Vinh Dao
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Associate Professor
Vinh Dao
Email: : v.dao@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 53655
Positions
Affiliate of Global Centre for Mineral Security : Global Centre for Mineral Security : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Affiliate of Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining : Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Associate Professor : School of Civil Engineering : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Overview
Background
Qualifications:
- PhD (Civil Engineering), The University of Queensland, Australia.
- M.Eng (Civil Engineering), The University of Queensland, Australia.
- Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, The University of Queensland, Australia.
- B.Eng (Civil Engineering), The University of Danang, Vietnam.
Vinh Dao is an Associate Professor and Structures Discipline Lead in the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland, where he has been since 2009. He is currently the UQ-IITD Research Academy Theme Lead for Advanced materials and manufacturing. He was the Director of Teaching and Learning (UQ Civil Engineering, 2020-2021) and the Deputy Director of Research (UQ Civil Engineering, 2019).
He has been an elected National Councillor of the Concrete Institute of Australia (2013-2023, 2025-ongoing), responsible for "Concrete In Australia" Magazine (2013-2019) and "Technical & Publications" portfolio (2019-2023). He is currently also (i) Chair of the Organising Committee for Concrete2027 - the Concrete Institute of Australia’s 33rd Biennial National Conference, (ii) co-Vice-Chair of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Structures (ICES2026), (iii) an Associate Editor of Australian Journal of Structural Engineering and (ii) the General Secretary of EASEC International Steering Committee. He was (i) the Vice-Chair of the 16th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction and (ii) an invited presenter of the National Seminar Series on “Early-age cracking in concrete structures” in capital cities around Australia, besides many state/industry seminars.
Vinh's research interests are in the broad areas of structural engineering and fundamental behaviour of concrete/structures. The focus of his research has been on connecting materials behaviour to structural response of concrete in order to address major issues facing construction industry; with current emphasis on (i) performance of concrete structures at early ages and at elevated temperatures and (ii) low carbon concretes.
In teaching, he has been lecturing in the areas of structural mechanics, reinforced and prestressed concrete design, concrete technology, and advanced structural engineering. He has received a few nominations for the most effective lecturer from UQ-EAIT Dean’s commendation students and was profiled in Learning@UQ for having contributed to high quality of the student experience at UQ.
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Availability
Associate Professor Vinh Dao is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Civil engineering Construction materials Engineering Structural engineering
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Fire performance of concrete structures
Our current knowledge of concrete performance in fire remains largely based on data from conventional tests in which the thermal loading experienced by concrete specimens is very difficult to be consistently controlled. As a result, the effect of temperature gradients within concrete on its fire performance has not been adequately investigated; neither has the influence of critical processes linked with temperature gradients (including thermal stresses, moisture transport, and pore pressures) – This knowledge gap is critical due to the likely significant temperature gradients within concrete in fire. This line of research, through addressing major shortcomings of current “standardized” tests for concrete in fire, aims to address the above-mentioned knowledge gap.
Read more Read less - #### Fundamental properties and behaviour of early-age concrete
Early-age cracks and their further development at later ages can seriously compromise the integrity, durability, aesthetics, and long-term service life of wide-ranging types of concrete structures. Despite significant ongoing research, problems in early-age concrete remain among the most common causes of litigation in current construction industry. This line of research, through addressing major existing gaps, aims to provide a holistic understanding of the key phenomena and factors underlying the performance of early-age concrete, leading to more effective crack control in concrete structures.
Read more Read less - #### Structural engineering
This line of research covers structural material characterisation, advanced structural design, computational methods and experimental techniques.
Read more Read less - #### Performance of newer types of concrete
Investigating fundamental properties and behaviour of newer types of concrete, including low carbon concretes.
Read more Read less - #### Chloride-induced and carbonation-induced corrosion of reinforced concrete structures
This line of research aims to develop more reliable models for service-life prediction of coastal reinforced concrete structures, taking due account of the combined effects of mechanical and environmental loadings.
