Overview

Raffaele graduated from the Turin Institute for Technology (Politecnico di Torino – Italy) in 2002 (MSc in Environmental and Land Engineering) and obtained a PhD in Geo-Environmental Engineering in 2006 from the same institution, spending 6 months as Academic visitor at the University of Oxford (UK). After a professional experience as project coordinator and area manager in East Africa with a Non-Governmental Organization (2006 – 2009), he returned to Academia as lecturer at the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering in Burkina Faso (2010 – 2011), as Head of the Education and Research Unit of Infrastructures and Material Science and Coordinator of Eco-Building Material Laboratory. After a collaboration with the Turin Institute for Technology (Politecnico di Torino – Italy) in 2012 – 2013, he worked at the Queen’s University of Belfast (2013 to 2017) as Research Fellow, being involved in several projects focussed on the development of sustainable concrete made with recycled waste materials, geopolymer concrete, alkali activated binders and recycled aggregates. He joined the University of Exeter in January 2018. He is an author or co-author of more than 70 scientific publications. His research interests include sustainable construction materials, waste recycling, geo-materials. He is chartered engineer and member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Low carbon building materials

Waste and co-products management is a pressing issue, as well as the need for low cost, low carbon, safe and locally available building materials with improved thermal insulation properties.

The 2008 Climate Change Act declares a target reduction of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by 100% (from the 1990 baseline) by 2050. The built environment is responsible for some 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions. Energy consumption, and associated greenhouse gas emissions, is derived from whole life cycle, including manufacture of products, construction, maintenance and disassembly (e.g. embodied energy) as well as operational energy during building’s use. Building sector is therefore a key player in the global emission reduction.

Recent research projects:

2022

Dr Vinai obtained a grant for the project “SHUTTERING: Low carbon concrete Structures witH aUxeTic TextilE foRmworks as reinforcING element”, EPSRC Sustainable Manufacturing Call Full Proposals Invite Only, £1.8M FEC (~£926k EPSRC funds to Exeter) as PI, with Co-Is Dr Prakash Kripakaran and Prof Ken Evans, in partnership with Dr John Orr at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Vinai collaborated with Agrikinetic ltd (UK) through the Open Innovation Platform funding led by the Innovation, Impact and Business (IIB) team at the University of Exeter. A funding of £15k has been allocated for the investigation of the semi-industrial production of miscrete (miscanthus-based lightweight concrete) hollow building blocks.  

2021

The NERC GW4+ DTP NPIF funded two summer internships for the project “Carbon negative insulation materials from natural fibres: the impact of curing and mix proportion on early mechanical strength development”, under the supervision of Dr Vinai.

2020

Dr Vinai collaborated with ARC Marine ltd (UK) through the SBRI funding from Innovate UK. A research contract of £20k was obtained for determining technical specifications of artificial reef deployment and LCA.  

2019

Dr Vinai obtained a £48k grant from EPSRC Early Career Researcher Capital Fund 2019 for the procurement of an environmental chamber for controlling moisture, temperature, CO2 content for conditioning and testing, and a mercury intrusion porosimeter (MIP) for assessing the porosity, bulk and apparent density, particle size and pore related properties of developed materials.

Dr Vinai collaborated with ARC Marine ltd (UK) through the Open Innovation Platform funding led by the Innovation, Impact and Business (IIB) team at the University of Exeter. A funding of £15k has been allocated for the investigation of low carbon concrete for marine applications.  

2018

A £18k funding from the GW4 alliance has been secured by Dr Vinai and Dr Eames for the set-up of the research community “Circular economy for affordable, low-carbon secondary raw materials” in partnership with Universities of Bath, Bristol and Cardiff.

The NERC GW4+ DTP NPIF funded a PhD studentship for the project “Development of bio-based, low carbon and low cost building materials with improved thermal and acoustic properties – harvesting the potential of vegetal fibres”, under the supervision of Dr Vinai.

