International Journal of Materials Engineering

The International Journal of Materials Engineering strives to publish articles related to fundamental properties of engineering materials, mechanical characterisation, how they are controlled by processing, formed, joined and finished, and how all of these factors influence the selection and design of materials in real-world engineering applications.

Allan Manalo

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Materials Engineering

Post-doctoral Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Research Areas

Fibre Composites For Civil Infrastructures, Sandwich Structures, Hybrid Composite Materials, Housing Materials and Construction Technologies, Timber Design And Engineering, Testing and Analysis of Construction Materials

Education

2008-2011Ph.DStructural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
2006-2008MasterCivil and Environmental Engineering(Structural Engineering),Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
1994-1999B.ScCivil Engineering, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna

Experience

2010-presentPost-doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia
2008-2010Tutor/Facilitator/Marker, Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia
2000-2008Science Research Specialist, Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI), Department of Science and Technology, FPRDI, College, Laguna, Philippines
2005-2006Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines
1999-1999Assistant Project Engineer, the Real Horizon, Inc. A Realty and Development Company, Anos, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

Academic Achievement

2009 Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Postgraduate Research Excellence Award, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
USQ Postgraduate Research Scholarship Award (April 2008-March 2011)
USQ Research Excellence Scholarship Award (April 2008-March 2011)
USQ Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Scholarship Award (April 2008-March 2011)
Certificate of Excellence from Japan Society of Civil Engineers for the best paper and presentation in the Ninth International Summer Symposium, JSCE, Japan (2007)
Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) Award (April 2006-March 2008)
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) Freezailah Fellowship Award (2005)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Award (2004)
UNESCO Fellowship Award (2004)
14th Place. November 1999 Civil Engineering Licensure Examination, Philippines (Rating: 89.35 %)
Rank 1st Place among the University of the Philippines Los Baños BS Civil Engineering Graduating Class of April 1999
Likha Award 2000. National Competition for Creative Research during the National Inventors Week, Technology Assistance and Promotion Institute-Department of Science and Technology, Manila

Membership

Composites Australia, Engineers Australia,International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC), Concrete Institute of Australia, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines

