Prof Allan Manalo

| Name | Prof Allan Manalo |
|---|---|
| Email Address | allan.manalo@unisq.edu.au |
| Job Title | Executive Director (Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences) |
| Qualifications | MEng Saitama, PhD USQ |
| Department | Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences (Operations) |
| Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
| Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences | |
| Centre for Future Materials (Research) | |
| School of Engineering |
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Employment
| Position | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor in Civil Engineering | University of Southern Queensland | 2020 | 2023 |
| Acting Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences | University of Southern Queensland | 2022 | 2023 |
| Visiting Professor | West Virginia University, USA | 2019 | 2020 |
| Visiting Professor | University of Colorado Boulder | 2023 | 2023 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | University of Sherbrooke, Canada | 2015 | 2016 |
Expertise
Civil composites; composite bars as reinforcement in concrete structures; polymer railway sleepers; durability; structural testing and finite element simulation
Fields of Research
- 400510. Structural engineering
- 401602. Composite and hybrid materials
Professional Membership
| Professional Membership | Year |
|---|---|
| Standards Australia BD-108 Committee on “Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bars Committee.” | |
| CAN/CSA S807-10 standards on “Specification for fibre-reinforced polymers.” | |
| AS1085.22 Committee on “Australian Specification for Alternative Material Sleepers” | |
| AS1085.17 Committee on “Railway track material: Part 17: Steel sleepers” | |
| Composites Australia | |
| Engineers Australia | |
| International Institute for FRP in Construction | |
| Concrete Institute of Australia | |
| PIANC WG 191 Composites for Hydraulic Structures |
MEng
Saitama
2008
PhD
USQ
2011
Current Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structural performance of high-performance filament wound composites and joining systems | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
| Advanced manufacturing of high-performance filament wound composites and joining systems | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
| Low-carbon Cement from Pyrolyzed Biomass and Landfill Wastes | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
| Development of a Bio-composite Construction Material Using Agricultural Biomass | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2025 |
| Novel material characterization and durability investigations of high-performance composites and joining systems | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
| Property characterization of the novel bio-based epoxy for sustainable aerospace | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
| Performance evaluation of climate resilient precast concrete railway sleepers reinforced with fibre composite bars. | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Development of Bio-Based Sandwich Panels | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Development of a lightweight and low emission geopolymer concrete with high volume landfill wastes: Design optimisation and environmental assessment | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2024 |
| Development of Crack Resistant Sustainable Cementitious Composites using Bio Char | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Development of sustainable structural panel from sugarcane bagasse | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2024 |
| AI-powered Automated Condition Assessment of Critical Transport Tunnel Infrastructure | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Long-term performance and environmental sustainability of low carbon emission cementitious materials in concrete | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2024 |
| Degradation mechanisms of structural composites under extreme weather | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Impact behaviour of GFRP composite piles for aid-to-navigation structures | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Reprocessing waste polyamide for sustainable sucker rod guides | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Impact of Different Fibre and Resin Types on the Durability of Polymer Composites | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Behaviour of GFRP reinforced Hollow Concrete Columns under Hysteretic Loading | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Development and characterization of novel and sustainable composite reinforcing systems | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Structural behaviour of GFRP reinforced precast concrete for marine infrastructure | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
| Cement-Bonded Composites from Cotton Gin Wastes | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
| Impact behaviour of concrete seawalls reinforced with glass fibre composite bars | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
| Structural performance of corrugated metal culverts rehabilitated by fibre reinforced polymer sliplining | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
| Modelling failure modes and identifying critical properties for structural coating in pipe-in-pipe systems | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
| Investigation on the Performance of Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) using Magnesium Oxide Board (MgO) | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
| Investigating vertical railway track structure behaviour for efficient track structure and component design | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
Completed Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of a low carbon emission composite sandwich panel | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2025 |
| Structural Behaviour of Post-tensioned Pre-cast Segmental Decks for Flood Resilient Pontoons | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
| Assessing long-term performance and durability of geopolymer concrete mortar for sewage pipe coating material | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Enhancing environmental sustainability of the composite railway sleepers | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2024 |
| Experimental and analytical investigations on the torsional behaviour of glass fibre reinforced concrete pontoon decks | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Development of sustainable building technologies from low grade timber | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Mechanical and Durability Performance of Hybrid Flax Fibres and Graphene Composites | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Performance of Sustainable Concrete Incorporating Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Granules | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Structural behavior of modular composite wall systems under different load actions. | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Static and Fatigue Behaviour of Internal Replacement Pipe Systems Subjected to Surface Load from Vehicular Traffic | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Behaviour of circular columns strengthened by glass fibre reinforced polymer wrapping system | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
| Performance in the Rail-Seat Region of Timber-Alternative Composite Railway Sleepers | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
| Static and fatigue behaviour of composite railway sleepers | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
| Behaviour of Concrete Structures Repaired With a Novel and Sustainable Composite Jacket | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
| Long-term behaviour of particulate-filled epoxy-based polymers | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
| Behaviour of precast concrete panels with environmentally-friendly hollow composite reinforcements | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
| Compressive behavior of hollow concrete columns reinforced with GFRP bars | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
| Behaviour of bolted connection system in pultruded GFRP structures | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2018 |
| Flexural behaviour of concrete slabs reinforced with GFRP bars and hollow composite reinforcing systems | Principal Supervisor | Masters | 2018 |
| Properties of mortar and concrete containing fine sand contaminated with light crude oil | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2017 |
| Behaviour of composite sandwich panels bonded with epoxy polymer matrix for railway sleepers | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2017 |
| Behaviour of multi-celled GFRP beam assembly with concrete infill: Experimental and theoretical evaluations | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2017 |
| Project title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced reinforcing materials for longevity of Australian Infrastructure | A Manalo and O Alajarmeh. Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) in collaboration with Sustainable Alliance, $1.1 million, 2023-2025 for the project "Advanced reinforcing materials for longevity of Australian Infrastructure" | 2023 |
| Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement | A Manalo and W Karunasena. US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), USA in collaboration with the University of Colorado Boulder, Cornell University and Gas Technology Institute, $1.2 million, 2021-2024 for the project "Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement" | 2021 |
| Future Proofing Queensland’s Infrastructure through Climate Resilient Concrete Technologies | A Manalo. Advanced Queensland Industry Research Fellowship, $400,000, 2020-2023 for the project "Future Proofing Queensland’s Infrastructure through Climate Resilient Concrete Technologies" | 2020 |
| Polymer composite transoms for rail bridge deck replacement | P Schubel and A Manalo. CRC-P 3rd round, $2.5 million (total grant of $3.0 million in collaboration with Austrak), 2017-2020 for the project "Polymer composite transoms for rail bridge deck replacement". | 2018 |
| Lightweight, durable, and self-sustainable modular composite buildings | Y Bai, A Manalo, and T Keller. ARC Discovery DP180102208, $73,980 (total grant of $332,398), 2018-2020 for the project “Lightweight, durable, and self-sustainable modular composite buildings”. | 2018 |