Early-age and microstructural properties of glass powder blended cement paste: Improvement by seawater

JX Lu, P Shen, Y Zhang, H Zheng, Y Sun… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
The incorporation of conventional supplementary cementitious materials (eg fly ash) in
concrete generally induces a longer setting time and inferior early-age strength. This study …

Assessing the performance of palm oil fuel ash and Lytag on the development of ultra-high-performance self-compacting lightweight concrete with waste tire steel …

O Zaid, F Alsharari, F Althoey, AB Elhag… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advances in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) materials have emphasized
the necessity for continuous research. This imperative is particularly pronounced given the …

Effect of air entraining and pumice on properties of ultra-high performance lightweight concrete

AM Zeyad, M Amin, IS Agwa - Archives of Civil and Mechanical …, 2023 - Springer
This study focuses on developing the production of ultra-high-performance lightweight
concrete (UHPLC) by combining pumice with an air-entraining agent. Air-entraining agents …

Synergistic effects of sustained loading and sulfate attack on the damage of UHPC based on lightweight aggregate

L Yang, Y Fulin, Z Gaozhan - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study on the damage progress of lightweight ultra-high
performance concrete (LUHPC) subject to sulfate attack under flexural loading. Two different …

3D superhydrophobic lightweight foam concrete designed via in-situ foaming and self-assembled silicone microfilms

XS Lv, WX Cao, MHN Yio, JX Lu, CS Poon - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The poor durability of lightweight foam concrete, stemming from its highly porous and
hydrophilic nature, is a major limitation for its wider application. Designing a …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties and microstructure of ultra-high strength concrete with lightweight aggregate

L Meng, C Zhang, J Wei, L Li, J Liu, S Wang… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the development of concrete has been toward to the direction of lightweight
and high strengthening. This study developed a kind of lightweight ultra-high strength …

Improving mechanical properties and microstructure of ultra-high-performance lightweight concrete via graphene oxide

J Jiang, J Qin, H Chu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to use lightweight aggregates to design ultra-high-performance lightweight
concrete (UHPLC) via modified Andreasen and Andersen (MAA) model, which is promising …

[HTML][HTML] Physical, mechanical and microstructural properties of ultra-lightweight high-strength geopolymeric composites

F Chen, J Zhao, B Zhang, Y Feng, C Chen, Z Lu… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
A light weight, high strength and low carbon content are the main characteristics of modern
concrete that meet requirements for functionality and environmental considerations of …

Thermoelectric ultra-lightweight high-performance ECC using cenospheres and calcined petroleum coke

H Ran, M Elchalakani, MA Sadakkathulla, J Cai… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional high-cost conductive filler as the crucial ingredient of multifunctional concrete
might negatively affect the workability and mechanical properties. Petroleum coke as a low …

Hydrophobic treatment on hollow glass microspheres for enhancing the flowability of lightweight high-performance cementitious composites

J Yang, D Jeon, H Kang, X Shang, J Moon - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) in a low water-to-binder matrix generally
hinders the flowability of the composite due to the high water absorption capacity of HGMs …