Past research projects:

2013 – 2017:    

• Co-Investigator in “RE4 -  REuse and REcycling of CDW materials and structures in energy efficient pREfabricated elements for building REfurbishment and construction” project, funded from the European Union H2020 programme, 13 partners consisting on 5 RTD performers and 8 Large and Small-Medium Sized Enterprises from 8 different countries.
• Research Fellow in RESCIND “Recovery and use of cement kiln dust as the alkali activator for geopolymeric (cementless) concrete building blocks” project, funded by Innovate UK/EPSRC, 3 industrial partners.
• Academic support in “Innovative low carbon geopolymer concrete using 100% recycled material”, Knowledge Transfer Partnership, (KTP), Virtus Ltd.
• Research Fellow in SUS-CON “Sustainable, Innovative and Energy-Efficient Concrete, based on the Integration of All-Waste Materials” project, funded from the European Union Seventh Framework, 14 partners consisting on 5 RTD performers and 9 Large and Small-Medium Sized Enterprises from 10 different countries.

2012 – 2013:

• PDRA in a consultancy on “Turin Metro line 1 extension: geotechnical characterisation of soil for mechanised excavation”.
• PDRA in a consultancy for Italcementi CGT – CCB on “Disposal of clay and silty sand materials within the basin of Gaurain: technical, environmental, geotechnical and design issues”.
• PDRA in a research contract with Italcementi CGT – CCB: “Study on water management for quarry activities on Gaurain and Barry sites”.
• PDRA in a research contract with Spea Ingegneria Europea building contractor on “Geotechnical characterisation, treatment and stabilisation of spoil materials from Sparvo tunnel excavation”.

2010 – 2011:   

• Principal Investigator on a research contract with Niger Coal Society (Société Nigérienne de Charbon – SONICHAR) on Coal Combustion Residues valorisation for unfired brick production.
• Team member in PSRDO-CER (Projet Stratégie de Reduction des Déchets de Ouagadougou) project for waste management and valorisation in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), funded by European Commission.
• Principal Investigator on a project co-financed by UEMOA (The West African Economic and Monetary Union) under the research action PAES: “Technical characterisation of Laterite Dressed Stones”.
• Working group member for the SPOD Project (Sustainable Building Policies in Developing Countries) funded by UNEP (United Nation Environment Programme).

2002 – 2006:

• Research Assistant in the project “Mechanised Tunnelling”, funded by Italian Ministry of Research and University.
• Research Assistant in a consultancy for Mapei S.p.A. on “Soil conditioning investigation for metro tunnel in Brescia and for railway tunnel in Castellanza”.

PhD supervision

Dr Vinai is currently supervising the following PhD students:

Mr Fabrice Ntimugura (2018/22), 1st Supervisor, “Development of bio-based, low carbon and low cost building materials with improved thermal and acoustic properties – harvesting the potential of vegetal fibres”, funded by NERC GW4+ DTP

Miss Canan Turan Koca (2017/22), 2nd Supervisor, “Experimental study of mechanical behaviour of fly ash/fly ash-based geopolymer stabilized soil”, funded by Turkish government

Mr Mohammed Alhammad (2020/23), 1st Supervisor, “The use of BIM tools for assessing the holistic energy impact of buildings typologies in different climates”, funded by Saudi Arabia Embassy.

Mr Ibrahim Almoraya (2021/24), 1st Supervisor, “Durability of concrete under multiple degradation effects”, funded by Saudi Arabia government.

Miss Panpan Tang (2021/24), 2nd Supervisor, “Stabilisation of weak and contaminated soil with industrial waste-derived materials”, funded by CSC.

Miss Behnaz Khosravifardshirazi (2021/24), 2nd Supervisor, “Stabilisation of weak and contaminated soil with post-consumer waste-derived materials”.

Mr Mohammad Khalid Khan, (2022/25), 1st Supervisor, “Development of carbon negative building materials”, funded by EMPS scholarship.

Raffaele is interested in supervising PhD students with topics on alternative building materials, durability of concrete and other building materials, waste recycling and circular economy for building sector.

