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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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Nabeel H. Al-Salim, Muna H. Jaber, Rafea F. Hassan, Nisreen S. Mohammed and Husam H. Hussein
Fiber-reinforced concrete is widely acknowledged for its ability to resist cracking effectively and limit its propagation. By preventing cracks from spreading, the addition of fiber composites to concrete can enhance its extensibility and tensile strengt...
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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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Saied Kashkash, Oliver Czoboly and Zoltan Orban
Large quantities of construction and demolition waste are generated annually, and in many parts of the world, it is disposed of in landfills. Utilizing this waste to produce coarse aggregates for concrete production offers a potentially sustainable appro...
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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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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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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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Bowen Qi, Peilong Xu and Chengzhao Wu
With the gradual advancement of urbanization, urban hardened roofs and pavements are increasing, and the rainwater cycle is being seriously damaged; sponge city construction has become an inevitable trend to address this problem. The analysis of the infi...
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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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Osman Gencel, Turhan Bilir, Zeynep Bademler and Togay Ozbakkaloglu
With the development of new cement-based raw materials, foaming agents and fillers used for special applications of foam concrete, the use of foam concretes has become widespread. Foam concrete is a type of concrete that stands out with its lightness, wa...
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