Ravindra Dhir graduated from the University of Durham with a BSc in Applied Science and a PhD from the University of Sheffield. He was appointed to a Lectureship in Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee in 1967 and was awarded a Personal Chair in 1991. He is the founding Director of the Concrete Technology Unit (CTU), established in 1988 to conduct fundamental and applied research in cement/concrete science, concrete technology and construction and he has led the development of CTU's strong research partnerships with industry. He has won awards from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, the British Cement Association, Institute of Concrete Technology and RMC Environmental Fund.

Professional Biography

• BSc Applied Science, University of Durham
• PhD, University of Sheffield

• Cement/concrete science and technology
• Durability of concrete
• Sustainability
• Reuse recycling of materials
• Environmental and low carbon technologies
• Novel construction applications

• Dhir, R.K., Limbachiya, M.C., McCarthy, M.J. & Chaipanich, A. (2007) Evaluation of Portland limestone cements for use in concrete construction. Materials and Structures 40, 459-473.
• McCarthy, M.J., Dhir, R.K., Halliday, J.E. & Wibowo, A. (2006) Role of PFA quality and conditioning in minimising alkal-silica reaction in concrete. Magazine of Concrete Research 58, 49-61.
• Dhir, R.K., McCarthy, M.J. & Paine, K.A. (2005) Engineering property and structural design relationships for new and developing concretes. Materials and Structures 38, 1-9.
• Paine, K.A., Zheng, L. & Dhir, R.K. (2005) Experimental study and modelling of heat evolution of blended cements. Advances in Cement Research 17, 121-132.
• Dhir, R.K., McCarthy, M.J., Zhou, S. & Tittle, P.A.J. (2004) Role of cement content in specifications for concrete durability: cement type influences. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings 157, 113-127.

Prof Ravindra K Dhir

Division of Civil Engineering

University of Dundee

Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4HN