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ICJ Best Paper Awards - 2022

To enrich the contribution and to honor the contributors of outstanding merit, the ICJ Best Paper Awards were launched starting 2020. With exemplary support from our jury members we now have the winners of the annual best ICJ papers published from January to December 2022.
Applying the key criteria of novel concept and well-documented paper, our jury members comprising of Prof. Dr Vistasp Karbhari, Prof. Dr Abass Braimah, and Prof. Dr David Lange have carried out detailed assessment of the papers published in 2022. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr Vistasp Karbhari, of the 54 published papers in 2022, top twelve papers were shortlisted. These selected top eleven papers were further evaluated by independent jury members consisting of three faculty members across geographies, from academia with vast research experience and association with reputed international journals.
The jury members carefully evaluated these shortlisted papers in categories such as:
  • Numerical analysis
  • Experimental research
  • Experiments and model development
  • Review papers
We are pleased to share with you the top three ICJ Best Paper Awards - 2022 winners:
Title:

Late age mechanical strengths and hydration of ultra high performance concrete blended with metakaolin and high volume limestone

Authors:

  • Zongyun Mo

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Anhui Polytechnic University in Wuhu City, China

  • Youmin Han

    Lecturer of Civil Engineering Anhui Polytechnic University in Wuhu City, China

  • Jiawei Wang

    Senior Engineer of Civil Engineering Anhui Polytechnic University in Wuhu City, China

  • Li Jiang

    Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Anhui Polytechnic University in Wuhu City, China
Published in November 2022 Edition
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Title:

Shear performance of concrete beams of low shear spans reinforced with high-strength steel

Authors:

  • Suraj Kumar Sahu

    Research scholar Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India

  • Dipti Ranjan Sahoo

    Professor Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Delhi, India
Published in June 2022 Edition
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Title:

Powder packing optimization for clinker reduction in concrete

Authors:

  • Mark Alexander

    Emeritus Professor and a Senior Research Scholar University of Cape Town, South Africa

  • Matthew Holmes

    M.Sc. (Eng) Civil Infrastructure Management and Maintenance University of Cape Town, South Africa
Published in February 2022 Edition
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Title:

Mechanical and micro structural studies of fiber reinforced mortar mixtures at elevated temperature

Authors:

  • Shaswat Kumar Das

    Founder and CEO of Grøn Tek Concrete and Research Pvt. Ltd. (GTCR), Bhubaneswar, Odisha

  • Sambita Sahoo

    Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) University of Technology, Odisha

  • Sanjaya Kumar Patro

    Professor Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) University of Technology, Odisha

  • Syed M. Mustakim

    Sectional Head, Centre for waste utilization, CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar Odisha
Published in March 2022 Edition
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We congratulate the winners and thank our jury members who took time off their busy schedule to carefully evaluate each contribution and selected the top three ICJ Best Papers - 2022.

We have made all these papers open access and available for our readers to read them online.
Please visit our website http://www.icjonline.com to read these and many other open access papers.

On behalf of the ICJ team, we express our gratiutude to our jury members for their contribution in selecting the best papers published in the ICJ in 2021. Their expertise and commitment of time and effort to this endeavour is highly appreciated, which is especially notable given their normal responsibilities, and finding time to attend several rounds of meetings in odd hours.

Jury Members

Prof. DR Vistasp Karbhari

The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

PROF. DR Abass Braimah

Vice Chancellor (VC), Tamale Technical University, Ghana

DR David Lange

University of Queensland, Australia

ICJ Best Paper Awards - 2021

To enrich the contribution and to honor the contributors of outstanding merit, the ICJ Best Paper Awards were launched starting 2020. With exemplary support from our jury members we now have the winners of the annual best ICJ papers published from January to December 2021.
Applying the key criteria of novel concept and well-documented paper, our jury members comprising of Prof. Dr Ghani Razaqpur,
Prof. Dr Esayas Gebre-Youhannes, and Prof. Dr Saverio Spadea have carried out detailed assessment of the papers published in 2021. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr Ghani Razaqpur, of the 52 published papers in 2021, top eleven papers were shortlisted. These selected top eleven papers were further evaluated by independent jury members consisting of three faculty members across geographies, from academia with vast research experience and association with reputed international journals.
The jury panel carefully evaluated these shortlisted papers in categories such as:
  • Numerical analysis
  • Experimental research
  • Experiments and model development
  • Review papers
We are pleased to share with you the top three ICJ Best Paper Awards - 2021 winners:
Title:

Seismic performance evaluation of framed RC building with and without ductile detailing

Authors:

  • C. K. Madheswaran

    Advanced Seismic Testing and Research (ASTaR) Laboratory, CSIR, India

  • N. Gopalakrishnan

    Advanced Seismic Testing and Research (ASTaR) Laboratory, CSIR, India

  • J. Prakashvel

    Advanced Seismic Testing and Research (ASTaR) Laboratory, CSIR, India

  • K. Sathish Kumar

    Advanced Seismic Testing and Research (ASTaR) Laboratory, CSIR, India
Published in August 2021 Edition
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Title:

Performance of organic and inorganic functional groups as corrosion inhibitors in concrete experiencing extreme corrosive environment

Authors:

  • Himanshu Guleria

    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India

  • Purnima

    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India

  • Ashish Kumar Tiwari

    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India

  • Shweta Goyal

    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India
Published in April 2021
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Title:

Strengthening of bridge-deck overhangs for sound wall addition using NSM FRP composites

Authors:

  • Anna Pridmore

    Structural Technologies, USA

  • Vistasp M. Karbhari

    University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Published in June 2021
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We congratulate the winners and thank our jury members who took time off their busy schedule to carefully evaluate each contribution and selected the top three ICJ Best Papers - 2021.

We have made all these papers open access and available for our readers to read them online.
Please visit our website http://www.icjonline.com to read these and many other open access papers.

On behalf of the ICJ team, we express our gratiutude to our jury members for their contribution in selecting the best papers published in the ICJ in 2021. Their expertise and commitment of time and effort to this endeavour is highly appreciated, which is especially notable given their normal responsibilities, and finding time to attend several rounds of meetings in odd hours.

Jury Members

Prof. Dr Ghani Razaqpur

McMaster University, Canada
Nankai University, China
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering

Prof. Dr Esayas Gebre-Youhannes

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Prof. Dr Saverio Spadea

Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy University of Dundee, UK

ICJ Best Paper Awards - 2020

To enrich the contribution and to honour the contributors of outstanding merit, the ICJ Best Paper Awards were launched starting 2020. All papers published from January to December 2020 were considered for this annual award. Applying the key criteria of novel concept and well-documented paper, of the 92 published papers, the top fifteen papers were shortlisted. These selected top fifteen papers were further evaluated by an independent jury panel consisting of three faculty members from academia with vast research experience and association with reputed international journals.
The jury panel carefully evaluated these shortlisted papers on categories such as:
  • Numerical analysis
  • Experimental research
  • Experiments and model development
  • Review papers
Title:

Life cycle assessment and environmental disturbance indicators to evaluate the
sustainability of concrete mix designs.

Authors:

  • Daman K. Panesar

    University of Toronto, Canada

  • Karina E. Seto

    University of Toronto, Canada

  • Cameron J. Churchill

    McMaster University, Canada

  • Runxiao Zhang

    University of Toronto, Canada
Published in February 2020 Edition
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Title:

Performance of High-Strength Concrete as Jacket Material in Strengthening Applications.

Authors:

  • Komathi Murugan

    Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Madras, India

  • Amlan K. Sengupta

    Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Madras, India
Published in May 2020
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Title:

Behavior of Engineered Cementitious Composite Structural Elements – A Review.

Authors:

  • Preethy Arulanandam

    National Institute of Technology (NIT) Puducherry, India

  • S. B. Singh

    Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India

  • Toshiyuki Kanakubo

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

  • Madappa V. R. Sivasubramanian

    National Institute of Technology (NIT) Puducherry, India
Published in June 2020
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We congratulate the winners and thank our jury panel who took time off their busy schedule to carefully evaluate each contribution and select the top three ICJ Best Papers - 2020. We also thank Dr Radhakrishna Pillai who has been instrumental in conceptualizing and instituting the Best ICJ Paper Awards.

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