![Dr Adelaja Osofero Dr Adelaja Osofero](/img/200x200/staffpages/uploads/s01ao5/avatar/O4EzjqoA67y4SBD9ssIHqq5PTebvMPmfrEXFH8tx.jpeg)
PhD (DIC), CEng MICE, FHEA
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- aiosofero@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 274255
- Office Address
Fraser Noble Building, Room 265
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3UE- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Dr Osofero is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen. He is a Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. He specializes in the field of behaviour and design of structures (Reinforced concrete and Steel). His primary research interests involve experimental testing and numerical modelling of structures and the behaviour of innovative construction materials. He was awarded the Aberdeen City Council community star award in 2016 in recognition of his work in promoting engineering to local primary and secondary school pupils.
Qualifications
- PhD (Structural Engineering, Imperial College London)
- MSc (General Structural Engineering, Imperial College London, Distinction)
- BSc (Civil Engineering, University of Lagos, Nigeria, First Class)
- PGCert (Academic Practice, University of Aberdeen)
Brief career history
- Senior Lecturer (May 2019 :- ), Lecturer (2015 - 2019)
- 2013 - 2015: Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Northumbria University, UK
- 2011 – 2013: Assistant Engineer/Civil Engineer, Atkins/Airport Authority, Hong Kong
- 2008 – 2011: Research Assistant, Imperial College London, UK
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Programme Leader - 3+1 TNE BEng Civil Engineering (with Harbin Engineering University)
Member - University Decolonising the Curriculum Steering Group
Lead - School of Engineering, Decolonising the Curriculum Group
Member - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Core Group, School of Engineering
Race Equality Champion - School of Engineering
Member- Senate Academicus of the University of Aberdeen (elected)
- External Memberships
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External Examiner, Engineering and Construction Department, University of East London
PhD Examiner - Anna University, Chennai, India
Aberdeen Association of Civil Engineers (AACE) - Council Member (Ex Officio)
Grant Reviewer for the Chilean National Science and Technology Commission (CONICYT)
Reviewer for various learned journals
Latest Publications
Probabilistic life-cycle environmental impact of conventional and emerging steel frames in seismic zones
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, vol. 53, no. 10, pp. 3113-3139Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.4154
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Design considerations for eco-friendly palm-strand reinforced concrete for low-cost housing
Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 20, e02929Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCalibration of safety factors for prestressed stayed steel columns
Architecture, Structures and Construction, vol. 2, pp. 365-380Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44150-022-00066-5
Enhancing the behaviour of broom-strands reinforced concrete using hose-clamps
Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 65, no. Part 2, pp. 572-580Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBehaviour of clamp-enhanced palm tendons reinforced concrete
Construction and building materials, vol. 341, 127824Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
2016 - Aberdeen City Council community star award
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Engineering.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Construction
- Construction and the Built Environment
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
SUSTAINABLE & INNOVATIVE STRUCTURES
- Construction Materials
- Natural Fibre reinforced concrete
- Sustainable Construction
- Structural Steel Engineering
- Whole Life Cycle assessment of structures
- Use of Waste/Natural Materials in Construction
RESEARCH METHODS
- Experimental methods (large and reduced scale)
- Numerical Modelling
- Development of design guidance
Past Research
Graduated PhD students
- Mahgoub Salih – Behaviour and Design of Fibre Reinforced Soil Bricks (July 2020) - Principal Supervisor
- Peter Hyman – Structural behaviour and reliability-based design of prestressed stayed columns (July 2021) - Principal Supervisor
- Emmanuel Momoh - Behaviour and Design of Natural Fibre Reinforced Concrete (December 2021) - Principal Supervisor
Visiting Student
Giulia Benedetti - University of Perugia Italy (October 2018 - December 2018), Behaviour of Repaired Timber Structures.
Funding and Grants
- Self-healing cement for well abandonment and carbon capture - Feasibility study with Resolute Energy Solutions Ltd (2024), £7.5k - Consultancy
- Development of hemp-based aerogel with PlanetCool Ltd (2023), £5k - Consultancy.
