Associate ProfessorKazem Ghabraie

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering
  • +61 3 524 79574 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Topology and shape optimisation
  • Lattice and multiscale structures
  • Designing and optimising connections
  • Timber engineering
  • Sustainable and recycled material in construction

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development of sustainable geopolymer concrete using waste glass and industrial by-products.
    24 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd - $24,900.00
  • GRANT
    Materials Development and Design for Electrification and Automation
    24 Jun 2019 - 7 Jun 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    DIIS Automotive Engineering Graduate Program - ABN 74 599 608 295 - $409,506.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Pedestrian bridge design using geopolymer concrete and fibre reinforced polymer bars.
    13 May 2019 - 15 Sep 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Austeng - CONTR2019/01038 - $20,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Prefabricated composite panels, beams and footing systems for housing construction.
    9 May 2019 - 8 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    United Construction and Investment Pty Ltd t/as Atomic 6 (Vic) - CONTR2019/00694 - $80,911.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Fiba-struct Research Project Stage 2: Span and depth limits extension
    30 Jan 2018 - 1 Jul 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Garcez EO,
    • Ghabraie K
    Aus Pits - ICG000182 - $49,861.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Fiba-struct Research Project Stage 2: Span and depth limits extension
    30 Jan 2018 - 1 Jul 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Garcez EO,
    • Ghabraie K
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science - $49,860.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Preliminary concept and modelling of pedestrian bridge built from carbon fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete
    1 May 2017 - 2 Jun 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd - $9,990.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Fiba-Struct Research Project
    29 Nov 2016 - 29 May 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Garcez EO,
    • Ghabraie K,
    • Volk N,
    • Johnson M
    Aus Pits - $49,500.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Fiba-Struct Research Project
    29 Nov 2016 - 29 May 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Garcez EO,
    • Ghabraie K,
    • Volk N,
    • Johnson M
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science - $49,633.00