Mr Kevin Farries
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Civil Engineering and Construction
College of Engineering and Information 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.
| 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 |
| 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. Scopus10 WoS7 |
| 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. Scopus27 WoS21 |
| 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. Scopus135 WoS108 |
| 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. Scopus20 WoS17 |
| 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. Scopus3 |
| 2018 | 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. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| - | Farries, K., Visintin, P., & Smith, S. (n.d.). Dataset - Direct Laser Sintering of Lunar Regolith Simulants. DOI |
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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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