Biography
Estela is a Civil Engineer with interest in cementitious composites, and reinforced concrete research. Her principal areas of expertise are advanced materials characterization and microstructure analysis applied to the development of sustainable and durable infrastructure materials. Estela has worked and published in the field of fibre reinforced concrete, development and optimization of high ductility cementitious composites, Reitveld refinement of powder X-ray diffraction of cements, and others Estela has previously worked as an Assistant Professor at University of Pelotas, Brazil from 2009 to 2016.
Read more on Estela's profileResearch interests
cementitious composites, concrete, infrastructure durability
Research groups
Infrastructure Durability
Publications
An Experimental Evaluation of Hemp as an Internal Curing Agent in Concrete Materials
R Nazmul, B Sainsbury, S Al-Deen, E Garcez, M Ashraf
(2023), Vol. 16, pp. 3993-3993, Materials, Switzerland, C1
Characterisation of the effects of hemp shives for internal curing of concrete
Rahnum Nazmul, Bre-Anne Sainsbury, Estela Garcez, Safat Al-Deen, Mahmud Ashraf
(2023), Vol. 409, pp. 1-13, Construction and Building Materials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Sukanta Shill, Safat Al-Deen, Mahmud Ashraf, Estela Oliari Garcez, Mahbube Subhani, Muhammad Hossain
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 15-26, Construction Materials, C1
Performance of Two-Way Concrete Slabs Reinforced with Basalt and Carbon FRP Rebars
S Shill, E Garcez, R Al-Ameri, M Subhani
(2022), Vol. 6, pp. 1-18, Journal of Composites Science, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Mahbube Subhani, Sukanta Shill, Estela Garcez
(2022), pp. 1-19, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, London, Eng., C1
Saman Rahimireskati, Kazem Ghabraie, Estela Garcez, Riyadh Al-Ameri
(2021), Vol. 11, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, C1
S Rahimireskati, K Ghabraie, E Oliari Garcez, R Al-Ameri
(2021), Vol. 14, pp. 820-834, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, C1
Saman Rahimireskati, Estela Oliari Garcez, Kazem Ghabraie, Riyadh Al-Ameri
(2021), pp. 1-9, CONCRETE 2021 : Proceedings of the 30th Concrete Institute of Australia's Biennial National Conference, Virtual Event, E1
Durability and corrosion assessment of reinforced concrete containing biomedical polymeric waste
Saman Rahimireskati, Estela Oliari Garcez, Kazem Ghabraie, Riyadh Al-Ameri
(2021), pp. 1-9, CONCRETE 2021 : Proceedings of the 30th Concrete Institute of Australia's Biennial National Conference, Virtual Event, E1
A MacLeod, A Fehervari, W Gates, E Garcez, L Aldridge, F Collins
(2020), Vol. 247, Construction and Building Materials, C1
Abrahão Rohden, Jessica Camilo, Rafaela Amaral, Estela Oliari Garcez, Mônica Garcez
(2020), Vol. 13, pp. 1-17, Materials, Basel, Switzerland, C1
On the mechanisms for improved strengths of carbon nanofiber-enriched mortars
A Fehervari, A MacLeod, E Garcez, L Aldridge, W Gates, Y Yang, F Collins
(2020), Vol. 136, Cement and Concrete Research, C1
Self-compacting concrete reinforced with twisted-bundle macro-synthetic fiber
E Garcez, M Kabir, A MacLeod, M Subhani, K Ghabraie
(2019), Vol. 9, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), C1
Investigating the effect of curing in the chloride diffusion coefficient of conventional concrete
A Tabarelli, E Garcez, F Nunes, C Cholant, S Scheibler, C Avellaneda
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 1-9, Materials Research, Brazil, C1
Estela Oliari Garcez, M Kabir, M Subhani, A MacLeod, A Fehervari, M Hall, P Moulton
(2019), Vol. 275, ACEM and SBMS1 2018 : Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Materials and 1st World Symposium on Sustainable Bio-composite Materials and Structures, Nanjing, China, E1
Workability and fresh properties of a low CO2 footprint concrete
Andras Fehervari, Chathuranga Gallage, A MacLeod, Estela Oliari Garcez, jun Zhang, anthony Antic, will Gates, Frank Collins
(2019), Concrete 2019: The 29th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Sydney, N.S.W., E1
Tijolos leves para alvenaria produzidos a partir de resíduos da indústria madeireira
Monica GARCEZ, Aline Oliveira Machado, E Oliari Garcez, Darci Gatto
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 607-614, Engenharia sanitaria e ambiental, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, C1
Rheological behaviour of concrete enriched with carbon nanofillers
Andras Fehervari, Alastair MacLeod, E Oliari Garcez, Will Gates, Frank Collins
(2018), pp. 1-8, ASEC 2018: Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, E1
Assessment of mix proportions for developing lightweight cementitious composites with wood wastes
M Garcez, E Oliari Garcez, A Machado, D Gatto
