Santos;A.P. Joaquim;H. Savastano

  • Characterization and properties of blended cement matrices containing activated bamboo leaf wastes

    Moisés Frías;Holmer Savastano;Ernesto Villar;M. Isabel Sánchez de Rojas

  • Particulate composite based on coconut fiber and castor oil polyurethane adhesive: An eco-efficient product

    Juliano Fiorelli;Diego Donizetti Curtolo;Núbia G. Barrero;Holmer Savastano

  • Mechanically pulped sisal as reinforcement in cementitious matrices

    H Savastano;P.G Warden;R.S.P Coutts

  • Eucalyptus pulp fibres as alternative reinforcement to engineered cement-based composites

    G.H.D. Tonoli;H. Savastano;E. Fuente;C. Negro

  • Effects of calcining conditions on the microstructure of sugar cane waste ashes (SCWA): Influence in the pozzolanic activation

    E. V. Morales;E. Villar-Cociña;Moisés Frías;Sergio F. Santos

  • Processing and dimensional changes of cement based composites reinforced with surface-treated cellulose fibres

    G.H.D. Tonoli;M.N. Belgacem;G. Siqueira;J. Bras

  • Effect of accelerated carbonation on the microstructure and physical properties of hybrid fiber-cement composites

    V.D. Pizzol;L.M. Mendes;L. Frezzatti;H. Savastano

  • Exploring the potential of functionally graded materials concept for the development of fiber cement

    C.M.R. Dias;H. Savastano;V.M. John

  • Effects of natural weathering on microstructure and mineral composition of cementitious roofing tiles reinforced with fique fibre

    G.H.D. Tonoli;S.F. Santos;H. Savastano;S. Delvasto

Frequent Co-Authors

Moisés Frías
Moisés Frías Spanish National Research Council
Jordi Payá
Jordi Payá Universitat Politècnica de València
Julien Bras
Julien Bras Grenoble Institute of Technology
Mohamed Naceur Belgacem
Mohamed Naceur Belgacem Grenoble Institute of Technology
Carlos Negro
Carlos Negro Complutense University of Madrid
Kent A. Harries
Kent A. Harries University of Pittsburgh
Gilberto Siqueira
Gilberto Siqueira Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Luiz H. C. Mattoso
Luiz H. C. Mattoso Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
John L. Provis
John L. Provis Paul Scherrer Institute
William J. Orts
William J. Orts United States Department of Agriculture

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