by GCO | Mar 27, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Harun Tanyildizi Abstract This work aims to decrease the damage in concrete caused by freezing-and-thawing. For this, concrete was healed using the polymer containing phosphazene after the freezing and thawing. The Taguchi method was used to decrease...
by GCO | Mar 27, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Author(s): M. A. Raden Maizatul Aimi, M. S. Hamidah, K. Kartini, H. Noor Hana, A. K. Khalilah, and E. Schlangen Abstract Autonomous healing by the microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) mechanism has garnered significant interest in the...
by GCO | Mar 24, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Michał A. Glinicki, Jacek Gołaszewski and Grzegorz Cygan Abstract High-fluidity and self-compacting concrete (SCC) mixes were developed using special aggregates for radiation-shielding concrete. The special aggregates comprised heavyweight and hydrous...
by GCO | Mar 23, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Chamila Gunasekara, Peter Atzarakis, Weena Lokuge, David W. Law and Sujeeva Setunge Abstract Despite extensive in-depth research into high calcium fly ash geopolymer concretes and a number of proposed methods to calculate the mix proportions, no...
by GCO | Mar 18, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Estefania Cuenca and Pedro Serna Abstract This paper analyzes the autogenous self-healing capacity of early-age Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced concretes (UHPFRCs) by measuring the crack closure and the possible mechanical recovery on healed...
by GCO | Mar 16, 2021 | Materials
Author(s) Mehdi Yazdchi, Ali Foroughi Asl, Siamak Talatahari, Amir H. Gandomi Abstract In this research, different amounts of nano-MgO were added to normal concrete samples, and the effect of these particles on the durability of the samples under freeze and...
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