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 1-9, Revista Árvore, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, C1-1
Compósitos cimentícios leves reforçados com partículas de madeira de Eucalyptus grandis
M Garcez, E Oliari Garcez, A Machado, D Gatto
(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 94-100, Ciencia da Madeira, Pelotas, Brazil, C1
Evaluation of residual rice husk ash reactivity
J Hoppe Filho, M Garcez, E Oliari Garcez, L Silva Filho, G Isaia
(2017), Vol. 53, pp. 917-924, Journal of the Australian ceramic society, Singapore, C1
Cement-Wood composites: effects of wood species, particle treatments and mix proportion
M Garcez, E Oliari Garcez, A Machado, D Gatto
(2016), Vol. 6, pp. 1-8, International journal of composite materials, Rosemead, Calif., C1-1
Propriedades Mecânicas de Compósitos Cimento-Madeira com Serragem Tratada de Pinus elliottii
M Garcez, T Santos, E Oliari Garcez, D Gatto
(2016), Vol. 7, pp. 16-27, Ciência da Madeira (Brazilian Journal of Wood Science), Pelotas, Brazil, C1-1
Propriedades físicas de compósitos cimento-madeira com serragem de Pinus elliottii tratada
M Garcez, T Santos, E Oliari Garcez, D Gatto
(2016), Vol. 7, pp. 70-80, Revista ciência da madeira, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, C1-1
Synchrotron powder diffraction study of cements pastes
E Oliari Garcez, L Aldridge, M Raven, W Gates, F Collins, M Franco, F Yokaichiya
(2015), Vol. 51, pp. 47-53, Journal of the Australian ceramic society, Sydney, N. S. W., C1-1
L Galarza, S Gómez, E Garcez, É Correa, Á Porras, I Forero
(2015), Vol. 20, pp. 463-474, Engenharia sanitaria e ambiental, Brazil, C1-1
Durability in concrete : new instruments : new opportunities
E Garcez, W Gates, F Collins, H Bordallo, U Garbe, R Mole, D Yu, C Rehm, L Campo, L Aldridge
(2015), pp. 1-12, CBC 2015 : Proceedings of the 57th Congresso Brasileiro do Concreto, Bonito, Brazil, E1-1
Using x-ray powder diffraction as a cost effective tool in cement industry
E Oliari Garcez, L Aldridge, M Raven, W Gates, F Collins, M Franco, F Yokaichiya
(2015), pp. 1-12, CBC 2015 : Proceedings of the 57th Congresso Brasileiro do Concreto, Bonito, Brazil, E1-1
Application of greener engineered cementitious composites for sustainable pavement overlay design
E Oliari Garcez, M Garcez, L Silva Filho
(2015), pp. 159-169, FC 2015 : Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fibre Concrete 2015, Prague, Czech Republic, E1-1
Micromechanics-based optimization of pigmentable strain-hardening cementitious composites
E-H Yang, E Garcez, V Li
(2014), Vol. 26, pp. 04014017-04014017, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, United States, C1-1
E-H Yang, E Garcez, V Li
(2012), Vol. 45, pp. 425-432, Materials and Structures, Netherlands, C1-1
E Oliari Garcez, Francisco Gastal, Luiz Silva Filho
(2009), Vol. 8, pp. 59-69, International journal of pavements, Sao Paulo, Brazil, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Fiba-Struct Research Project
Dr Estela Oliari Garcez, A/Prof Kazem Ghabraie, Mr Ned Volk, Mr Mitchell Johnson
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2017: $49,500
Fiba-struct Research Project Stage 2: Span and depth limits extension
Dr Estela Oliari Garcez, A/Prof Kazem Ghabraie
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2019: $24,930
- 2018: $24,930
Eifers Cellular (Foamed) Concrete - Investigation of Mechanical and Physical Properties for Civil Application.
Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Estela Oliari Garcez
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2022: $25,000
- 2021: $25,000
Eifers Rapid Set Concrete - Investigating performance and durability for Civil application.
Dr Estela Oliari Garcez, Dr Mahbube Subhani
Department of Industry
- 2021: $23,790
Industry and Other Funding
Fiba-Struct Research Project
Dr Estela Oliari Garcez, A/Prof Kazem Ghabraie, Mr Ned Volk, Mr Mitchell Johnson
Aus Pits
- 2017: $24,750
- 2016: $24,750
Fiba-struct Research Project Stage 2: Span and depth limits extension
Dr Estela Oliari Garcez, A/Prof Kazem Ghabraie
Aus Pits
- 2018: $49,861
Prefabricated composite panels, beams and footing systems for housing construction.
A/Prof Kazem Ghabraie, Dr Mahbube Subhani, Prof Mahmud Ashraf, Dr Estela Oliari Garcez
United Construction and Investment Pty Ltd t/as Atomic 6 (Vic)
- 2019: $48,550
Eifers Cellular (Foamed) Concrete - Investigation of Mechanical and Physical Properties for Civil Application.
Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Estela Oliari Garcez
Eifers Civil Pty Ltd
- 2022: $12,502
- 2021: $12,502
- 2020: $25,004
Supervisions
Saman Rahimireskati
Thesis entitled: Improving corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete utilising biomedical polymeric waste
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering