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settings Open AccessArticle Effects of Elevated Temperature on the Residual Behavior of Concrete Containing Marble Dust and Foundry Sand
Author(s) Aditya Kumar Tiwary, Sandeep Singh, Raman Kumar, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Shubham Sharma, Jujhar Singh, Changhe Li, R. A. Ilyas 5,6ORCID,M. R. M. Asyraf and Mohammad Abdul Malik Abstract Concrete is a composite material that is commonly used in the...
Mechanical and Durability Performance of Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Review
Author(s) Jawad Ahmad, Ali Majdi, Amin Al-Fakih, Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Fadi Althoey 5ORCID,Mohamed Hechmi El Ouni, and Mohammed. El-Shorbagy 8ORCID Abstract The push for sustainability in the construction sector has demanded the use of increasingly renewable...
Open AccessArticle State of Prestressing Analysis of 62-Year-Old Bridge
Author(s) Jakub Kralovanec, Frantisek Bahleda and Martin Moravcik Abstract Ageing infrastructure leads to the need for a proper assessment and final decisions considering its state. In the case of prestressed concrete structures, knowledge of the residual state...
Failure Modes of RC Structural Elements and Masonry Members Retrofitted with Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) System: A Review
Author(s) Mohammad Ali Irandegani 1,Daxu Zhang 1,*,Mahdi Shadabfar 2ORCID,Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni 3,4,*ORCID andMudassir Iqbal Abstract Much research has been conducted and published on the examination of the behavior of reinforced steel and concrete...
Compressive Strength Evaluation of Ultra-High-Strength Concrete by Machine Learning
Author(s) Zhongjie Shen, Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Paweł Kamiński and Artur Dyczko Abstract In civil engineering, ultra-high-strength concrete (UHSC) is a useful and efficient building material. To save money and time in the construction sector, soft computing...
Practical Experience of Installing Slurry Walls
Author(s) David Stephen Scopes, BEng, CEng, MICE, SupE Abstract Although the Horncastle project was a new build embankment, the cut-off, in the form of a slurry wall, was installed once the embankment construction was complete. As such the installation process...
No AccessResearch on Risk Designation and Small Raised Reservoirs
Author(s) James G. Penman, BSc, MSc, DIC, CEng, FICE Simon R. Golds, MEng, CEng, MICE Omar H. Raja, BEng, MSc Abstract The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) awarded a contract to Mott MacDonald in March 2017 for ‘Applying a risk-based...
Improved Drawdown Facilities at Three Flood Storage Reservoirs
Author(s) Andrew Pepper, BSc(Hons), CEng, MICE, FCIWEM, C.WEM Abstract The Hertfordshire and North London Area of the Environment Agency has 18 flood storage reservoirs (FSRs) which come within the remit of the Reservoirs Act 1975. Many have fixed flow control...
Improving the Self-Healing of Cementitious Materials with a Hydrogel System
Author(s) Hao Wang, Mohammad Habibi, Riadh Marzouki, Ali Majdi, Morteza Shariati, Nebojsa Denic 6,Aleksandar Zakić, Majid Khorami 8,Mohamed Amine Khadimallah and Ahmed Abdel Khalek Ebid Insight Abstract Despite cement’s superior performance and inexpensive cost...