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Sustainable developments in civil engineering research group (SDCE)

TDTU, 29/12/2022

 1.    Introduction 

Sustainable Developments in Civil Engineering Research Group (SDCE) is a research group funded by Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) and attached to the Faculty of Civil Engineering (TDTU). The research group creates a platform for idea exchanges and developments of common research activities of researchers and lecturers from Faculty of Civil Engineering (TDTU). These scientific activities can valorize the scientific production and enrich the teaching contents of the group’s members.

2.    Missions and Visions 

-    Identify and build research projects in the field of sustainable constructions.
-    Enhance the quantity and quality of scientific publications of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, TDTU.
-    Increase the visibility of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and TDTU on the international plan. 
-    Perform the national and international scientific projects.

3.    Research topics 

-    Sustainable materials in Civil Engineering
-    Recycled materials
-    Soil-based materials
-    Nano-based materials
-    Geopolymer-based materials
-    Bio-based materials
-    Energy efficient buildings
-    Eco-architecture principles
-    Low embodied energy materials
-    Renewable energies
-    Local materials
-    Circular economy

4.    Current members 
     

Assoc Prof., Dr. Quoc-Bao Bui

Positions:

  • Head of Sustainable Developments in Civil Engineering Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Former Associate Professor of Savoie Mont Blanc University, France

Areas of expertise: Soil-based materials, Recycled materials, Nano-based materials, Geopolymer-based materials, Bio-based materials, Energy efficient buildings, Eco-architecture principles, Circular economy, Dynamic of structures.

Research track record (until December 2022):

  • ISI papers: 60
  • Total Citations: 2293
  • H-index: 20
  • Top ISI journals (at most 5):
  1. Building and Environment,
  2. Construction and Building Materials,
  3. Engineering Structures,
  4. Materials and Structures,
  5. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.