Dr Thomas Dyer

Dr Dyer obtained his first degree in Materials Science at the University of Manchester. He has been employed at the University of Dundee since 1996, firstly as a Research Assistant and currently as a Lecturer. Previous to this he studied at Dundee as a member of the Concrete Technology Unit to obtain an MSc (by research) followed by his PhD. The majority of his research is concerned with the recycling of waste materials in concrete, although he has been involved in the development of admixtures and examining ways of enhancing concrete durability.

His research interests include:

• Recycling of by-products and waste materials in concrete
• Reactions of cementitious systems
• Concrete durability
• Novel concrete admixtures
• Biomimetic materials / nanotechnology

Dr Dyer's current teaching is:-

BEng Engineering Science (Level 2)

Engineering Materials and the Environment (Level 3)

Construction Management I (Level 4)

MSc

Environmental Impact Assessment (Level 5)

Communications Skills (Level 5)

Health Safety and Environmental Management (Level 5)

1. Dyer, T.D., Jones, M.R. and Garvin, S., Exposure of Portland cement to multiple trace metal loadings, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol.61, 2009, pp 57-65.
2. Dyer, T.D., Halliday, J.E., and Dhir, R.K., Influence of solid solutions on chloride leaching from wasteforms, Proceedings of the ICE Waste and Resources Management, Vol.159, 2006, pp 131-139.
3. Newson, T.A., and Dyer, T.D., Adam, C. and Sharp, S., Effect of Structure on the Geotechnical Properties of Bauxite Residue, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol.132, 2006, pp 143-151.
4. Dyer, T.D., and Dhir, R.K., Hydration reactions of cement combinations containing vitrified incinerator fly ash, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.34, 2004, pp 849-856.
5. Dyer, T.D., and Dhir, R.K., Chemical reactions of glass cullet used as a cement component, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol.13, 2001, pp 412-417.
6. Dyer, T.D., Halliday, J.E., and Dhir, R.K., An investigation of the hydration chemistry of ternary blends containing cement kiln dust, Journal of Materials Science, Vol.34, 1999, pp 4975-4983.
7. Dhir, R.K., Hewlett, P.C., and Dyer, T.D., Chemical profiles of cement pastes exposed to a chloride solution spray, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.29, 1999, pp 667-672.
8. Dhir, R.K., Hewlett, P.C., and Dyer, T.D., Mechanisms of water retention in cement pastes containing a self-cure agent, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol.50, 1998, pp 85-90.
9. Dhir, R.K., Dyer, T.D. and El-Mohr, M.A.K., Developing chloride resisting concrete using PFA, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.27, 1997, pp 1633-1639.
10. Dhir, R.K., El-Mohr, M.A.K. and Dyer, T.D., Chloride binding in GGBS concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.26, 1996, pp 1767-1773.