- Analysis of Diver umbilical connection failure with Hydrodive Nigeria Limited, £3k - Consultancy.
- Experimental testing of Incinerated Bottom Ash Concrete with Recycl8 Ltd, (2023), £12k - Consultancy
- Comparative planetology: some pilot investigations from a Mars analogue environment, Internal Funding to Pump-Prime Research and Research Networks, (2023), £10k, Co-Investigator with Dr Lydia Sam (School of Geosciences), Principal Investigator and Dr Anshuman Bhardwaj (School of Geosciences), Co-Investigator.
- Development of a Pre-assembled Natural Stone Cladding System with Denfind Stone Limited, (2023 - 2025), £225k, Knowledge Transfer Partnership - Innovate UK, Principal Investigator.
- Development of Sustainable Alternative Material to Bitumen in Highway and Utility Applications with Redstag Materials Ltd (2022), £5k - Consultancy.
- Declaration of Performance - Stone Cladding System for Flood Protection, Built Environment - Smarter Construction (BE-ST) (2022 - 2023), £37k Principal Investigator.
- Development of Affordable Indigenous Construction Materials, Scottish Funding Council (2020), £8k, Principal Investigator.
- Strengthening academia-industry linkage and research space in the area of civil engineering for food security - Royal Academy of Engineering programme on Higher Education Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa, led by INES, Rwanda. (Total award - £200k, University of Aberdeen portion - £30k). Co-Investigator for Aberdeen part.
- Natural Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Nigeria (PhD Studentship), £49k, 2018 – 2021, Principal Investigator.
- Development of Design Guidelines for Prestressed Stayed Structures (2017 - 2020), £59k, part of Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) UK, Doctoral Training Partnership, University of Aberdeen, Principal Supervisor.
- Northern Research Partnership, PECRE Research Award, Behaviour and Design of structural steel and the use of Innovative material (Shaped Memory Alloy) in Structural Engineering applications, £3k, 2016, Principal Investigator.
- Binks Trust Fund, Research Fellowship to Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China, £4k, 2016/2017.
- Structural Behaviour and Classification of Historic Masonry Typologies of North-East England - £8k: Research Support Fund for UoA C16 Architecture, Built Environment and Planning, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2013/2014.
- Mechanical behaviour of Brick Masonry Structures under Extreme Loading - £6k: Research Support Fund for UoA C16 Architecture, Built Environment and Planning, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2014/2015.
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- Publications
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Probabilistic life-cycle environmental impact of conventional and emerging steel frames in seismic zones
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, vol. 53, no. 10, pp. 3113-3139Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.4154
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Design considerations for eco-friendly palm-strand reinforced concrete for low-cost housing
Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 20, e02929Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCalibration of safety factors for prestressed stayed steel columns
Architecture, Structures and Construction, vol. 2, pp. 365-380Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44150-022-00066-5
Enhancing the behaviour of broom-strands reinforced concrete using hose-clamps
Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 65, no. Part 2, pp. 572-580Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBehaviour of clamp-enhanced palm tendons reinforced concrete
Construction and building materials, vol. 341, 127824Contributions to Journals: ArticlesScaling Effect on the Behaviour and Design of Prestressed Stayed Steel Columns
Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, vol. 103, no. 2, pp. 601–625Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBond Behaviour of Treated Natural Fibre in Concrete
Nano Hybrids and Composites, vol. 34, pp. 37–44Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-h40o32
Bond Behaviour of Oil Palm Broom Fibres in Concrete for Eco-friendly Construction
Construction Materials, vol. 174, no. 1, pp. 47-64Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBehaviour of eccentrically loaded prestressed stayed columns with circular hollow sections
Advances in Structural Engineering, vol. 23, no. 13, pp. 2813-2821Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1369433220924796
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Physicomechanical Properties of Treated Oil Palm-Broom Fibers for Cementitious Composites
Journal of Material in Civil Engineering, vol. 32, no. 10, 04020300Contributions to Journals: Articles