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Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of High-Ductility Concrete against Combined Sulfate Attack and Dry–Wet Cycles
Author(s) ingling Li 1,2,Junping Shi and Jialiang Kou Abstract Concrete will deteriorate and damage under sulfate attack.In order to study the degradation characteristics of HDC under sulfate attack, the mechanical properties of high-ductility concrete (HDC)...
Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle and Economic Assessment of Sustainable Concrete Mixes—Alkali-Activated Concrete (AAC) and Bacterial Concrete (BC)
Author(s) y Kruthi Kiran Ramagir, Ravali Chintha, Radha Kiranmaye Bandlamudi, Patricia Kara De Maeijer and Arkamitra Kar Abstract The negative environmental impacts associated with the usage of Portland cement (PC) in concrete induced intensive research into...
The largest Dams in the World
Dams are marvels of engineering that are primarily meant to confine and then control the flow of water. Dams range in size from modest earthen embankments used for agricultural purposes to large concrete constructions utilized for water supply, hydropower, and...
Influence of Different Fiber Dosages on the Behaviour of Façade Anchors in High-Performance Concrete
Author(s) Szymon Grzesiak,Matthias Pahn, Milan Schultz-Cornelius and Nora Susanne Bies Abstract The behaviour of façade anchors in high performance fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRC) has not been investigated in sufficient detail in recent years. The regulations...
Cracking and Crushing in Prestressed Concrete Beams
Author(s) Federico Accornero, Renato Cafarelli, and Alberto Carpinteri Abstract The cohesive/overlapping crack model represents an effective tool in the study of failure transition phenomena occurring in plain or reinforced concrete structures. In the present...
Engineering Performance of Concrete Incorporated with Recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)—A Systematic Review
Author(s) Sonali Abeysingheb ,Chamila Gunasekara, Chaminda Bandara, Kate Nguyen, Ranjith Dissanayake and Priyan Mendis Abstract Incorporating recycled plastic waste in concrete manufacturing is one of the most ecologically and economically sustainable solutions...
Self-Healing Properties of Thermally Damaged Cement Blends
Author(s) Xing Ming, Mingli Cao, Li Li, and Hong Yin Abstract In this paper, a novel kind of cement blend with high temperature resistance and self-healing abilities is tailored by incorporating fly ash (FA) and calcium carbonated whisker (CW). The...
Assessing Residual Expansion of Alkali-Silica Reaction- Affected Structures
Author(s) Noura Sinno, Matthew Piersanti, and Medhat H. Shehata Abstract This paper presents tests that can be used collectively to provide a qualitative assessment of residual expansion in structures affected by alkali-silica reaction (ASR). The tests are...
Influence of Silica Fume on Freezing-and-Thawing Resistance of Cement Paste at Early Age
Author(s) Jiayin Tao, Rita Maria Ghantous, Ming Jin, and Jason Weiss Abstract The objective of this study is to determine whether the addition of silica fume (SF) can accelerate a reduction in the degree of saturation (DOS) of sealed cementitious materials at...