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MARK ALEXANDER is an Emeritus Professor and a Senior Research Scholar in the University of
Cape Town. He has a Ph.D. from the University of the Witwatersrand, and is a Fellow of the University of
Cape Town and of RILEM. He co-authored “Aggregates in Concrete” (2005), “Alkali-Aggregate Reaction
and Structural Damage to Concrete” (2011), and “Durability of concrete – design and construction” (2017)
(CRC Press) and was Editor of “Marine concrete structures. Design, durability and performance” (Woodhead
Publishers (2016). He is involved in (CoMSIRU) at UCT, which focuses on infrastructure performance and
renewal research. Email: mark.alexander@uct.ac.za

MATTHEW HOLMES graduated with a B.Sc. (Eng) Civil Engineering from the University of Cape
Town and went on to complete a M.Sc. (Eng) Civil Infrastructure Management and Maintenance with an
interest in the sustainable use of civil engineering materials. Email: holmes.matthew6@gmail.com

Cite this article: Alexander, M., and Holmes, M. (2022). “Powder packing optimization for clinker reduction in concrete”, The Indian
Concrete Journal, Vol. 96, No. 2, pp. 7-13.

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