Intelligent design and manufacturing of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)–A review

D Fan, J Zhu, M Fan, JX Lu, SH Chu, E Dong… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The quick rise of intelligent technologies promotes the development of the construction
industry into a new phase. As an advanced cement-based materials, ultra-high performance …

Use of nano-silica to improve the performance of LC3-UHPC: Mechanical behavior and microstructural characteristics

D Guo, M Guo, Y Zhou, Z Zhu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) made of limestone calcined clay cement (LC 3)
exhibits excellent mechanical properties as well as good environmental friendliness. This …

[HTML][HTML] A fast and efficient particle packing generation algorithm with controllable gradation for discontinuous deformation analysis

J Ma, W Ding, Y Lin, W Chen, L Huang - Geomechanics and Geophysics …, 2023 - Springer
A systematic geometric algorithm is developed to generate particle packing with high
density, controllable gradation, and uniform spatial distribution for discontinuous …

Optimum design of eco-friendly high-strength cementitious matrix incorporating pottery sand derived from sintered heavy metal sludge

H Ma, L Ji, S Wang, X Huang, Y Shen, M Ba - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper explored the utilization of pottery sand (PS) sintered from heavy metal sludge
(HMS) as fine aggregate in the high-strength cementitious matrix (HSCM), which can reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Optimum Particle Packing on the Macro and Micro Properties of Sustainable Concrete

WJ Abushama, AK Tamimi, SW Tabsh, MM El-Emam… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this research, the possibility of making eco-friendly concrete from available materials in
the local United Arab Emirates (UAE) market was investigated. Supplementary cementitious …

Bond between 0.7-inch-diameter steel strands and UHPC: Pullout test, finite element simulation, and estimation of transfer length

Y Zhan, Z Li, K Chen, Y Sun, Y Li, F Yue… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In prestressed structures, the combination of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) and
large-diameter steel strands can have a synergistic effect, but whether this synergy can be …

Particle packing optimization and pore structure assessment of ternary cementitious system based on X-ray computed tomography and mercury intrusion porosimetry

Z Yang, S Dong, Y Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The introduction of high-volume steel slag into ordinary Portland cement (OPC) has a
negative effect on the pore structure due to its poor hydraulic reactivity. Synergistic effects …

Self-dispersing silica fume nanoparticles: A valuable admixture for ultra high-performance concrete

K Daoust, A Begriche, JP Claverie… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Proper dispersion of silica fume (SF) plays a crucial role for the optimisation of low water-to-
binder concrete mixtures like High and Ultra High-performance concretes (HPC and UHPC) …

Printability and mechanical properties of 3D printing ultra-high performance concrete incorporating limestone powder

Z Jia, L Kong, L Jia, L Ma, Y Chen, Y Zhang - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The superior mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) offer the
possibility of eliminating steel reinforcement in 3D printed structures. As a kind of by-product …

Fractal evolution model of proton spatial distribution in low water/binder cement-based composites (LW/B-CC) during early-age hydration process

T Yin, L Jin, K Liu, D Fan, E Dong, R Yu - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study establishes the fractal evolution model of proton spatial distribution in low
water/binder cement-based composites (LW/B-CC) based on fractal theory and low field …