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.
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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
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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, 19(7), 2471-2481.
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.
Scopus32022 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.
Scopus9 WoS22021 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.
Scopus74 WoS152018 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.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2020 Farries, K. W., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. T. (2020). Construction of lunar masonry habitats using laser-processed bricks. In Proceedings of the 71st International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2020 Vol. 2020-October. online: IAF.
Scopus12018 Scott, B. T., Desa, S. A., Kuo, Y. L., Farries, K., Jaksa, M. B., Woodburn, J. A., & Herraman, R. A. (2018). The use of moisture probes to infer changes in suction due to controlled inundation behind a full scale trial retaining wall. In C. W. W. NG, A. K. Leung, C. F. Abraham, & C. Zhou (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT2018) Vol. 2 (pp. 799-804). London: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. -
Datasets
Year Citation - Farries, K., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. (n.d.). Dataset - Direct Laser Sintering of Lunar Regolith Simulants.
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Figures
Year Citation - Farries, K., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. (n.d.). Images - Direct laser sintering of lunar regolith simulants.
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2022 Sem 2 - Engineering Mechanics Technology - Course coordinator for this introduction to statics and dynamics.
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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
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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
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