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Publications

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2024

• Tang P, Javadi AA, Vinai R. (2024) Sustainable utilisation of calcium-rich industrial wastes in soil stabilisation: Potential use of calcium carbide residue, Journal of Environmental Management, volume 357, DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120800.
• Alhammad M, Eames M, Vinai R. (2024) Enhancing Building Energy Efficiency through Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) Integration: A Systematic Review, Buildings, volume 14, no. 3, DOI:10.3390/buildings14030581.
• Momoh EO, Jayasinghe A, Hajsadeghi M, Vinai R, Evans KE, Kripakaran P, Orr J. (2024) A state-of-the-art review on the application of auxetic materials in cementitious composites, Thin-Walled Structures, volume 196, pages 111447-111447, article no. 111447, DOI:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111447. [PDF]

2023

• Jayasinghe A, Momoh E, Hajsadeghi M, Orr J, Vinai R, Kripakaran P, Evans K. (2023) Participating Formwork with CFRP Textile for Shape-Optimised Concrete Beams: Opportunities and Challenges, fib Symposium, pages 505-512.
• Jayasinghe A, Momoh E, Hajsadeghi M, Orr J, Vinai R, Kripakaran P, Evans K. (2023) Participating Formwork with CFRP Textile for Shape-Optimised Concrete Beams: Opportunities and Challenges, 3rd fib Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures, Turin (italy), 9th - 10th Nov 2023.
• Devon J, Hacking E, Wilson K, Craciun MF, Vinai R. (2023) Effects of graphene nanoplatelets inclusion on microstructure and mechanical properties of alkali activated binders, CEMENT, volume 13, pages 100080-100080, article no. 100080, DOI:10.1016/j.cement.2023.100080. [PDF]
• Minane JR, Lawane A, Madjadoumbaye J, Vinai R, Zagré B. (2023) Development of Cement Stabilised Compressed Blocks Using Coal Bottom Ash: Influence of the Grain Size on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Blocks, Civil and Sustainable Urban Engineering, volume 3, no. 1, pages 81-94, DOI:10.53623/csue.v3i1.242. [PDF]
• Oggeri C, Vinai R, Fenoglio TM, Godio A. (2023) Large Scale Trials of Waste Mine Burden Backfilling in Pit Lakes: Impact on Sulphate Content and Suspended Solids in Water, Sustainability, no. 15, article no. 7387, DOI:10.3390/su15097387. [PDF]
• Minane JR, Vinai R. (2023) Bottom Ash: Production, Characterisation, and Potential for Recycling, Minerals and Waste, Publisher Name Springer, Cham, 155-212, DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-16135-3_7.
• Ntimugura F, Wilson K, Vinai R, Walker P. (2023) Effect of alkali-silica treatments of miscanthus fibres on chemical and micro-morphological modifications, Cleaner Materials, volume 8, pages 100182-100182, article no. 100182, DOI:10.1016/j.clema.2023.100182. [PDF]
• Marli EF, Vinai R. (2023) Lime from biogenic calcium carbonate for the production of slag-based alkali activated binder, BLA UK Lime Research Symposium 2021, Online Event, 13th - 13th Oct 2021, https://britishlime.org/documents/BLA_Lime_Research_Symposium_2021.pdf, pages 11-19.

2022

• Turan C, Javadi AA, Vinai R, Beig Zali R. (2022) Geotechnical Characteristics of Fine-Grained Soils Stabilized with Fly Ash, a Review, Sustainability, volume 14, DOI:10.3390/su142416710.
• Turan C, Javadi AA, Vinai R, Russo G. (2022) Effects of Fly Ash Inclusion and Alkali Activation on Physical, Mechanical, and Chemical Properties of Clay, Materials, MDPI, volume 15(13), DOI:10.3390/ma15134628.
• Bondar D, Vinai R. (2022) Chemical and Microstructural Properties of Fly Ash and Fly Ash/Slag Activated by Waste Glass-Derived Sodium Silicate, Crystals, volume 12, DOI:10.3390/cryst12070913.
• Ntimugura F, Vinai R, Harper A, Walker P. (2022) Chemical, mineralogical, and microstructural interactions between lime-pozzolan binders and miscanthus particles in lightweight concretes, Cleaner Materials, volume 3, DOI:10.1016/j.clema.2022.100053.
• Turan C, Javadi AA, Vinai R. (2022) Effects of Class C and Class F Fly Ash on Mechanical and Microstructural Behavior of Clay Soil—A Comparative Study, Materials, volume 15, no. 5, pages 1845-1845, DOI:10.3390/ma15051845. [PDF]
• Ntimugura F, Vinai R, Harper A, Walker P. (2022) Experimental Investigation on Mechanical and Acoustic Performance of Miscanthus - Lime Composites, Bio-Based Building Materials, Construction Technologies and Architecture, volume 1, pages 12-23, DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/cta.1.12.
• Ntimugura F, Vinai R, Dalzell M, Harper A, Walker P. (2022) Mechanical properties and microstructure of slag and fly ash alkali-activated lightweight concrete containing miscanthus particles, Materials Letters, volume 312, pages 131696-131696, article no. 131696, DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131696. [PDF]

