by GCO | Jul 13, 2021 | News
Brief Greenery covered buildings are all the rage lately, giving city folk a taste of nature. The Marina Tower from Foster + Partners will not only grow to be the “first green high-rise building in Greece” but also the country’s tallest building....
by GCO | Jul 12, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Xing Ming, Mingli Cao, Li Li, and Hong Yin Abstract In this paper, a novel kind of cement blend with high temperature resistance and self-healing abilities is tailored by incorporating fly ash (FA) and calcium carbonated whisker (CW). The...
by GCO | Jul 12, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Noura Sinno, Matthew Piersanti, and Medhat H. Shehata Abstract This paper presents tests that can be used collectively to provide a qualitative assessment of residual expansion in structures affected by alkali-silica reaction (ASR). The tests are...
by GCO | Jul 12, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Jiayin Tao, Rita Maria Ghantous, Ming Jin, and Jason Weiss Abstract The objective of this study is to determine whether the addition of silica fume (SF) can accelerate a reduction in the degree of saturation (DOS) of sealed cementitious materials at...
by GCO | Jul 12, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Quang Tran and Jeffery Roesler Abstract The concrete final set time (tf) is influenced by the concrete mixture and ambient conditions. Rapid measurement in the laboratory or field is difficult because of wet sieving or access and device coupling...
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