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Works
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All (73) Book (1) Journal Article (42) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (28)
2026
Journal Article
Evaluating ore-sand by-products at Cadia’s porphyry copper-gold mine for construction applications
Segura-Salazar, Juliana, Ekubatsion, Lulit Habte, Serati, Mehdi, Dao, Vinh, Gravina, Rebecca, Antonio, Christian, Zhu, Xuanyu and Franks, Daniel M. (2026). Evaluating ore-sand by-products at Cadia’s porphyry copper-gold mine for construction applications. Minerals Engineering, 237 110001, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2025.110001
Evaluating ore-sand by-products at Cadia’s porphyry copper-gold mine for construction applications
2025
Journal Article
Life cycle environmental impact of flexural steel reinforced concrete beams under the coupled degradation of crack development and steel corrosion attack using a stochastic approach
Huang, Xiaoxu, Huang, Zichun, Luan, Yao, Wang, Tiao, Bai, Yulei, Dao, Vinh, Liao, Peng, Zhou, Yingwu, Youssef, Ahmed and Ekaputri, Januarti Jaya (2025). Life cycle environmental impact of flexural steel reinforced concrete beams under the coupled degradation of crack development and steel corrosion attack using a stochastic approach. Construction and Building Materials, 497 143827, 143827-497. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.143827
2024
Journal Article
Integrated CO2 capture and mineralization approach based on KOH and cement-based wastes
Li, Liang, Yu, Hai, Ji, Long, Zhou, Song, Dao, Vinh, Feron, Paul and Benhelal, Emad (2024). Integrated CO2 capture and mineralization approach based on KOH and cement-based wastes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12 (5) 113382, 11-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113382
Integrated CO2 capture and mineralization approach based on KOH and cement-based wastes
2024
Journal Article
Improving the load-carrying capacity of FRP-to-concrete bonded joints using a biaxial GFRP interlayer
Etemadi, Elahe, Zhou, Hao, Dao, Vinh and Fernando, Dilum (2024). Improving the load-carrying capacity of FRP-to-concrete bonded joints using a biaxial GFRP interlayer. Journal of Composites for Construction, 28 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1061/jccof2.cceng-4383
2024
Journal Article
Recommendation of RILEM TC 256-SPF on fire spalling assessment during standardised fire resistance tests: complementary guidance and requirements
Pimienta, Pierre, McNamee, Robert, Robert, Fabienne, Boström, Lars, Huang, Shan-Shan, Mróz, Katarzyna, Davie, Colin, Mohaine, Siyimane, Alonso, Maria Cruz, Bodnarova, Lenka, Bosnjak, Josipa, Dal Pont, Stefano, Dao, Vinh, Dauti, Dorjan, Dehn, Frank, Felicetti, Roberto, Hager, Izabela, Hela, Rudolf, Hozjan, Tomaz, Juknat, Michael, Jumppanen, Ulla-Maija, Kirnbauer, Johannes, Kolsek, Jerneja, Korzen, Manfred, Lakhani, Hitesh, Lion, Maxime, Lo Monte, Francesco, Maluk, Cristian, Meftah, Fekri ... Weise, Frank (2024). Recommendation of RILEM TC 256-SPF on fire spalling assessment during standardised fire resistance tests: complementary guidance and requirements. Materials and Structures, 57 (1) 3. doi: 10.1617/s11527-023-02248-z
2024
Conference Publication
Load-induced thermal strain of high-strength concrete at elevated temperatures
Le, Dinh Ba, Torero, Jose L. and Dao, Vinh (2024). Load-induced thermal strain of high-strength concrete at elevated temperatures. 13th International Conference On Structures In Fire Sif’24, Coimbra, Portugal, 19-21 June 2024. Portugal: CMM - Portuguese Steelwork Association.