2021

• Bianco I, Tomos BAD, Vinai R. (2021) Analysis of the environmental impacts of alkali-activated concrete produced with waste glass-derived silicate activator – A LCA study, Journal of Cleaner Production, volume 316, DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128383. [PDF]
• Ntimugura F, Vinai R, Harper A, Walker P. (2021) Experimental investigation on mechanical and acoustic performance of miscanthus – lime composites, 4th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials (ICBBM), Barcelona - Spain, 16th - 18th Jun 2021.
• Vinai R, Ntimugura F, Cutbill W, Evans R. (2021) Production of sodium silicate from bamboo leaf ash for alkali activation of binders, 2nd VitroGeoWastes, Baeza, Spain, 23rd - 26th May 2021.
• Ntimugura F, Vinai R, Harper AB, Walker P. (2021) Environmental performance of miscanthus-lime lightweight concrete using life cycle assessment: Application in external wall assemblies, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, volume 28, DOI:10.1016/j.susmat.2021.e00253.

2020

• Ntimugura F, Vinai R, Harper A, Walker P. (2020) Mechanical, thermal, hygroscopic and acoustic properties of bio-aggregates – lime and alkali - activated insulating composite materials: A review of current status and prospects for miscanthus as an innovative resource in the South West of England, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, volume 26, pages e00211-e00211, article no. e00211, DOI:10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00211. [PDF]
• Oggeri C, Vinai R. (2020) Characterisation of geomaterials and non-conventional waste streams for their reuse as engineered materials, E-UNSAT2020 - Unsaturated Horizons 4TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON UNSATURATED SOILS, Lisboa, Portugal, 24th - 26th Jun 2020.
• Turan C, Javadi A, Vinai R, Shariatmadari N, Farmani R. (2020) Use of class C fly ash for stabilization of fine-grained soil, E-UNSAT 2020, Lisbon, Portugal, 24th - 26th Jun 2020.

2019

• Soutsos M, Vinai R, Boyle A, Tang K, Fulton M. (2019) The Use of Recycled Demolition Aggregate and Alkali- Activated Binders for Sustainable Concrete Construction, International Conference on Building Materials ICBM 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam, 31st Oct - 2nd Nov 2019.
• Soutsos M, Vinai R, Rafeet A. (2019) Alkali-activated concrete for the production of building blocks: research achievements and future challenges, International Conference on Building Materials ICBM 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam, 31st Oct - 2nd Nov 2019.
• Lawane A, Minane JR, Vinai R, Pantet A. (2019) Mechanical and physical properties of stabilised compressed coal bottom ash blocks with inclusion of lateritic soils in Niger, Scientific African, volume 6, pages e00198-e00198, article no. e00198, DOI:10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00198. [PDF]
• Turan C, Javadi A, Vinai R, Cuisinier O, Russo G, Consoli NC. (2019) Mechanical Properties of Calcareous Fly Ash Stabilised Soil, EUROCOALASH2019, Dundee, Scotland, Uk, 10th - 12th Jun 2019, ISBN 978-0-9573263-2-3, pages 183-194.
• Rafeet A, Vinai R, Soutsos M, Sha W. (2019) Effects of slag substitution on physical and mechanical properties of fly ash-based alkali activated binders (AABs), Cement and Concrete Research, volume 122, pages 118-135, DOI:10.1016/j.cemconres.2019.05.003.
• Sas Z, Vandevenne N, Doherty R, Vinai R, Kwasny J, Russell M, Sha W, Soutsos M, Schroeyers W. (2019) Radiological evaluation of industrial residues for construction purposes correlated with their chemical properties, Sci Total Environ, volume 658, pages 141-151, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.043. [PDF]

