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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tong Ton Kien

Senior Lecturer,
Deputy Director of the Institute for Research and Application of Building Materials, Nam Dinh

INTRODUCTION

Professor Dr. Tong Ton Kien is currently the Vice Director of the Institute for Research and Application of Tropical Building Materials, and a lecturer at the National Institute of Building Materials Science and Technology since 2006. He completed his doctoral dissertation in engineering in 2017 at the University of Civil Engineering and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2023.

TRAINING PROCESS

PhD ( Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam )
Master's Thesis (Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, 2010 )
Engineer (Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, 2005 )

TEACHING

Building materials, Materials for transportation infrastructure, Recycling and utilization technology for solid waste, Corrosion and material protection measures, ... (University)
Sustainable development of building materials under Vietnam's climate change conditions, Corrosion and deterioration theory of reinforced concrete, protective measures, Durability of building materials (Postgraduate)

AREAS OF RESEARCH AND INTEREST

Developing sustainable, low-carbon building materials by utilizing agricultural and industrial by-products and waste, and construction solid waste: High-performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), recycled aggregate concrete (RCA), cement-free concrete (Geopolymer concrete - GC), lightweight concrete, etc.
Advanced construction and maintenance technologies result in low energy consumption and carbon emissions in building construction and maintenance projects.
Sustainable management solutions and promotion of solid waste recycling for construction materials.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2023: Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Education and Training for outstanding performance in assigned tasks for two consecutive years from the 2021-2022 school year to the 2022-2023 school year, Decision No. 3792/QD-BGDĐT dated November 10, 2023.
2017: Best Paper Award, The 7th^{International} Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE), Tsu, Mie, Japan, Nov. 21-23.

OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC WORKS

Lan Huong Nguyen, Yugo Isobe, Thi Viet Nga Tran, Minh Giang Hoang, Hoang Giang Nguyen, Ton Kien Tong, Mikio Kawasaki, Tomonori Ishigaki, Ken Kawamoto, 2023, Material and monetary lows of construction and demolition waste and assessment on physical and environmental properties of illegally dumped construction and demolition waste in Hanoi, Environmental Science and Pollution Research (SCIE).
Tong Ton Kien, 2023, Comparison of energy consumption, CO2 emissions between Normal Concrete and UHPC in rural bridge application, Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (JSTCE) - HUCE, 17(2), 168-179.
Kien Ton Tong, Ngoc Tan Nguyen, Giang Hoang Nguyen*, Tomonori Ishigaki and Ken Kawamoto, 2022, Management Assessment and Future Projections of Construction and Demolition Waste Generation in Hai Phong City, Vietnam, Sustainability, ISSN: 2071-1050. Vol. 14(15): 9628 (SCIE).
Tong Ton Kien* and Pham Thi Vinh Lanh, 2021, Utilization of recycled coal mining waste for road foundation layers in vietnam, International Journal of GEOMATE, ISSN: 2186-2982 (Print), 2186-2990 (Online). Vol. 21 No. 87 (2021): November 2021, pp.11-18 (SCIE).
Kien T. Tong, Raffaele Vinai, Marios N. Soutsos, 2018, Use of Vietnamese rice husk ash for the production of sodium silicate as the activator for alkali-activated binders, Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN: 0959-6526 (Print), 1879-1786 (online). Volume 201, 10 November 2018, Pages 272-286 (SCIE).
Nguyen Hoang Giang, Tran Thi Viet Nga, Tong Ton Kien, Nghiem Ha Tan, and Ken Kawamoto, 2022, A Circular Economy: Promotion of Construction and Demolition Waste Management in Vietnam, Chapter 5, In Springer Book “In Circular Economy and Waste Valorisation: Theory and Practice from an International Perspective”, Book series: Industrial Ecology and Environmental Management, Electronic ISSN: 2730-6089, Print ISSN: 2730-6070. 23 August 2022, Number of Pages VIII, 247, pp.103-130.
Bach Dinh Thien (CB); Hoang Vinh Long, Van Viet Thien An, Tong Ton Kien , Luong Duc Long, Nguyen Duy Hieu, Nguyen Thanh Sang, Tran Van Mien, Technology of producing non-fired building materials and components, Reference material, Construction Publishing House, Ministry of Construction, 2019 .

PROJECT - OUTSTANDING TOPIC

SATREPS International Cooperation Project between Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and Saitama University, Japan “Establishment of Environmentally Sound Management of Construction and Demolition Waste and Its Wise Utilization for Environmental Pollution Control and for New Recycled Construction Materials”, 2018-2024, Role: Deputy Director (2020-2024), Principal Member (2018-2024).
JSPS Core-to-Core international cooperation project between Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Sri Lankan partners: “Collaborative research network on standardization of design and construction for hot weather concreting based on Asian climate and materials”, 2017-2020. Role: Principal Member.
Ministry-level scientific research project “Research on developing output standards for training and professional development programs for construction laboratory technicians and a database of tests and experiments in the construction industry”, Project Code: RD 09-22, Ministry of Construction, 2022-2024. Role: Principal Investigator.
Ministry-level scientific research project “Research on the scientific basis for developing standards for ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPC) - Technical requirements and testing methods”, Project code: RD54-20, Ministry of Construction, 2020-2022. Role: Principal Investigator.
Ministry-level scientific research project “Research and development of high-strength concrete applications using high fly ash content in coastal and island structures”, Project Code: RD25-20, Ministry of Construction, 2020-2022. Role: Principal Investigator.
Ministry-level scientific research project “Research on the use of construction waste to manufacture precast concrete and reinforced concrete”, Project number: 14/HĐ-LHHVN, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, 2019-2020. Role: Principal Investigator.
Key Ministry-level scientific research project “Research on perfecting equipment and technology for manufacturing crushed sand from recovered sandstone at coal mining waste dumps in Quang Ninh province for use in construction and transportation projects”, Project Code: TD144-17, Ministry of Construction, 2017-2019. Role: Principal Investigator.
Technology transfer project “Improving equipment and technology for producing crushed sand from waste rock and soil”, capacity 350,000 m3/year”, Dung Huy Trading Joint Stock Company - Quang Ninh, 2022-2025. Role: Project leader.
Technology transfer project “Research on using fine sand to replace crushed stone in the production of non-fired bricks”, with a production line capacity of 40 million standard concrete bricks/year”, Puzolan Son Tay - Hanoi Joint Stock Company, 2019-2020. Role: Project Leader.
Technology transfer project “Research on using manganese slag to replace crushed stone in the production of non-fired bricks”, with a production line capacity of 40 million standard concrete bricks/year”, Cao Bang Construction Materials Manufacturing Joint Stock Company - Cao Bang, 2018-2019. Role: Project Leader.
Technology transfer project “Research on the production of non-fired bricks from lime kiln waste and thermal power plant waste, with a production line capacity of 40 million standard concrete bricks/year”, Duong Dong Construction Development Joint Stock Company, 2015-2017. Role: Project Leader.