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ABSTRACT Water-sealed underground oil caverns are quite different from conventional underground projects because of the harsher conditions. For one of the largest such caverns in China, conventional grouting materials could [...]

ABSTRACT A limited number of works have been done on the effect of waste materials such as the Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) and crumb rubber on the performance of Roller [...]

ABSTRACT Elastomeric bearings are becoming a preferred device for isolating bridges, buildings, and sensitive equipment structures. The technical specifications used to procure these isolators are considered as important factors for [...]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to evaluate if bond strength measurements obtained from the Asphalt Bond Strength (ABS) test can be supported by cohesive and adhesive bond strength [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents new empirical models for prediction of the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) using gene expression programming (GEP) technique. A large and reliable test database [...]

ABSTRACT In carbon capture and storage (CCS) wells, the well cement is attacked by C[O.sub.2]-rich fluids, coupled with tensile stress. In this study, well cement samples were designed to be [...]

ABSTRACT In the present study, the workability of two ordinary Portland cements, obtained from clinkers having similar phase composition and particle size distribution, but different orthorhombic C3A content, hydrated in [...]

ABSTRACT This experimental investigation aims to study the bond strength between old and new self-compacting concrete (SCC). The first part presents the factors affecting slant shear bond strength between old [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effects of pore water saturation on the ultrasonic pulse velocity, rebound value, compressive strength, and elastic modulus of fly ash concrete. Fly ash concrete was [...]

ABSTRACT Cracks may indicate structural problems in constructions made of timber beams, but their identification in notably roof constructions is difficult. Therefore this paper presents an algorithm for the automatic [...]

ABSTRACT Filter cake is a major residue of the sugarcane industry; more than 3 million tons of filter cake waste from the sugarcane industry are annually disposed in Thailand. This [...]

ABSTRACT Fly ash geopolymer is an emerging alternative binder with low environmental impact and potential to enhance sustainability of concrete construction. Most previous works examined the properties of fly ash-based [...]

ABSTRACT This paper proposes a theoretical model to investigate the influence of low stress on the chloride penetration in concrete by modeling concrete at the meso-scale. At the meso-scale, concrete [...]

ABSTRACT In their recent work Fakharifar and Chen (2016) [1] have introduced and validated a new ductile design concept of confined concrete-filled polyvinyl-chloride tubular (CCFPT) columns through experimental and analytical [...]

ABSTRACT The application of FRP to the strengthening of existing reinforced concrete structures entails the inevitable exposure of the layered structure to temperature changes. This paper takes another step in [...]

ABSTRACT Steel Reinforced Polymer (SRP) materials have recently emerged as a viable and cost-effective solution for the external confinement of concrete members. So far, a few studies have been performed [...]

ABSTRACT The shear behavior of concrete reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) but without web reinforcement is potentially the most critical case in shear-prone applications due to the brittle nature of [...]

ABSTRACT Whilst the use of curing agents is common practice in the production of reinforced concrete, it is not normal to apply protective treatments to freshly cast concrete. Such treatments, [...]

ABSTRACT A new monitoring approach was developed to enhance the analysis of performance tests and provide new sulfate resistance criteria. Even in the case of low degradation rates or non-swelling [...]

ABSTRACT An investigation of the mechanical properties of unsaturated polyester composites containing rubber waste particles is presented. The main objective of this work was to formulate and develop polyester-rubber composite [...]

ABSTRACT In recent times, the importance of constructing different models to predict the elastic properties of concrete have become common. The objective of this study is to investigate the performances [...]

ABSTRACT Strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures using the near-surface mounted (NSM) fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) method is becoming an attractive technique for upgrading the existing structural elements. The exposure [...]

ABSTRACT The present study investigates the carbonation resistance of Low Volume Fly Ash (LVFA) and High Volume Fly Ash (HVFA) based Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) made with Coarse Recycled Concrete [...]

ABSTRACT The abrasion erosion characteristics of concrete made from moderate heat Portland cement, fly ash, and silica fume were investigated via sandblasting test. In this study, the influences of fly [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, an experimental study examining the effect of the diameter limit and content of large stones on the performance of stone concrete is carried out. In this [...]

ABSTRACT The environmental footprint for Portland cement production contributes to significant carbon dioxide emissions, particularly in the civil engineering industry. Alternative low-carbon binders to Portland cement have been increasingly sought [...]

ABSTRACT In this work, the chloride ingress profiles and binding capacity of mortar subjected to cyclic drying-wetting salt-fog atmospheric environments were experimentally investigated. In particular, the free and total chloride [...]

