Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Loporcaro G., Cuevas A., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2022) Strain-ageing effects on the residual low-cycle fatigue life of low-carbon steel reinforcement. Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions 55(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.1617/s11527-022-01885-0.

• Müssig J., Clark A., Hoermann S., Loporcaro G., Loporcaro C. and Huber T. (2020) Imparting materials science knowledge in the field of the crystal structure of metals in times of online teaching: A novel online laboratory teaching concept with an augmented reality application. Journal of Chemical Education 97(9): 2643-2650. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00763.

• Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2019) Long-term strain-ageing effects on low-carbon steel reinforcement. Construction and Building Materials 228 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.332.

• Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2018) Estimating Plastic Strain and Residual Strain Capacity of Earthquake-Damaged Steel Reinforcing Bars. Journal of Structural Engineering 144(5) 04018027: 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001982.

• Dizhur D., Simkin G., Giaretton G., Loporcaro G., Palermo A. and Ingham J. (2017) Performance of winery facilities during the 14 November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 206-224.

• Palermo A., Liu R., Rais A., McHaffie B., Andesheh K., Pampanin S., Gentile R., Nuzzo I., Granerio M. and Loporcaro G. (2017) Performance of road bridges during the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 253-270.

Conference Contributions - Published

• Buchanan E., Loporcaro G. and Lukosch S. (2022) On the Effectiveness of Conveying BIM Metadata in VR Design Reviews for Healthcare Architecture. In Proceedings - 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2022: 806-807. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VRW55335.2022.00254.

• Palermo A., Loporcaro G., Campbell W., Hyndman D., Walker A. and Wood R. (2019) Post-earthquake recovery phase of winery facilities. A case study in the Marlborough area. In : 8.

• Loporcaro G., Cuevas A., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2018) Monotonic and low-cycle fatigue properties of earthquake-damaged New Zealand steel reinforcing bars. The experience after the Christchurch 2010/2011 earthquakes. In Bartoli G; Betti M; Fagone M; Pintucchi B (Eds). Procedia Structural Integrity 11: 194-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2018.11.026.

• Kral M., Loporcaro G. and Pampanin S. (2017) Case Study: Application of The Hardness Method to Estimate the Residual Capacity of Reinforcement in an Earthquake Damaged Building. In.

• Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2016) Comparison between accelerated and natural strain ageing effects on NZ manufactured Grade 300E steel reinforcing bars. In Proceedings of NZSEE 2016: 11.

• Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2015) Experimental validation of "the hardness method" to estimate the residual ductility of plastically deformed steel reinforcement. In.

• Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral MV. (2014) Investigating the relationship between hardness and plastic strain in reinforcing steel bars. In.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Loporcaro G., Pampanin S. and Kral M. (2020) Low-cycle fatigue testing on strain-aged steel reinforcing bars. Christchurch, New Zealand: 8th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, 3-5 Feb 2020.

• Ma Z., Zhao E., Granello G. and Loporcaro G. (2020) Drone Aided Machine-Learning Tool for Post-Earthquake Bridge Damage Reconnaissance. Sendai, Japan: 17thWorld Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 13 Sep 2020.

• Loporcaro G. and Zhao A. (2019) Exploring opportunities and limitations of 3D concrete printing technology in New Zealand. Dunedin, New Zealand: Concrete NZ Conference, 10 Oct 2019-12 Oct 2020.

• Loporcaro G., Bellamy L., McKenzie P. and Riley H. (2019) Evaluation of Microsoft HoloLens Augmented Reality Technology as a construction checking tool. Bangkok, Thailand: 19th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, 13-15 Nov 2019.

• Loporcaro G., Kral, M.V. and Pampanin, S. (2016) Residual strain capacity of earthquake damaged reinforcing bar: damage assessment and remaining ductility prediction through Vickers hardness testing.. Taupo: 1st QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 31 Aug 2016.

Additional Publications

• Loporcaro G. (2017) A least invasive method to estimate the residual strain capacity of steel reinforcement in earthquake-damaged buildings. Christchurch. University of Canterbury.

• Loporcaro G. (2017) The Hardness Method to Estimate the Residual Strain Capacity of Steel Reinforcement in Earthquake Damaged Buildings. Christchurch. University of Canterbury.