2018

• Vinai R, Soutsos M. (2018) Production of sodium silicate powder from waste glass cullet for alkali activation of alternative binders, Cement and Concrete Research, volume 116, pages 45-56, DOI:10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.11.008. [PDF]
• Oggeri C, Fenoglio TM, Godio A, Vinai R. (2018) Overburden management in open pits: options and limits in large limestone quarries, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, DOI:10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.06.011.

2017

• Oggeri C, Fenoglio TM, Vinai R. (2017) Tunnelling muck classification: definition and application, ITA – AITES World Tunnel Congress 2017, Bergen - Norway, 9th - 15th Jun 2017, Surface challenges – underground solutions.
• Vinai R, Lawane A, Minane JR, Pantet A. (2017) Utilisation of coal bottom ash for the production of compressed building blocks in Sub-Saharan countries, EuroCoalAsh 2017-Innovations in Power Plant Technology and CCP Utilization, pages 107-114.
• Soutsos MN, Boyle AP, Vinai R, Hadjierakleous A, Barnett S. (2017) Suitability of coal fly ash for the development of geopolymer binders: effects of precursor properties and synthesis parameters, EuroCoalAsh 2017.
• Rafeet A, Vinai R, Soutsos M, Sha W. (2017) Guidelines for mix proportioning of fly ash/GGBS based alkali activated concretes, Construction and Building Materials, volume 147, pages 130-142, DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.04.036.
• Attanasio A, Largo A, Vinai R, Soutsos M, Visser J, Van Gijlswijk R, Panagiotopoulou C, Taxiarchou M, Sonzogni F, Preda M. (2017) Towards greener concrete: The challenges of SUS-CON project, High Tech Concrete: Where Technology and Engineering Meet - Proceedings of the 2017 fib Symposium, pages 2373-2381, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-59471-2_270.

2016

• Lawane A, Pantet A, Vinai R, Thomassin JH. (2016) Characterization of laterite materials for its efficient use in the African habitat, EMI International Conference of ASCE.
• Lawane A, Pantet A, Vinai R, Thomassin JH. (2016) Restoring the past experience of stone masonry in Burkina Faso for fostering the use of local materials, 13th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, volume 2, pages 1181-1188.
• Attanasio A, Largo A, Vinai R, Soutsos M, Preda M, Sonzogni F, Kaya O. (2016) Sustainable solutions for the construction sector: integration of secondary raw materials in the production cycle of concrete, Italian Concrete Days.
• Vinai R, Soutsos M, Largo A, Attanasio A, Larraza I, Chozas Ligero V, Gupta A. (2016) Development of sustainable, innovative and energy-efficient concrete, based on the integration of all-waste materials: SUS-CON panels for building applications, The 9th International Concrete Conference.
• Soutsos M, Boyle AP, Vinai R, Hadjierakleous A, Barnett SJ. (2016) Factors influencing the compressive strength of fly ash based geopolymers, Construction and Building Materials, volume 110, pages 355-368, DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.11.045.

2015

• Soutsos MN, Vinai R, Rafeet A. (2015) Effect of alkali dosage and modulus on strength development and microstructure of alkali-activated binders, 14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC 2015).
• Vinai R, Rafeet A, Soutsos M, Sha W. (2015) Slag valorisation in construction materials: mechanical properties and rheology of alkali activated concrete containing ggbs, 4th International Slag Valorisation Symposium, 15-17 April 2015, Leuven, pages 221-225.
• Vinai R, Rafeet A, Soutsos M, Sha W. (2015) The Role of Water Content and Paste Proportion on Physico-mechanical Properties of Alkali Activated Fly Ash–Ggbs Concrete, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, volume 2, no. 1, pages 51-61, DOI:10.1007/s40831-015-0032-6. [PDF]
• Visser J, Couto S, Gupta A, Alvarez IL, Ligero VC, Mayor TS, Vinai R, Pipilikaki P, Largo A, Attanasio A. (2015) Sustainable concrete: Design and testing, Heron, volume 60, no. 1-2, pages 59-91.
• Vinai R, Panagiotopoulou C, Soutsos M, Taxiarchou M, Zervaki M, Valcke S, Ligero VC, Couto S, Gupta A, Pipilikaki P. (2015) Sustainable binders for concrete: A structured approach from waste screening to binder composition development, Heron, volume 60, no. 1-2, pages 27-57.

