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Javier Andres Forero Valencia is a civil engineer with a strong academic background and international experience in research and teaching. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Brasília, Brazil, with a sandwich PhD at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, and a Master’s degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. His academic degrees are recognised in Portugal. He specialises in the study of sustainable construction materials, focusing on the treatment of recycled aggregates, the performance of innovative concretes, and the application of magnesium oxide as a sustainable alternative in cementitious binders. He has worked as a lecturer at the University Centre of Brasília and the University of Brasília, contributing to the education and training of new professionals. Throughout his career, he has participated in significant research projects, such as DecarbonCrete in Portugal, aimed at concrete decarbonisation, and has conducted investigations into the durability and mechanical properties of sustainable concretes. He is currently part of C5Lab – Collaborative Laboratory for Sustainable Construction Materials in Portugal, where he contributes to the development of innovative technologies for enhancing sustainability in construction. In addition to his work in sustainable construction development, he is also employing machine learning techniques in the cement industry for clinker quality control. He has published numerous articles in high-impact scientific journals, covering topics such as the use of seawater in concrete, the application of magnesium oxide in cementitious materials, and the enhancement of recycled aggregates for improved performance.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Javier Andres Forero Valencia

Citation names

  • Valencia, Javier

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4F11-87E0-94E7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8768-3152

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/03 - 2023/11
Concluded
 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estruturas e Construção Civil (PECC) (Doctor)
Major in Construção Civil
Universidade de Brasília Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, Brazil
"Improvement of concrete performance through treatment of coarse recycled concrete aggregates with acid solutions and addition of aluminium sulphate" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2009/08 - 2012/12
Concluded
 Engenheria Civil (Mestrado)
Major in Estruturas
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
"ANÁLISE EXPERIMENTAL DE UM PROTÓTIPO DE DORMENTE DE POLÍMERO REFORÇADO COM FIBRAS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002/08 - 2007/12
Concluded
 Engenheria Civil (Bachelor)
Universidad de Nariño, Colombia
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2019 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Centro Universitário de Brasília, Brazil
2017 - 2018 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Brasília, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019 - 2021 DecarbonCrete – Decarbonizing the Planet through Concrete: Implementing the Paris Agreement
PTDC/ECI-COM/31138/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. João Pacheco; Valencia, Javier; Jorge de Brito. "COMPORTAMENTO NO ESTADO FRESCO DE BETÃO PRONTO COM INCORPORAÇÃO DE AGREGADOS GROSSOS RECICLADOS". Paper presented in Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia de Estruturas (JPEE), Lisboa, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Sundar Rathnarajan; João Pacheco; Francisco Capucha; Javier Valencia; Mateusz Techman; Pawel Sikora. "Seawater-mixed concretes containing supplementary cementitious materials: compressive strength, e-modulus, electrical resistivity, and life cycle assessment". Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43452-025-01132-7.
    10.1007/s43452-025-01132-7
  2. J.A. Forero; J. de Brito; L. Evangelista; Cláudio H.F. Pereira. "Mechanical and fracture properties of concrete with recycled concrete aggregates treated with acids and addition of aluminium sulphate". Construction and Building Materials (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137947.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137947
  3. Lucas Sequeira; Javier Forero; Miguel Bravo; Luís Evangelista; Jorge de Brito. "Durability of Concrete with Partial Replacement of Portland Cement by Incorporating Reactive Magnesium Oxide and Fly Ash". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072670.
    10.3390/ma16072670
  4. Javier A. Forero; Miguel Bravo; João Pacheco; Jorge de Brito; Luís Evangelista. "Thermal Performance of Concrete with Reactive Magnesium Oxide as an Alternative Binder". Sustainability 14 10 (2022): 5885-5885. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14105885.
    10.3390/su14105885
  5. "Improvement of the Quality of Recycled Concrete Aggregate Subjected to Chemical Treatments: A Review". Materials 15 8 (2022): 2740-2740. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15082740.
    10.3390/ma15082740
  6. J. A. Forero; M. Bravo; J. Pacheco; J. de Brito; L. Evangelista. "Fracture Behaviour of Concrete with Reactive Magnesium Oxide as Alternative Binder". Applied Sciences 11 7 (2021): 2891-2891. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11072891.
    10.3390/app11072891
  7. "Performance of Mortars with Commercially-Available Reactive Magnesium Oxide as Alternative Binder". Materials (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/4/938.
    10.3390/ma14040938
  8. B. Simões; P. R. da Silva; R. V. Silva; Y. Avila; J. A. Forero. "Ternary Mixes of Self-Compacting Concrete with Fly Ash and Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Bottom Ash". Applied Sciences 11 1 (2020): 107-107. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11010107.
    10.3390/app11010107
  9. "Use of sludge ash from drinking water treatment plant in hydraulic mortars". Materials Today Communications 23 (2020): 100930-100930. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.100930.
    10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.100930