Load-induced thermal strain of high-strength concrete at elevated temperatures
2023
Journal Article
Recommendation of RILEM TC 256-SPF on the method of testing concrete spalling due to fire: material screening test
Pimienta, Pierre, McNamee, Robert, Hager, Izabela, Mróz, Katarzyna, Boström, Lars, Mohaine, Siyimane, Huang, Shan-Shan, Mindeguia, Jean-Christophe, Robert, Fabienne, Davie, Colin, Felicetti, Roberto, Miah, Md Jihad, Lion, Maxime, Lo Monte, Francesco, Ozawa, Mitsuo, Rickard, Ieuan, Sideris, Kosmas, Alonso, Maria Cruz, Millard, Alain, Jumppanen, Ulla-Maija, Bodnarova, Lenka, Bosnjak, Josipa, Dal Pont, Stefano, Dao, Vinh, Dauti, Dorjan, Dehn, Frank, Hela, Rudolf, Hozjan, Tomaz, Juknat, Michael ... Weise, Frank (2023). Recommendation of RILEM TC 256-SPF on the method of testing concrete spalling due to fire: material screening test. Materials and Structures, 56 (9) 164, 1-12. doi: 10.1617/s11527-023-02202-z
2023
Journal Article
Activation and utilization of tailings as CO2 mineralization feedstock and supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review
Li, Liang, Yu, Hai, Zhou, Song, Dao, Vinh, Chen, Miao, Ji, Long and Benhelal, Emad (2023). Activation and utilization of tailings as CO2 mineralization feedstock and supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review. Materials Today Sustainability, 24 100530, 100530. doi: 10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100530
2023
Journal Article
Evaluation of sealants to mitigate the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from AFFF-impacted concrete: characterization and forecasting
Vo, Phong H. N., Key, Trent A., Le, Tu Hoang, McDonough, Jeffrey T., Porman, Scott, Fiorenza, Stephanie, Nguyen, Hong T. M., Dao, Vinh T. N., Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2023). Evaluation of sealants to mitigate the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from AFFF-impacted concrete: characterization and forecasting. Water Research X, 20 100195, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100195
2023
Journal Article
Assessment of cracking risk of concrete due to restrained strain based on zero-stress temperature and cracking temperature
Li, Liang, Dabarera, Arosha and Dao, Vinh (2023). Assessment of cracking risk of concrete due to restrained strain based on zero-stress temperature and cracking temperature. Construction and Building Materials, 383 131381, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131381
2023
Conference Publication
Assessing early-age dynamic elastic modulus in high-performance concrete
Dabarera, Arosha, Li, Liang, Jamwal, Vishvendra Singh, Satapara, Nisarg, Liu, Xifeng and Dao, Vinh (2023). Assessing early-age dynamic elastic modulus in high-performance concrete. International RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures: SynerCrete’23, Milos Island, Greece, 14-16 June 2023. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-33211-1_66
Assessing early-age dynamic elastic modulus in high-performance concrete
2023
Journal Article
Understanding the performance of profiled composite walls in fire
Le, Quang X., Dao, Vinh T.N. and Torero, Jose L. (2023). Understanding the performance of profiled composite walls in fire. Engineering Structures, 282 115790, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115790
Understanding the performance of profiled composite walls in fire
2023
Journal Article
Dimensional change of cement paste subjected to carbonation in CO2 sequestration and utilization context: a critical review on the mechanisms
Li, Liang, Liu, Qiong, Dao, Vinh and Wu, Min (2023). Dimensional change of cement paste subjected to carbonation in CO2 sequestration and utilization context: a critical review on the mechanisms. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 70 102444, 102444. doi: 10.1016/j.jcou.2023.102444
2022
Journal Article
Evaluation of zero-stress temperature and cracking temperature of high performance concrete at early ages
Li, Liang, Dabarera, Arosha and Dao, Vinh (2022). Evaluation of zero-stress temperature and cracking temperature of high performance concrete at early ages. Materials and Structures, 55 (7) 181, 1-11. doi: 10.1617/s11527-022-02019-2
2022
Journal Article
Assessing the zero-stress temperature in high performance concrete at early age
Dabarera, Arosha, Li, Liang, Lura, Pietro and Dao, Vinh (2022). Assessing the zero-stress temperature in high performance concrete at early age. Cement and Concrete Composites, 127 104384, 104384. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104384
Assessing the zero-stress temperature in high performance concrete at early age
2022
Journal Article
Experimental assessment and modelling of effective tensile elastic modulus in high performance concrete at early age
Dabarera, Arosha, Li, Liang, Lura, Pietro and Dao, Vinh (2022). Experimental assessment and modelling of effective tensile elastic modulus in high performance concrete at early age. Construction and Building Materials, 319 126125, 126125. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.126125
2022
Journal Article
Basic tensile creep of concrete with and without superabsorbent polymers at early ages
Li, Liang, Dabarera, Arosha G.P. and Dao, Vinh (2022). Basic tensile creep of concrete with and without superabsorbent polymers at early ages. Construction and Building Materials, 320 126180, 126180. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.126180
Basic tensile creep of concrete with and without superabsorbent polymers at early ages
2021
Journal Article
Experimental evaluation and modelling of early-age basic tensile creep in high-performance concrete
Dabarera, Arosha, Li, Liang and Dao, Vinh (2021). Experimental evaluation and modelling of early-age basic tensile creep in high-performance concrete. Materials and Structures, 54 (3) 130, 1-16. doi: 10.1617/s11527-021-01722-w
