Name

Anh Duc Mai

Ph.D. in Structural Engineering

Post

Anh Duc Mai is a lecturer at the Division of Construction Management, Faculty of Project Management, Da Nang University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam. His research interests are concrete, steel reinforced concrete structure, FRP strengthened concrete structure, FRP reinforced concrete structures and application of artificial intelligence in construction.

Anh Duc Mai earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wollongong, Australia, MSc from the National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan and Bachelor from Da Nang University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam.

He is supervising 3 master students. He secured US$70,000 of research funds alone and with collaboration with his colleagues. He has published 8 international journal articles and 4 conference articles.

He serves as a reviewer for international journals and a technical committee of several scientific conferences.

Academic career

- Ph.D, Structural Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia (2020).

- MSc, Construction Management, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (2012).

- Bachelor, Bridge and Road Engineering, the Da Nang University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam. (2008).

Employment

Lecturer, Faculty of Project Management, the Da Nang University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam, 2008 - Present.

Research and development projects over the last 5 years

Projects:

(1) Study to design flexible pavement based on Mechanical-Empirical Pavement Design Guide and apply M-E PDG in Vietnam, Principle Investigator, 2013-2015, the Da Nang University of Science and Technology, B2013-DN02-02.

(2) Investigation the axial-flexural interaction of FRP confined high strength square reinforced concrete column, Principle Investigator, 2022-2023, the Da Nang University of Science and Technology, B2022-DN01-02.

(3) Investigation the performance of partially FRP confined square reinforced concrete column, Principle Investigator, 2022-2023, the Fund for Development of the University of Da Nang, B2022-DN01-02.

(4) Developing integrated machine learning model to predict the ultimate conditions of FRP confined concrete columns, Main Investigator, 2023-2025, the Ministry of Education, B2023-DNA-15.

(5) Developing artificial intelligence model to forecast the compressive strength and elastic modulus of recycled concrete, Main Investigator, 2023-2025, the Ministry of Education, B2023-DNA-17.

Industry collaborations over the last 5 years

Patents and proprietary rights

Important publications over the last year

[1] A.D. Mai, M.N. Sheikh, M.N.S. Hadi. (2021), Strain model for discretely FRP confined concrete based on energy balance principle, Engineering Structures, 241: 112489. [SCIE; Q1; H-index =128; IF = 3.548]

[2] A.D. Mai, M.N. Sheikh, M.N.S. Hadi. (2020), Failure envelopes of square and circularized RC columns discretely confined with CFRP, Construction and Building Materials, 261: 119937. [SCIE; Q1; H-index =147; IF = 4.419]

[3] A.D. Mai, M.N. Sheikh, K. Yamakado, M.N.S. Hadi. (2020), Nonuniform CFRP Wrapping to Prevent Sudden Failure of FRP Confined Square RC Columns, Journal of Composites for Construction, 24(6): 04020063. [SCIE; Q1; H-index =92; IF = 2.6]

[4] A.D. Mai, M.N. Sheikh, M.N.S. Hadi. (2020), Experimental and analytical investigations on the effectiveness of non-uniform CFRP wrapping on circularised RC columns, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 1-16. [SCIE; Q1; H-index =41; IF = 2.62]

[5] A.D. Mai, M.N. Sheikh, M.N.S. Hadi. (2019), Performance evaluation of intermittently CFRP wrapped square and circularised square reinforced concrete columns under different loading conditions, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 15(5): 696-710. [SCIE; Q1; H-index =41; IF = 2.62]

[6] A.D. Mai, M.N. Sheikh, M.N.S. Hadi. (2018), Influence of the location of CFRP strips on the behaviour of partially wrapped square reinforced concrete columns under axial compression, Structures, 15: 131-137. [SCIE; Q1; H-index =17; IF = 1.839]

[7] A.D. Mai, M.N. Sheikh, M.N.S. Hadi. (2018), Investigation on the behaviour of partial wrapping in comparison with full wrapping of square RC columns under different loading conditions, Construction and Building Materials, 168: 153-168. [SCIE; Q1; H-index =147; IF = 4.419]

Activities in specialist bodies over the last 5 years

Reviewer member of several International Journals such as Structure and Infrastructure Engineering; Structures; Construction and Building Materials