Projects per year
Personal profile
Interests
Durability of concrete structures
Carbonation and chloride ingress
Structural design, testing and performance
Timber engineering
Sensor development
Teaching
Solids and Structures 1(ii)
Structures 2
Architectural Design Studies 2
Design 3
Project 3
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R3464NBE: (ARISE) - Assembly and Robotics In Steel Building Erection
McPolin, D. (PI), Hester, D. (CoI) & Rafferty, K. (CoI)
02/11/2022 → …
Project: Research
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S2498CIV: KTP/Moore Concreete Products Ltd
McPolin, D. (CoI), Nanukuttan, S. (CoI) & Soutsos, M. (CoI)
01/08/2021 → …
Project: ktp
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S2415MAS: KTP/ Advanced Timbercraft Ltd t/a Kudos
McPolin, D. (CoI) & Smyth, B. (CoI)
03/08/2017 → …
Project: ktp
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S2304CIV: KTP/ Hughes Precast Concrete Ltd
McPolin, D. (CoI) & Taylor, S. (CoI)
01/08/2010 → …
Project: ktp
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Surface morphology, bond strength and failure behaviour of steel vs basalt rebars in alkali activated concrete
Alex, A., Nanukuttan, S., McPolin, D., Soutsos, M. & McCartney, A., 15 Oct 2025. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Sustainable solutions to repurpose wind turbine blades for offshore applications
Adibi Pour, Z., Karimirad, M., McPolin, D. & Hastings, A., 21 Aug 2025, ASME 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2025): Proceedings. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Vol. 5. 14 p. OMAE2025-156731. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - OMAE ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Embedding civil engineering understanding through the use of interactive virtual reality
McCloskey, D. W., McAllister, E., Gilbert, R., O'Higgins, C., Lydon, D., Lydon, M. & McPolin, D., Jan 2024, In: Education Sciences. 14, 1, 15 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resistance of ternary cement-based and alkali-activated concretes against silage effluent attack
Gong, Z., Thompson, D., Aiken, T., McPolin, D., Soutsos, M. & Nanukuttan, S., 27 Dec 2024, In: Construction and Building Materials. 457, 16 p., 139439.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors affecting the drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag/fly ash mortars
Aiken, T. A., Kwasny, J., Zhou, Z., McPolin, D. & Sha, W., 21 Sept 2023, (Early online date) In: MRS Advances. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)38 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Challenges and Opportunities in Concrete Precast Sector and its Transition to a Net-zero Future
Nanukuttan, S. (Keynote speaker), Doherty, R. (Contributor), McPolin, D. (Contributor), Russell, M. (Contributor) & Soutsos, M. (Contributor)
15 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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S2498CIV - KTP Moore Concrete - Durability Cements and Reinforcement
Nanukuttan, S. (Advisor), McPolin, D. (Advisor) & Soutsos, M. (Advisor)
Oct 2022 → Sept 2025Activity: Consultancy types › KTP & Consultancy in kind
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Embedding innovation and resilience for sustaining growth in unfavourable economic periods
Nanukuttan, S. (Advisor), McPolin, D. (Contributor), Long, A. (Contributor), Correia, R. (Contributor) & Gupta, A. (Contributor)
02 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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KTP Project IGMSS(2) Façade Systems £229k
McPolin, D. (Member) & Martin, A. (Member)
08 Sept 2019 → 08 Mar 2022Activity: Consultancy types › KTP & Consultancy in kind
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KTP Project Resistant Building Products £269k
McPolin, D. (Member) & Russell, M. (Member)
01 Jul 2018 → 01 Jul 2021Activity: Consultancy types › KTP & Consultancy in kind