Preliminary investigation and life cycle assessment of artificial reefs with recycled brick-concrete aggregates

W Wang, S Wang, L Peng, N Wang, T Meng… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
An economical and environment-friendly artificial reef concrete using fully recycled brick-
concrete aggregate as raw material was proposed. This study investigates the mechanical …

Novel treatment method of coal bottom ash for strain-hardening alkali-activated composite

MC Kang, S Ju, T Oh, DY Yoo, S Pyo - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explored the viability of using coal bottom ash (CBA), treated as a silicate source
for preparing activators, as a filler in strain-hardening alkali-activated composites. The silica …

Microwave absorption and electromagnetic properties of ultra-high-strength cementitious materials: Influence of basalt powder and underlying mechanism

YN Shen, YH Fang, DD Zhang, B Wang… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of basalt powder in ultra-high-strength cementitious materials (UHSCMs)
holds significant potential for application in mitigating CO 2 emissions and reducing …

Elucidating the role of recycled concrete aggregate in ductile engineered geopolymer composites: Effects of recycled concrete aggregate content and size

C Wang, Z Zhang, X Liu, Y Zhang, Z Ma - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing recycled fine aggregate (RFA) as silica sand replacement for ductile engineered
geopolymer composites (EGC) provides a high value-added approach to recycling concrete …

Experimental evaluation and theoretical modeling of eco-friendly bamboo scrimber-UHPC members with enhanced shear connectors

Y Lin, C Wang, M Sun, J Yan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) systems are applied widely in bridges and
buildings. This study innovatively combines the eco-friendly attributes of Bamboo scrimber …

Bond behavior between steel bar and strain-hardening fiber-reinforced cementitious composites under fatigue loading

QH Li, AM Luo, BT Huang, GZ Wang, SL Xu - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra High Toughness Cementitious Composites (UHTCC), a series of cement-
based materials with significant tensile strain-hardening and multi-cracking behaviors, can …

Self-sensing ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with carbon fibres

H Ran, M Elchalakani, Z Hu, S Yehia… - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
This research introduces self-sensing ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites
(ULW-ECCs) by hybridizing polyethylene fibre and carbon fibres (CF) designed for structural …

[HTML][HTML] Flexural behavior of assembled FRP-steel Pre-Tightened Teeth Connection (PTTC): Experimental study and failure mechanism

YQ Wang, DD Zhang, LY Xu, XK Xie… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study focused on understanding the flexural failure behavior of a newly-developed
assembled FRP-Steel Pre-Tightened Teeth Connection (PTTC) used for rapid connection of …

[HTML][HTML] Bond behavior and modeling of steel-FRP composite bars in engineered cementitious composites

Y Bai, Q Ma, Y Zhang, X Jin, S Han - Case Studies in Construction …, 2024 - Elsevier
The combination of the steel-FRP composite bar (SFCB) and engineered cementitious
composite (ECC) holds favorable applications in terms of durable resilient structures …

Mechanical Properties, Micro-mechanisms, and Constitutive Models of Seawater Sea-Sand Engineered Cementitious Composites

C Lin, D Huang, Z Liu, Y Lu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Three mixing proportions of engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) were prepared
using seawater, sea-sand, and PVA fibers, corresponding to three strength grades of C30 …