2014

• Lawane A, Pantet A, Vinai R, Thomassin JH. (2014) Construire en BLT: une technique à revaloriser, Colloque International �Caractérisation et Modélisation des Matériaux et Structures�.
• Corvaglia P, Vinai R, Largo A, Soutsos M, Panagiotopoulou C, Taxiarchou M, Larraza I, Chozas Ligero V. (2014) SUSCON: Sustainable, Innovative and Energy-Efficient Concrete, Based on all-waste materials, Leading Enabling Technologies for Societal challenges (LET�S) international Conference.
• Lawane A, Pantet A, Vinai R, Thomassin JH, Sourdois R, Souleymane JL, Soter CR, Traoré I, Zerbo B. (2014) Vers une normalisation de l�indice de qualité des Blocs de Latérite Taillés (BLT) utilisés comme éléments de la maçonnerie en Afrique, AUGC, Orléans.
• Panagiotopoulou C, Taxiarchou M, Chozas V, Soutsos M, Vinai R, Corvaglia P, Largo A. (2014) SUStainable, innovative and energy-efficient CONcrete, based on the integration of all-waste materials, Industrial Technologies 2014.
• Rafeet A, Vinai R, Sha W, Soutsos M. (2014) Alkali activated fuel ash and slag mixes: optimization study from paste to concrete building blocks, 34th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 14-17 September 2014, University of Sheffield.
• Oggeri C, Fenoglio TM, Vinai R. (2014) Muck classification: raw material or waste in tunnelling operation, REVISTA MINELOR, volume 20, pages 16-25, article no. 4.
• Lawane A, Messan A, Pantet A, Vinai R, Thomassin JH. (2014) Local materials for building houses: Laterite valorization in Africa, Advanced Materials Research, volume 875-877, pages 324-327, DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.875-877.324.
• Giorgis I, Bonetto S, Giustetto R, Lawane A, Pantet A, Rossetti P, Thomassin JH, Vinai R. (2014) The lateritic profile of Balkouin, Burkina Faso: Geochemistry, mineralogy and genesis, Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 90, pages 31-48, DOI:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.11.006.
• Lawane A, Vinai R, Pantet A, Thomassin JH, Messan A. (2014) Hygrothermal features of laterite dimension stones for sub-saharan residential building construction, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, volume 26, no. 7, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001067.
• Oggeri C, Fenoglio TM, Vinai R. (2014) Tunnel spoil classification and applicability of lime addition in weak formations for muck reuse, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, volume 44, pages 97-107, DOI:10.1016/j.tust.2014.07.013.

2013

• Vinai R, Lawane A, Minane JR, Amadou A. (2013) Coal combustion residues valorisation: Research and development on compressed brick production, Construction and Building Materials, volume 40, pages 1088-1096, DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.11.096.

2012

• Vinai R, Lawane A, Minane JR, Amadou A. (2012) Valorisation des résidus de combustion de charbon à travers la production des briques compressées, Troisième Edition Workshop Energies Renouvelables et Développement Durable.
• Vinai R, Lawane A, Minane JR, Amadou A. (2012) Coal Combustion Residuals valorisation through the production of compressed masonry brick, 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation.
• OGGERI C, VINAI R. (2012) SOIL CONDITIONING AND GROUND MONITORING FOR SHIELD TUNNELLING, Revista Minelor/Mining Revue, volume 18, article no. 4.
• Blengini GA, Garbarino E, Šolar S, Shields DJ, Hámor T, Vinai R, Agioutantis Z. (2012) Life Cycle Assessment guidelines for the sustainable production and recycling of aggregates: The Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management project (SARMa), Journal of Cleaner Production, volume 27, pages 177-181, DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.020.