Student Supervision

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Current
• PhD - de la Flor Juncal L: Sustainable solutions for 3D printed structural elements for housing in Aotearoa-New Zealand
• Masters - Divers N: The use of Augmented Reality for the maintenance of bridges in NZ
• Masters - Wang Y: 3D Printed Concrete Biomimetic Structural Engineering
• Honours - Crisci Farnell B: Life Cycle Assessment of 3D printed concrete houses in New Zealand
• Honours - Goodwin D: Biomimicry inspired structural engineering for the reduction of carbon emissions
• Honours - Hay M: Biomimicry inspired structural engineering for the reduction of carbon emissions
• Honours - Mae Jerao H: The incorporation of a novel cement binder system consisting of waste materials such as mussel shell and paper sludge into a sustainable non-autoclaved aerated concrete product
• Honours - Northcoat J: Sustainable solutions for 3D concrete printed mix: the use of clay and zeolite as supplementary cementitious materials
• Honours - Reilly J: Life Cycle Assessment of 3D printed concrete houses in New Zealand
• Honours - Wemyss J: Sustainable solutions for 3D concrete printed mix: the use of clay and zeolite as supplementary cementitious materials
Completed
• Masters - Buchanan E: Using Virtual Reality to View BIM Metadata in Architectural Design Reviews for Healthcare (2022)
• Masters - Frezzati M: Wine Tanks in Marlborough, New Zealand: observed seismic damage and design criteria (2019)
• Masters - Basnet N: Sustainable and economical retrofitting of confined masonry structures (2019)
• Masters - Claudio L: Designing and Developing and Innovative Teaching Tool: The Material Science Augmented Reality App (2020)
• Honours - Abbiss R: Digital Fabrication of Artificial Coral Reefs Through Parametric Design (2021)
• Honours - Brouwer N: Computational Design and 3D Printed Structure (2019)
• Honours - Campbell W: Improving Seismic Vulnerability of Winery Tanks (2018)
• Honours - Conradie R: Design for sustainability: exploring low-carbon building concepts through parametric design (2021)
• Honours - Dowers B: Developing a Framework for Collaboration using Microsoft HoloLens and Trimble Connect (2019)
• Honours - Graham T: Developing a Framework for Collaboration using Microsoft HoloLens and Trimble Connect (2019)
• Honours - Gray T: Feasibility Study of Upcycling Materials in New Zealand Residential Construction: Benefits and Limitations (2021)
• Honours - Griffiths P: Overstrength of Plastically Deformed and Strain Aged Grade 300E Steel Rebars (2019)
• Honours - Horne W: Sustainable 3D printing concrete solutions (2021)
• Honours - Hyndman D: Improving Seismic Vulnerability of Winery Tanks (2018)
• Honours - Jeyamohan A: Feasibility Study of Upcycling Materials in New Zealand Residential Construction: Benefits and Limitations (2021)
• Honours - Johnston N: Computational Design and 3D Printed Structure (2019)
• Honours - Marsland-Smith T: Overstrength of Plastically Deformed and Strain Aged Grade 300E Steel Rebars (2019)
• Honours - McKenzie P: Evaluation of Trimble HoloLens Augmented Reality Technology as a Construction Checking Tool (2018)
• Honours - Mulligan C: Biomimetic Architecture and Structural Engineering: Chasing the Optimum in Stadium Design (2020)
• Honours - Patel M: Augmented Reality as an Aid Tool for Building Inspection and Repair (2020)
• Honours - Phillips T: Augmented Reality as an Aid Tool for Building Inspection and Repair (2020)
• Honours - Pledger L: Digital Fabrication of Artificial Coral Reefs Through Parametric Design (2021)
• Honours - Potton J: Mix Design and Fresh Properties for 3D Printed Concrete Using Locally Sourced Material (2020)
• Honours - Raumati L: Design for sustainability: exploring low-carbon building concepts through parametric design (2021)
• Honours - Riley H: Evaluation of Trimble HoloLens Augmented Reality Technology as a Construction Checking Tool (2018)
• Honours - Sadiq A: Sustainable 3D printing concrete solutions (2021)
• Honours - Salwey R: Mix Design and Fresh Properties for 3D Printed Concrete Using Locally Sourced Material (2020)
• Honours - Spence B: Seismic assessment of existing reinforced concrete buildings (2018)
• Honours - Tennent J: Incorporating Blast Engineering with Parametric Design (2019)
• Honours - Wang B: Biomimetic Architecture and Structural Engineering: Chasing the Optimum in Stadium Design (2020)
• Honours - Whitehead M: Incorporating Blast Engineering with Parametric Design (2019)
• Honours - Yuan A: Seismic assessment of existing reinforced concrete buildings (2018)
• Summer Student - Griffiths P: The Effects of Strain Ageing on the Local Mechanism of Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members (2020)
• Summer Student - Klein M: Development of a carbon neutral cementitious binder (2021)
• Summer Student - Ma Z: A machine-Learning Tool for Concrete Damage Detection (2018)
• Summer Student - Mae Jerao H: Performance of sustainable concrete using mussel shells, calcined clay and paper sludge ash (2022)
• Summer Student - Sean R: Development of a portable Vickers hardness testing prototype for steel damage detection (2018)
• Summer Student - Wang Y: Mussel Shell as Aggregate in Pervious Concrete (2022)