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Xiaoyun Song, Heping Zheng, Lei Xu, Tingting Xu and Qiuyu Li
An investigation was carried out to study the influence of two types of anti-washout admixtures (AWAs) on the performance of underwater concrete, specifically, workability and washout resistance. The tested AWAs were hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) ...
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Chitransh Shrivastava, Nor Hafizah Ramli Sulong, Tatheer Zahra, Mohamed Elchalakani, Kumari Gamage and Sabrina Fawzia
The environmental concerns raised by the over-exploitation of fresh water and river sand have driven researchers to explore seawater sea sand concrete (SWSSC) as a substitute for conventional concrete in structural columns. With numerous investigations o...
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Piotr Smarzewski
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of polypropylene fibres (PP) to decrease the brittleness of high-performance self-compacting concrete (HPSCC). The influence of PP fibre content on the fresh and mechanical assets of PP-fibre-...
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Sk Rahaman, Datunaka Sai Srujan, Jayati Ray Dutta, Arkamitra Kar and Mohna Bandyopadhyay
Bacterial concrete is a possible approach toward sustainability in concrete construction through crack-healing. Including a bacterial culture as an admixture in concrete can enhance the service life of a structure through the self-healing of cracks. Inco...
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Sumra Yousuf, Payam Shafigh, Zakaria Che Muda, Herda Yati Binti Katman and Abid Latif
Huge amounts of fresh water are used in the concrete industry every day. The quantity and quality of water play important roles in determining the quality, strength, setting time, and durability of cement-based materials (CBMs), such as paste, mortar, an...
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Hanan A. Marzouk, Mohammed A. Arab, Mohy S. Fattouh and Asmaa S. Hamouda
Each year, billions of tons of agricultural waste are generated globally. Egypt, being an agriculturally centered nation, faces significant challenges in disposing of this waste and coping with self-germinating plants that negatively impact agriculture. ...
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Robert Bu?ic, Ivana Milicevic, Tihomir Dok?anovic and Marin Grubi?ic
Waste rubber takes many years to decompose, and thus the increasing number of tires in the world can be characterised as an important environmental issue, which generated the idea of implementing crumb rubber in structural self-compacting concrete (SCC)....
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Haneen AlTawaiha, Fadi Alhomaidat and Tamer Eljufout
The incorporation of nanotechnology has led to significant strides in the concrete industry, ushering in innovative construction methodologies. Various nanomaterials, including nano-silica (NS), have undergone comprehensive scrutiny as potential partial ...
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Abderrazak Barkat, Said Kenai, Belkasem Menadi, El-Hadj Kadri and Jamal Khatib
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) production is a complex operation that requires finding a good combination and suitable dosages for its constituents. Several formulation methods have been developed to meet the workability requirements of SCC. Mortar sprea...
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Tarikul Islam, Md. Safiuddin, Rezwan Ahmed Roman, Bodhijit Chakma and Abdullah Al Maroof
This paper presents the key mechanical properties of PVC fiber-reinforced concrete. Six concrete mixtures were produced using plastic fibers obtained from clear PVC sheets. Three concrete mixtures were made using 20 mm long PVC fibers, whereas the other ...
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