Dr Salmabanu Ismailbhai Luhar (she/her)
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
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School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Dr Luhar is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, co-inventor, material scientist and author in STEM. She completed her PhD in Civil & Structural Engineering at MNIT, India. She possesses decade-long experience of advance postdoctoral projects in Taiwan, Cyprus (EU) and the USA, which helped
establish herself as an expert in her field. Formerly, she was affiliated with the Center of Excellence in Geopolymer & Green Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perils, Malaysia as an external post doc. Dr Luhar has been awarded two honorary postdoctoral degrees of DLitt. from two international universities. She has written 7 patent registrations, over 70 research articles, 7 books, and 7 book chapters. Her biography is listed on “Marquis who’s who”, USA. She has received 25 national and international awards.Dr Luhar's research aim to invent novel, innovative, durable, user and eco-friendly cleaner productions of building materials for eco-constructions. This will improve structural performance, in addition to creating a circular economy through the incorporation of wastes, piloting to lower production costs and systematic waste management.
In 2023, Dr Luhar won the Top 50 Women in Engineering Award.
- Research interests
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Conventional and Geopolymer concrete technologies, structural and special types of concretes, construction innovation, Fibre Reinforced Polymers, ceramics, 3D printing, space constructions, wastes and fibres, cement, radioactive waste, carbon capturing, rubberized concretes, pre-cast.
Currently, she concentrates on a special type of GP-concrete.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Solidification/Stabilization Technology for Radioactive Wastes Using Cement: An Appraisal. Materials, 16(3), 954-954.
- Synthesis methods of hydroxyapatite from natural sources: A review. Ceramics International, 48(11), 14959-14979.
- Optimistic and pessimistic impacts of COVID-19 scenario on waste management in developing nations: A review. Research on Engineering Structures and Materials.
- Durability performance evaluation of green geopolymer concrete. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 26(10), 4297-4345.
- Valorization of geopolymer paste containing wastes glass. Research on Engineering Structures and Materials.
- Additive Manufacturing in the Geopolymer Construction Technology: A Review. The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal, 14(1), 150-161.
- Effect of different variables on fly ash based geopolymer concrete. Indian Concrete Journal, 94(2), 62-68.
- Performance evaluation of Ultrahigh performance fibre reinforced concrete – A review. Construction and Building Materials, 232, 117152-117152.
- Valorisation of glass wastes for the development of geopolymer composites – Durability, thermal and microstructural properties: A review. Construction and Building Materials, 222, 673-687.
- Incorporation of natural waste from agricultural and aquacultural farming as supplementary materials with green concrete: A review. Composites Part B: Engineering, 175, 107076-107076.
- Valorisation of glass waste for development of Geopolymer composites – Mechanical properties and rheological characteristics: A review. Construction and Building Materials, 220, 547-564.
- Impact of incorporation of volcanic ash on geopolymerization of eco-friendly geopolymer composites: A review. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 572(1), 012001-012001.
- Development of rubberized geopolymer concrete: Strength and durability studies. Construction and Building Materials, 204, 740-753.
- Potential application of E-wastes in construction industry: A review. Construction and Building Materials, 203, 222-240.
- Application of artificial neural network for predicting compressive strength of geopolymer concrete. Indian Concrete Journal, 98(2), 38-43.
- Effect of wastewater on properties of concrete. Journal of Building Engineering, 21, 106-112.
- Thermal resistance of fly ash based rubberized geopolymer concrete. Journal of Building Engineering, 19, 420-428.
- Strength property of rice husk based geopolymer mortar. Indian Concrete Journal, 92(6), 44-49.
- Strength improvement studies of bacterial concrete. Indian Concrete Journal, 91(10), 12-16.
- Fly ash utilization: A review. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 8(4), 301-312.
- Investigations on mechanical properties of fly ash and slag based geopolymer concrete. Indian Concrete Journal, 90(2), 34-41.
- Assessment of Geopolymer Concrete for Underwater Concreting Properties. Archives of Metallurgy and Materials.
- Correction: Luhar et al. Challenges and Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Waste Management Systems: A Review. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 271. Journal of Composites Science, 7(4), 154-154.
- Challenges and Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Waste Management Systems: A Review. Journal of Composites Science, 6(9), 271-271.
- A Comprehensive Review on Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer. Journal of Composites Science, 6(8), 219-219.
- Valorisation of Waste Glasses for the Development of Geopolymer Mortar—Properties and Applications: An Appraisal. Journal of Composites Science, 6(1), 30-30.
- A Review on the Performance Evaluation of Autonomous Self-Healing Bacterial Concrete: Mechanisms, Strength, Durability, and Microstructural Properties. Journal of Composites Science, 6(1), 23-23.
- A State-of-the-Art Review on Innovative Geopolymer Composites Designed for Water and Wastewater Treatment. Materials, 14(23), 7456-7456.
- Rubberized Geopolymer Composites: Value-Added Applications. Journal of Composites Science, 5(12), 312-312.
- Light Transmitting Concrete: A Review. Buildings, 11(10), 480-480.
- Review on Performance Evaluation of Autonomous Healing of Geopolymer Composites. Infrastructures, 6(7), 94-94.
- Assessment of the Suitability of Ceramic Waste in Geopolymer Composites: An Appraisal. Materials, 14(12), 3279-3279.
- Durability Performance Evaluation of Rubberized Geopolymer Concrete. Sustainability, 13(11), 5969-5969.
- Fire Resistance Behaviour of Geopolymer Concrete: An Overview. Buildings, 11(3), 82-82.
- Sustainable and Renewable Bio-Based Natural Fibres and Its Application for 3D Printed Concrete: A Review. Sustainability, 12(24), 10485-10485.
- Influence of Steel Crystal Powder on Performance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 431, 102003-102003.
Chapters
- Nano-modified green cementitious composites, Recent Advances in Nano-Tailored Multi-Functional Cementitious Composites (pp. 305-346). Elsevier
- Challenges and prospective trends of various industrial and solid wastes incorporated with sustainable green concrete, Advances in Organic Farming (pp. 223-240). Elsevier
Conference proceedings papers
- Fabrication and performance appraisal of marble-based geopolymeric composites. 15th International Symposium on East Asian Resources Recycling Technology, EARTH 2019
- Diabase Mud-Based Geopolymer Paste: Formulation and Properties. International Conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy
- Solidification/Stabilization Technology for Radioactive Wastes Using Cement: An Appraisal. Materials, 16(3), 954-954.
- Research group
- Grants
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JSPS fellowship, Japan 2022 (unable to take up due to pandemic)
PhD fellowship from the Indian Ministry of Human Resources and Development at MNIT, India
PI - “Durability studies of Geopolymer concrete containing waste rubber fibres as partial replacement of Sand” Indian Ministry of Science and Technology, India.