Mr Kevin Farries

Mr Kevin Farries

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Associate Lecturer

School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Drawing on 20 years experience as a structural engineer, my research is focused on civil construction in the early stages of the development of permanent lunar bases. In particular, the production of lunar construction materials without imported ingredients by processes including laser additive manufacturing, direct laser sintering, furnace sintering and casting.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2021 - ongoing Associate Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2012 - 2021 Engtest Engineer / Senior Engineer University of Adelaide
    2010 - 2012 Senior Engineer AECOM Australia
    2005 - 2010 Engineer / Senior Engineer JMP Consultants
    2002 - 2004 Secondary School Mathematics Teacher Phnom Pehn International School
    2000 - 2002 English Conversation Teacher GEOS
    1998 - 2000 Secondary School Mathematics Teacher Ruavatu RSS; Rennell Bellona PSS
    1997 - 1998 Secondary School Mathematics Teacher Various

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Farries, K., Baldock, M., Thompson, J., Stokes, C., & Unsworth, C. A. (2024). Entrapment and extraction of wheelchairs at flange gaps with and without flange gap fillers at pedestrian railway crossings. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, 1-11.
    DOI
    2023 Farries, K. W., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. T. (2023). A pilot study of laser-welding cast basalt blocks for lunar construction. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 19, 16 pages.
    DOI Scopus3
    2022 Farries, K. W., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. T. (2022). Direct laser sintering for lunar dust control: An experimental study of the effect of simulant mineralogy and process parameters on product strength and scalability. Construction and Building Materials, 354, 22 pages.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS2
    2021 Farries, K. W., Visintin, P., Smith, S. T., & van Eyk, P. (2021). Sintered or melted regolith for lunar construction: state-of-the-art review and future research directions. Construction and Building Materials, 296, 1-31.
    DOI Scopus61 WoS15
    2018 Sturm, A., Visintin, P., Farries, K., & Oehlers, D. (2018). New testing approach for extracting the shear friction material properties of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 30(10), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS10

  • Datasets
    Year Citation
    - Farries, K., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. (n.d.). Dataset - Direct Laser Sintering of Lunar Regolith Simulants.
    DOI

  • Figures
    Year Citation
    - Farries, K., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. (n.d.). Images - Direct laser sintering of lunar regolith simulants.
    DOI

2022 Sem 2 - Engineering Mechanics Technology - Course coordinator for this introduction to statics and dynamics.

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Welding of lunar regolith masonry units University of Adelaide MEng Honours - Chi To Lai
    2021 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Welding lunar regolith masonry units University of Adelaide MEng Honours - Manasha Manoharan

  • Offices Held
    Date Office Name Institution Country
    2021 - ongoing Associate Lecturer University of Adelaide Australia
    2012 - 2021 Engtest Engineer / Senior Engineer University of Adelaide Australia
    2010 - 2012 Senior Engineer AECOM Australia Australia
    2005 - 2010 Engineer/Senior Engineer JMP Consultants Ltd United Kingdom
    2002 - 2004 Secondary School Mathematics Teacher Phnom Penh International School Cambodia
    2000 - 2002 English Conversation Teacher GEOS Japan
    1998 - 2000 Secondary School Mathematics Teacher Ruavatu RSS Solomon Islands
    1997 - 1998 Seondary School Mathematics Teacher Ruavatu PSS United Kingdom
  • Position: Associate Lecturer
  • Phone: 83135073
  • Email: kevin.farries@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Engineering North, floor 2
  • Org Unit: Civil Engineering
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