Articles
Slope Stabilisation of Railway Embankments Over Loose Subgrades Using Deep-mixed Columns
Author(s) Farshad Astaraki, MD, MSc Morteza Esmaeili, PhD Abstract An investigation was undertaken into the stability of railway embankment slopes over soft subgrades stabilised by deep-mixed columns (DMCs). Three; 1 : 10 scale laboratory embankments were...
Challenging Structural Integrity of Dams in Cold Climates
Author(s) Denis A. Krutov, PhD Abstract The design of concrete dams for cold climates has specific features. Particularly, the operation of dams is characterised by openings of horizontal construction joints on the downstream face due to significant temperature...
A Sustainable Alternative for Green Structural Lightweight Concrete: Performance Evaluation
Author(s) y Fahad K. Alqahtani Abstract The use of structural lightweight concrete in the construction industry is on the rise in the last few decades mainly because of the higher strength per unit density, as it reduces the total deal load of the structural...
The CEO Breakfast Panel at the Buildings Show
Episode Info On this episode of the Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey spoke to three industry experts at the Buildings Show in Toronto about some of the topics raised at the CEO Breakfast panel hosted by the Toronto Construction Association...
Parametric Study on Steel–Concrete Composite Beams Strengthened with Post-Tensioned CFRP Tendons
Author(s) Ahmed H. Elbelbisi 1,2,Alaa A. El-Sisi, Hilal A. Hassan, Hani A. Salim and Hesham F. Shabaan Abstract A sustainable environment can be achieved by strengthening the existing building to avoid new construction and by replacing the construction...
Foundation Cut-offs for Flood-detention Reservoirs
Author(s) Simon Pryce, BSc, MSc, EurGeol, CGeol, FGS Alan Brown, MA, MSc, DIC, CEng, FICE, MCIWEM, FGS Liz Abstract In design and periodic safety reviews of flood-detention reservoirs one of the key issues, in terms of sustainability, affordability and safety,...
Investigation into the Quasi-plasticity Damage Model for Concrete with Micropores Based on Peridynamics
Author(s) Wen-Liang Qiu Rong-Xin Peng Abstract The non-linear performance of concrete is determined by the heterogeneous micro-structure of concrete. The existing methods mainly focus on numerical simulation of concrete at meso-scale.In view of this, the...
A Feasibility Study of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate Utilisation in Concrete
Author(s) Negar Esmaeili Nima Heidarzadeh Abstract Water was replaced with raw municipal solid waste leachate in a concrete mix. Compared with the control specimen (prepared with freshwater), the hardened concrete specimen made with 100% leachate and cured in...
Durability and Acoustic Performance of Rubberized Concrete Containing POFA as Cement Replacement
Author(s) Akram M. Mhaya, Shahiron Shahidan, Sharifah Salwa Mohd Zuki, Ghasan Fahim Huseien, Mohamad Azim Mohammad Azmi, Mohammad Ismail and Jahangir Mirza Abstract Given that rubber tires are almost immune to biological degradation, this vast amount of solid...