ABSTRACT Magnesium phosphate cement based porous materials (MPCPM) were prepared by means of a chemical foaming process using zinc powders as foaming agent. The influence of the zinc content, W/S [...]

ABSTRACT Screw anchors are gaining popularity in construction due to simplicity of their installation, ability to load them straight after the installation and ease of their removal. Existing models to [...]

ABSTRACT Nowadays concerns about the future availability of fly ash have arisen due to the implantation of pollution control devices in coal combustion plants and increased blending of powder river [...]

ABSTRACT Previous experimental studies on the seismic behavior of concrete elements reinforced with welded-wire meshes (WWM) have suggested that WWM do not comply with the mechanical properties specified in Mexican [...]

ABSTRACT Porous cement paste prepared using ordinary Portland cement (OPC), pozzolanic additives-metakaolin-based waste (MBW) or milled sand (MS), chemical admixtures--air entraining (AEA) and plasticizing (PA), and water from local supply [...]

ABSTRACT This article investigates the flexural strength of notched Portland cement concrete (PCC) beams filled with alkali-activated binders (AAB). The low calcium fly ash (LFA) and ground granulated blast furnace [...]

ABSTRACT The mechanical properties of concrete have significant size effect. Size effect of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) confined concrete specimens should be investigated further. In this study, the uniaxial [...]

ABSTRACT To investigate the carbonation regularity in concrete of 100 mm x 100 mm x 400 mm, in the environment, (20 ±3)% (volume fraction) concentration of C[O.sub.2], (70 + 5)% [...]

ABSTRACT Concrete creep is strongly affected by its internal relative humidity and temperature evolutions. Microprestress-solidification (MPS) theory, as one of the most advanced creep theories, is capable of simulating long-term [...]

ABSTRACT In this work, the influence of water to cement ratio, air-entraining agent and alternative attack cycles of freeze-thaw and carbonation on compressive strength, carbonation depth, weight loss and relative [...]

ABSTRACT This study assessed influences of limestone powder' size and content on compressive strength and transport properties of self-consolidating concrete (SCC). Several SCC mixtures were prepared with uniform water-to-cementitious materials [...]

ABSTRACT Worldwide use of ordinary cement concrete (OCC) faced with permeability problems causing significantly negative influence on construction and infrastructure, shortening the lifespan and increasing the related maintenance fee. To [...]

ABSTRACT A study was conducted to determine the optimal mix design for polysulfide polymer concrete (PPC). Two-stage binder tests and polymer concrete mixing tests were carried out for this purpose. [...]

ABSTRACT Penetration of chloride ions into concrete is a complex topic. These ions together with other dissolved chemical species can penetrate into cementitious materials by convection through capillary pores or [...]

ABSTRACT A partial substitution of bitumen binder with sulphur in asphaltic concrete mixtures has been said to result in the better performance of the mixture. To further test this supposition, [...]

ABSTRACT Twelve beam tests were carried out in order to investigate the bond strength and bond position function between corroded rebar and recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), with the electrochemical method [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the bond-slip behaviour of steel reinforcement embedded in engineered cementitious composites (ECC), a ductile concrete exhibiting tensile strain hardening performance. Two series of experimental tests were [...]

ABSTRACT The use of municipal incinerated bottom ash (MIBA) as aggregate in concrete applications has been assessed through the analysis and evaluation of the globally published data. After appropriate pretreatments, [...]

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT Effect of factors on heat storage coefficient Water/cement ratio 11.23% Water content 0.97% PCMPC content 86.01% Sand/cement ratio 1.79% Note: Table made from pie chart. ABSTRACT In this [...]

ABSTRACT Rubber modified asphalt (RA) has been generally used to improve the high temperature performance of asphalt mixtures in the past decades. This study is to investigate the high temperature [...]

ABSTRACT To develop a neutral binder for vegetation concrete, various cementitious materials based on alphacalcium sulfate hemihydrate (α-CH) were compositionally examined as follows: 25% and 50% of the α-CH content [...]

ABSTRACT This research examined the possibility of developing a composite corncob (CC) and sawdust (SD) particle board using urea formaldehyde as binder. The panels were produced using 0%, 25%, 50%, [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, the density and strength of lightweight fly ash-OPC geopolymer concrete containing recycled lightweight concrete aggregate (RLCA) were studied. Waste lightweight concrete was crushed and used as [...]