Publications: Journals

[1]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., Karunasena, W. & Islam, M. 2009. Flexural behaviour of structural fibre composite sandwich beams in flatwise and edgewise positions. Journal of Composite Structures 92(4), pp 984-995.
[2]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., Karunasena, W. & Ticoalu, A 2009. A review on alternative materials for replacement railway sleepers. Journal of Composite Structures 92(3), pp 603-611.
[3]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T. & Karunasena, W. Flexural behaviour of glue-laminated fibre composite sandwich beams. Manalo, AC, Aravinthan, T, Karunasena, W. Flexural behaviour of glue-laminated fibre composite sandwich beams. Journal of Composite Structures 2010; 92(11): 2703-2711.
[4]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T. & Karunasena, W. 2010. In-plane shear behaviour of structural fibre composite sandwiches using asymmetrical beam shear test. Journal of Construction and Building Materials 2010; 24(10): 1952-1960.
[5]  Manalo, A.C. & Mutsuyoshi, H. 2011. Behaviour of fibre reinforced composite beams with mechanical joints. Journal of Composite Materials (accepted for publication).
[6]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., Karunasena, W. & Stevens, N. 2011. Analysis of a typical railway turnout sleeper system using grillage beam analogy. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design (accepted for publication).
[7]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., Mutsuyoshi, H. & Matsui, T. 2011. Composite behaviour of a hybrid FRP bridge girder and concrete deck. Journal of Advances in Structural Engineering (accepted for publication).
[8]  Soriano, F.P., Rondero, T.R.E., Cariño, C.R., Manalo, A.C., Saralde, T.C. Jr., & Bonaagua, E.A. 2005. Design and development of the FPRDI shop-fabricated foldaway shelter. FPRDI Journal, Vol. 28, Nos. 1&2. January-December 2005.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Manalo, A.C. and Aravinthan, T. 2011. Flexural behavior of glulam beams from novel sandwich panels. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS-16), Porto, Portugal.
[2]  Manalo, A.C. and Aravinthan, T. 2011. The effects of fibre wraps on the flexural behavior of glulam composite sandwich beams. Proceedings of the eddBE2011 Conference, Brisbane, Australia. pp. 243-248.
[3]  Mutsuyoshi, H., Hai, N.D., Shiroki, K., Aravinthan, T., Manalo, A.C., & Roberson, I. 2011. Experimental investigation of HFRP composite beams. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-10), Marriott Tampa Waterside & Westin Harbor Island, USA.
[4]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T. and Karunasena, W. Shear behaviour of glue-laminated composite sandwich beams. Proc. 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), 27-29 September 2010, Beijing, China, pp. 139-143.
[5]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T. & Karunasena, W. Behaviour of structural glulam beams from sustainable fibre composite sandwich panels. Proceedings of the CECAR 5/ASEC 2010, Sydney, Australia. pp. 62 (full paper in USB).
[6]  Aravinthan, T., Manalo, A.C. & Douglas, S. 2010. Development of a fibre composite turnout sleepers. Proceedings of the CECAR 5/ASEC 2010, Sydney, Australia. pp. 34 (full paper in USB).
[7]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T. and Karunasena, W. 2010. A comparison of the shear behavior of a fibre composite sandwich structure in the transverse and in-plane directions. Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conf. on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM21), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. pp. 421-426.
[8]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., Karunasena, W. and Stevens, N. 2010. The effect of modulus of elasticity on the behaviour of railway turnout sleepers. Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conf. on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM21), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. pp. 427-432.
[9]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., and Karunasena, W. 2010. Evaluation of the strength and stiffness of glue-laminated fibre composite sandwich panels for structural beam application. 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM 6), Perth, Western Australia. 10 p. (Conference proceedings in digital USB).
[10]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., Karunasena, W., & Douglas, S.2010. Fibre composite sandwich beam: An alternative to railway turnout sleeper? 2010 Southern Region Engineering Conference, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland. (Conference proceedings in website: http://www.usq.edu.au/engsummit/proceedings).
[11]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T. & Karunasena, W. 2009. Behaviour of laminated beams from fibre composite sandwiches. Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2009), Seoul, Korea. pp. 407-412.
[12]  Karunasena, W., Aravinthan, T. & Manalo, A.C. 2009. Vibration of debonded laminated fibre composite sandwich beams. Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2009), Seoul, Korea. pp. 457-462.
[13]  Manalo, A.C., Aravinthan, T., Karunasena, W., & Islam, M. 2009. Flexural behaviour of composite sandwich for structural applications. The 9th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Sydney, Australia. pp. 26. (full paper in CD).
[14]  Manalo, A.C., Mutsuyoshi, H., Aravinthan, T., & Matsui, T. 2009. Behaviour of hybrid FRP composite I-girder with concrete deck. The 9th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, Sydney, Australia. pp. 230 (full paper in CD).
[15]  Manalo, A.C., Mutsuyoshi, H., Asamoto, S., Aravinthan, T., & Matsui, T. 2008. Mechanical behaviour of hybrid FRP composites with bolted joints. Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Toowoomba, Australia. pp. 47-53. ISBN: 978-0-415-49196-9.
[16]  Shiroki, K., Mutsuyoshi, H., Asamoto, S., & Manalo, A.C. 2008. Mechanical Characteristics of Hybrid FRP. Proceedings of the 10th JSCE International Summer Symposium. JSCE Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan.
[17]  Mutsuyoshi, H., Hai, N.D., Asamoto, S., Manalo, A.C., & Matsui, T. 2008. Hybrid FRP Composite I-beams Consisting of CF/GFRP. In: Fourth International Conference on FRP in Civil Engineering (CICE2008), 22-24 July, Zurich, Switzerland.
[18]  Mutsuyoshi, H., Aravinthan, T., Asamoto, S., Manalo, A.C., & Suzukawa, K. 2007. Flexural Behavior of Hybrid FRP Girder with Concrete Deck, Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2007), Hong Kong.
[19]  Manalo, A.C., Mutsuyoshi, H., Aravinthan, T., Asamoto, S., & Suzukawa, K. 2007. Composite Behavior of Hybrid FRP Girder and Concrete Deck. Proceedings of the 9th JSCE International Summer Symposium, Yokohama National University, Japan. pp.243-246.
[20]  Manalo, A.C., Hai, N.D., Mutsuyoshi, H., Aravinthan, T., Asamoto, S., & Suzukawa, K. 2007. Initial Investigation on the Behavior of Hybrid FRP Girder with Concrete Deck. Proceedings of the Joint Seminar between Thammasat University and Saitama University on Sustainability of Infrastructures and Environment, Thammasat University, Thailand. pp.1-8.
[21]  Manalo, A.C., Soriano, F.P., Saralde, Jr. T.C., Bonaagua, E.A., Pabuayon, I.M., Garcia, C.M.C. & Lapitan, F.G. 2005. Increasing the Value of Tropical Lumber in the Philippines through Machine Stress Grading. The International Forestry Review Vol. 7(5), Commonwealth Forestry Association. Brisbane, Australia. pp 33. (full paper in CD).
[22]  Manalo, AC., Soriano, F.P., Rondero, T.R.E., Bonaagua, E.A., Saralde, Jr. T.C. & Cariño, C.R. 2004. Design and Development of Shop-Fabricated Houses (F-shelter). Proceedings of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) 5th Regional Conference IV-A and IV-B on Harnessing the Innovative and Creative Skills of the Civil Engineering Practitioner, Lucena City, Philippines.
[23]  Manalo, A.C., Soriano, F.P., Saralde Jr., T.C., Bonaagua, E.A., Pabuayon, I.M., Garcia, C.M.C. & Lapitan, F.G. 2004. Stress Grading of Tropical Timber in the Philippines. Proc. of the 5th International Wood Science Symposium on Sustainable Production and Effective Utilization of Tropical Forest Resources, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. pp 86-91.
[24]  Manalo, A.C. 2003. Design and Construction Using Machine Graded Lumber (MGL). Proceedings on International Workshop on the Development and Implementation of Stress Grading Rules: The Philippine Experience, Pasig City, Philippines.
[25]  Manalo, A.C., Bonaagua, E.A., Saralde, Jr. T.C. & Soriano, F.P. 2003. Truss Designer: A timber design software using machine graded lumber. 10th ASEP International Convention Proceedings. Art and Science of Structural Engineering, Vol 1. Manila, Philippines. pp 201-216.
[26]  Manalo, A.C. & David, N.S. 2002. Establishing a Wood Wool Cement Board (WWCB) Plant: The OMNIBOARD Experience. National CBB Industry Forum Proceedings, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. pp 51-56.
[27]  Soriano, F.P., Rondero, T.R.E., Cariño, C.R., Manalo, A.C., Saralde, Jr. T.C. & Bonaagua, E.A. 2000. Application of Wood-wool Cement Boards for Shop-fabricated Emergency Shelter in the Philippines. ACIAR Proceeding No. 107. Wood-Cement Composites in the Asia-Pacific Region. Canberra, Australia. pp 153-165.