Articles
Efficiency and Innovating in New Model of Public Transportation
Episode Info Efficiency is essential these days. There isn’t enough time or money for anything less. And efficiency is borne of innovation. The Office of Public Transportation in Alabama is one such innovation – a partnership between the state department of...
A Comparative Study of the Thermal Conductivities of CBA Porous Concretes
Author(s) Seung-Tae Jeong, Quang-The BuiORCID and In-Hwan Yang Abstract Porous concrete has recently gained increasing attention in the construction industry. To improve the properties of porous concrete, coal bottom ash (CBA) was used as the aggregate in the...
Mechanical Characteristics and Self-Healing Soil-Cementitious Hydrogel Materials in Mine Backfill Using Hybridized ANFIS-SVM
Author(s) Qi Liu, Kang Peng, Yousef Zand, Alireza Sadighi Agdas, Haneen M. Al-Tamimi, Hamid Assilzadeh, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Ebid 7ORCID,Mohamed Amine Khadimallah and H. Elhosiny Ali Abstract The compressive strength, shrinkage, elasticity, and electrical...
Application of magnesium oxide expansive agent in hydraulic concrete in China
Author(s) Authors: Changli Chen Rongfei Chen Abstract This paper reviews and summarises the use of magnesium oxide (MgO) in hydraulic concrete in the following projects in China: Baishan hydropower station unexpectedly discovered the beneficial effects of MgO;...
The Future of Hydrodemolition in Reconstruction and Repair of the Country’s Infrastructure
Episode Info For contractors and the reconstruction and repair of the country’s infrastructure, hydrodemolition can be a key element in the efficiency of a job. This Digging Deeper episode features an interview with Keith Armishaw, business development manager for...
Effect of Aggregate Type on Properties of Ultra-High-Strength Concrete
Author(s) Anna Szcześniak, Jarosław SiwińskiORCID and Adam Stolarski Abstract In this work, we present an analysis of natural fine aggregates’ influence on the properties of ultra-high-strength concrete. The reference concrete mix was made of natural sand with...
Sustainable Use of Waste Oyster Shell Powders in a Ternary Supplementary Cementitious Material System for Green Concrete
Author(s) Shanglai Liu, Yannian Zhang, Bonan Liu,Zhen Zou, Qiang Liu, Yina Teng and Lei V. Zhang Abstract The increasing concern for decarbonization and sustainability in construction materials is calling for green binders to partially replace cement since its...
Effects of Various Pseudomonas Bacteria Concentrations on the Strength and Durability Characteristics of Concrete
Author(s) y Ashish Shukla, Nakul Gupta, Saurav Dixit, Nikolai Ivanovich Vatin, Manish Gupta 4, Kuldeep Kumar Saxena 5ORCID and Chander Prakash Abstract The goal of this study is to improve concrete’s efficiency by using a microbiologically produced specific...
Assessing the Impact of Groundwater Extraction on the Performance of Fractured Concrete Subsurface Dam in Controlling Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers
Author(s) Asaad M. Armanuos, Hossam E. Moghazy, Martina Zeleňáková and Zaher Mundher Yaseen Abstract Among the well-known approaches for controlling seawater intrusion during extensive freshwater abstraction from coastal aquifers is the construction of...