2011

• Lawane A, Vinai R, Pantet A, Thomassin JH. (2011) Characterisation of laterite stone as building material in Burkina Faso, Journée Scientifique 2IE, volume 6.
• Toguyeni DYK, Pantet A, Vinai R. (2011) Étude hydro-mécanique d�une composite étanche pour imperméabiliser des bassins, 2ème Atelier Régional sur les matériaux locaux, SOACHIM.
• Lawane A, Vinai R, Pantet A, Thomassin J. (2011) Characterisation of laterite stone as building material in Burkina Faso: state of the art of the on-going research and its perspectives, Journées Sci. Du 2iE, ouagadougou, pages 2-5.
• LAWANE A, PANTET A, VINAI R, THOMASSIN JH. (2011) Caractérisation des matériaux latéritiques pour une meilleure utilisation en Afrique, Afm, Maison De La Mécanique, 39/41 Rue Louis Blanc, 92400 Courbevoie, France �, Congrès français de mécanique.
• Lawane A, Pantet A, Vinai R, Thomassin JH. (2011) Etude géologique et géomécanique des latérites de Dano (Burkina Faso) pour une utilisation dans l�habitat.
• Innaurato N, Oggeri C, Oreste P, Vinai R. (2011) Laboratory tests to study the influence of rock stress confinement on the performances of TBM discs in tunnels, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, volume 18, no. 3, pages 253-259, DOI:10.1007/s12613-011-0431-z.

2008

• Vinai R, Borio L, Peila D, Oggeri C, Pelizza S. (2008) Soil conditioning for EPBMs, Tunnels and Tunnelling International, no. DEC, pages 25-26.
• Vinai R, Oggeri C, Peila D. (2008) Soil conditioning of sand for EPB applications: A laboratory research, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, volume 23, no. 3, pages 308-317, DOI:10.1016/j.tust.2007.04.010.

2007

• Vinai R, Peila D, Oggeri C, Pelizza S. (2007) Laboratory tests for EPB tunnelling soil conditioning, "Proceedings of the 33rd ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress - Underground Space - The 4th Dimension of Metropolises", volume 1, pages 273-278.
• Innaurato N, Oggeri C, Oreste PP, Vinai R. (2007) Experimental and numerical studies on rock breaking with TBM tools under high stress confinement, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, volume 40, no. 5, pages 429-451, DOI:10.1007/s00603-006-0109-4.
• Peila D, Oggeri C, Vinai R. (2007) Screw conveyor device for laboratory tests on conditioned soil for EPB tunneling operations, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, volume 133, no. 12, pages 1622-1625, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2007)133:12(1622).

2006

• Vinai R. (2006) A contribution to the study of soil conditioning techniques for EPB TBM applications in cohesionless soils.
• Vinai R, Oggeri C, Peila D, Pelizza S. (2006) Condizionamento con schiuma dei terreni per applicazioni EPB: sperimentazione mediante un nuovo apparato di laboratorio, GALLERIE E GRANDI OPERE SOTTERRANEE, volume 28, pages 39-47, article no. 78.
• Innaurato N, Oggeri C, Oreste P, Vinai R, Sandrone F. (2006) Numerical modelling of laboratory tests for TBM cutter indentation process analysis, MPES 2006, Mining Planning and equipment selection, Turin.

2003

• Vinai R. (2003) Galleria Stradale Strengen sulla statale S16 Alberg Schnellstraβe Tirol – Austria (Technical Note), Gallerie e Grandi Opere sotterranee, pages 87-88, article no. 71.
• Oggeri C, Vinai R. (2003) Analisi geomeccaniche per la stabilità degli scavi in sotterraneo della Pietra del Cardoso, GEAM. GEOINGEGNERIA AMBIENTALE E MINERARIA, volume 109, pages 55-62.
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2002

• Pelizza S, Peila D, Oreste P, Oggeri C, Vinai R. (2002) Environmental Aspects of Underground Construction and Exploration of Underground Structure – State of the Art, Int. Conf. ACUUS 2002.

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