by GCO | Feb 19, 2020 | Buildings & Structures
Abstract The American Concrete Institute (ACI) specifies allowable admixed chloride limit (Climit) values to minimize the corrosion risk of steel reinforcement in concrete. The chloride concentration of concrete for new construction must not exceed this Climit value....
by GCO | Feb 19, 2020 | Buildings & Structures
Abstract Glass fiber-reinforced polymer rods, both bare and embedded in concrete or lime mortar, were immersed in an alkaline solution at 20°C for up to 6 months and tested to find the influence of the protective covers on the degradation of the rods. Diffusion and...
by GCO | Feb 19, 2020 | Buildings & Structures
Abstract The aim of this study is to quantitatively determine the effect of elevated temperatures on the pore structure and compressive strength of concrete. To minimize the effect of the hydration process, thermal and endogenous shrinkage, concrete cured in water for...
by GCO | Feb 19, 2020 | News
A WSU graduate student discovered fly ash can replace large amounts of cement in concrete, which makes the concrete cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Sen Du, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has won an award for his...
by GCO | Feb 19, 2020 | experts
Having been utilized as early as the Roman era in buildings of almost every scale, it is almost impossible to think of a building that does not have at least one concrete element. In fact, it is the most widely used construction material in the world, due to its...
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