Publications

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Books
1. Harries KA and Sharma B (eds.) (2020) Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials: Characterisation, properties and applications, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Cambridge, UK, Book Page.

2. Harries KA and Sharma B (eds.) (2016) Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials: Characterisation, properties and applications, 1st edition. Elsevier: Cambridge, UK, Book Page.

Book Chapters
1. Sharma B and van der Vegte A (2020) Engineered Bamboo for Structural Applications. In Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials: Characterisation, properties and applications, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Cambridge, UK.

2. Harries KA, Ben-Alon L and Sharma B (2020) Codes and Standards Development for Nonconventional and Vernacular Materials. In Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials: Characterisation, properties and applications, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Cambridge, UK.

Journal Articles

  1. Sharma B, Eley D, Emmanuel O, Brentnall C (2021) Mechanical properties of laminated bamboo optimised for curvature. Construction and Building Materials, 300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123937.
  2. Akinbade Y, Harries KA, Sharma B, Ramage MH (2020) Variation of through-culm wall morphology in edulis bamboo strips used in glue-laminated bamboo beams. Construction and Building Materials, 232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117248.
  3. Reynolds TPS, Sharma B, Serrano E, Gustafsson PJ, Ramage MH (2019) Fracture of laminated bamboo and the influence of preservative treatments. Composites B: Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107017.
  4. Bukauskas A, Mayencourt P, Shepherd P, Sharma B, Mueller C, Walker P, Bregulla J (2019) Whole Timber Construction: A State of the Art Review, Construction and Building Materials, 213: 748-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.043.
  5. Shah DU, Sharma B, Ramage MH (2018) Processing bamboo for structural composites: influence of preservative treatments on surface and interface properties. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 85: 15-22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2018.05.009.
  6. Sharma B, Shah DU, Beaugrand J, Janecek ER, Scherman O, Ramage MH (2018) Chemical composition of processed bamboo for structural applications. Cellulose, 25(6): 3255-3266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1789-0.
  7. Pellenum M, Sharma B, Shah DU, Foster RM, Ramage MH (2018) Relationship of structure and stiffness in laminated bamboo composites. Construction and Building Materials, 165: 241-246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.166.
  8. Ramage MH, Sharma B, Shah D and Reynolds T (2017) Thermal relaxation of laminated bamboo for folded shells. Materials and Design, 132: 582-589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.07.035.
  9. Sharma B, Bauer H, Schickhofer G, Ramage MH, (2017) Mechanical characterisation of structural laminated bamboo. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineering – Structures and Buildings, 170(4): 250-264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.16.00061.
  10. Reynolds T, Sharma B, Harries KA, Ramage MH (2016) Dowelled structural connections in laminated bamboo and timber. Composites Part B, 90: 232-240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.11.045.
  11. Liu X, Smith GD, Jiang Z, Bock MCD, Boeck F, Frith O, Gatóo A, Liu K, Mulligan H, Semple KE, Sharma B, Ramage M (2016) Nomenclature for Engineered Bamboo. BioResources, 11(1): 1141-1161, http://dx.doi.org/10.15376/biores.11.1.1141-1161.
  12. Sharma B, Gatóo A, Ramage M (2015) Effect of processing methods on the mechanical properties of engineered bamboo. Construction and Building Materials, 83: 95-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.02.048.
  13. Sharma B, Gatóo A, Bock M, Ramage M (2015) Engineered Bamboo for structural applications. Construction and Building Materials, 81: 66-73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.01.077.
  14. Sharma B, Gatóo A, Bock M, Mulligan H, Ramage M (2014) Engineered Bamboo: State of the Art. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineering – Construction Materials, 168(CM2): 57-67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/coma.14.00020.
  15. Gatóo A, Sharma B, Bock M, Mulligan H, Ramage M (2014) Sustainable Structures: Bamboo Standards and Building Codes. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineering – Engineering Sustainability, 167(5): 189-196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/ensu.14.00009.
  16. Sharma B, Harries KA, Ghavami K (2013) Methods of Determining Mechanical Properties of Full-Culm Bamboo. Construction and Building Materials, 38: 627-637. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.07.116.
  17. Harries KA, Sharma B, Richard MJ (2012) Structural Use of Full Culm Bamboo: The Path to Standardization. International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, 1(2): 66-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.7492/IJAEC.2012.008.
  18. Sharma B, Mitch D, Harries KA, Ghavami K, Kharel G (2011) Pushover Behavior of Bamboo Portal Frame Structure. International Wood Products Journal, 2(1): 20-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2042645311Y.0000000003.
  19. Mitch D, Harries KA, Sharma B (2010) Characterization of Splitting Behavior and Material Properties of Bamboo Culms. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 22(11): 1195-1199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000120.
  20. Sharma B and Harries KA (2008) Effects of Slab Post-tensioning on Supporting Steel Beams in Steel Framed Parking Deck Structures. AISC Engineering Journal, 45(3): 197-209.
  21. Sharma SK, Misra AK, Sharma B (2005) Portable Remote Raman System for Monitoring Hydrocarbon in the Environment, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 61: 2404–2412.
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