by GCO | Apr 7, 2023 | Materials
Author(s) Sarah Pitell; Evan Trump; Bashear El-Hajj; Steven Sachs Abstract Reinforced concrete (RC) is the most widely used construction material in the world, but its susceptibility to cracking ultimately shortens the structure’s operational lifetime. When...
by GCO | Mar 31, 2023 | Materials
AUTHOR(S) Golam Fahim, Md. Tofazzal Hossain, Stapheny Penheiro, Md. Iffat Bin Zakir,Md. Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad Sarwar MorshedOR, Sakib Hossain Khan andAbu Hamja Abstract Plastic waste causes severe environmental impacts worldwide and threatens the lives of all...
by GCO | Mar 18, 2023 | Materials
Author(s) y Pengfei Li, Zhongyang Mao, Xiaojun Huang and Min Deng Abstract Concrete surface defects are very complex and diverse, which is a great test for repair materials. The efficiency and durability of the repair system depend on the bonding effect between...
by GCO | Feb 28, 2023 | Materials
Author(s) Oussama Elalaoui Abstract Recently, polymer concrete (PC) has been widely used in many civil engineering applications. PC shows superiority in major physical, mechanical, and fracture properties comparing to ordinary Portland cement concrete. Despite...
by GCO | Feb 22, 2023 | Materials
Author(s) Yao Lv, Ditao Niu, Xiguang Liu, Mingqiang Lin & Yue-chen Li Abstract Iron and steel plants emit a large amount of CO2 and SO2 in the production process, and the high concentrations of acid gases lead to serious corrosion damage of concrete...
by GCO | Feb 21, 2023 | Materials
Author(s) Khalid Saqer Alotaibi and A. B. M. Saifu Abstract The use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials for the external confinement of existing concrete or masonry members is now an established technical solution. Several studies in the scientific...
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