Experimental evaluation and modelling of early-age basic tensile creep in high-performance concrete
2021
Journal Article
Autogenous deformation and coefficient of thermal expansion of early-age concrete: initial outcomes of a study using a newly-developed Temperature Stress Testing Machine
Li, Liang, Dao, Vinh and Lura, Pietro (2021). Autogenous deformation and coefficient of thermal expansion of early-age concrete: initial outcomes of a study using a newly-developed Temperature Stress Testing Machine. Cement and Concrete Composites, 119 103997, 103997. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.103997
2021
Book
EASEC16: proceedings of The 16th East Asian-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, 2019
Wang, Chien Ming, Dao, Vinh and Kitipornchai, Sritawat eds. (2021). EASEC16: proceedings of The 16th East Asian-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8079-6
Funding
Current funding
- 2025 - 2026
Modular electric furnace for structural fire testing (ARC LIEF administered by The University of Melbourne)
University of Melbourne
Open grant - 2025 - 2026
Optimising ore-sand as a scalable circular economy solution to reduce mineral wastes and responsibly supply alternative construction materials - Stage II
Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grants
Open grant - 2022 - 2026
Coupled effects of stress and temperature changes on concrete structures
ARC Discovery Projects
Past funding
- 2024 - 2025
Ore-sand: a circular economy solution to reduce mineral wastes and produce alternative construction materials
Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
Open grant - 2022
National Facility for Physical Fire Simulation (ARC LIEF administered by Western Syd University)
Western Sydney University
Open grant - 2018 - 2024
Early-age cracking in concrete structures: Mechanisms and control
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2017 - 2018
Bridging time/size scales in strain measurements with advanced DIC facility (ARC LIEF project administered by The University of Adelaide)
University of Adelaide
Open grant - 2017 - 2018
3D concrete printing facility for automated construction research (ARC LIEF project administered by Swinburne University of Technology)
Swinburne University of Technology
Open grant - 2015 - 2019
An innovative light weight composite panel system for high speed modular construction (ARC Linkage Project led by the University of Melbourne)
University of Melbourne
Open grant - 2015 - 2019
Fire performance of concrete using novel fire testing
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2013 - 2014
Performance level structural testing facility
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Open grant - 2009 - 2010
Development of a New and Sustainable Practical Geopolymer Concrete for Building and Infrastructure Applications
UQ FirstLink Scheme
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Supervision
Availability
Associate Professor Vinh Dao is: : Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Coupled effects of stress and temperature changes on concrete structures
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Lange - Doctor Philosophy
##### Fundamental Performance Characteristics of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) Concretes at Early Age
Principal Advisor - Doctor Philosophy
##### Coupled effects of stress and temperature changes on concrete structures
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Liza O'Moore - Doctor Philosophy
##### Waste Clays from the Mining Sector as Raw Material for Low Carbon Cements
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Paul Rogers - Doctor Philosophy
##### Low-carbon cement adoption in the Pacific
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Pratheep Kumar Annamalai, Professor Daniel Franks - Doctor Philosophy
##### Lightweight concrete - steel composite structure for bridge earthquake resistance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shujian Chen - Doctor Philosophy
##### Sustainable Low Carbon Concrete for Future Concrete Infrastructure
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yanlin Wang, Professor Rebecca Gravina
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Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Investigation of Bond Behavior of CFRP-GFRP-Concrete Bonded Joints: An Experimental and Modelling Study
Principal Advisor - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### Early-age Cracking in Concrete Structures: Mechanisms and Control
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Liza O'Moore - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### Fire Performance of High Strength Concrete using Novel Fire Testing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Johnny Ho, Dr Cristian Maluk - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Liza O'Moore - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### Fillers' application in high-performance Concrete
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Johnny Ho - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### EARLY-AGE CRACKING IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES: MECHANISMS AND CONTROL
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Liza O'Moore - 2016
Master Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2024
Master Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tom Rufford, Dr Shujian Chen
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Enquiries
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- Concrete
- Corrosion
- Cracking
- Early-age concrete
- Structural engineering
- Structural fire engineering
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