Impact of fiber reinforcements on properties of geopolymer composites: A review

KZ Farhan, MAM Johari, R Demirboğa - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional Portland cement-based composites are inherently weak under tensile
stresses, due to its high brittleness quotient, and the problem gets further aggravated in …

Seawater sea-sand engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC): Assessment and modeling of crack characteristics

BT Huang, JQ Wu, J Yu, JG Dai, CKY Leung… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Seawater sea-sand Engineered Cementitious Composites (SS-ECC) is a new
version of ECC for marine constructions facing the scarcity of freshwater and …

Sustainable high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of cement by rice husk ash

Z Zhang, S Liu, F Yang, Y Weng, S Qian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Generally high strength engineered cementitious composites (ECC) requires high cement
content, which is negative to its sustainability as the cement production contributes as much …

Uniaxial tension damage mechanics of steel fiber reinforced concrete using acoustic emission and machine learning crack mode classification

JG Yue, YN Wang, DE Beskos - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new scalar plastic damage constitutive model in tension for steel fiber
reinforced concrete. It considers the coupled mechanism of matrix bridging and fiber …

Flexural behavior of corrugated steel-UHPC composite bridge decks

Z Cheng, Q Zhang, Y Bao, P Deng, C Wei, M Li - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates flexural behavior of composite bridge decks composed of corrugated
steel deck and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) slab connected via modified …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing characterization of UHPFRCC with crystalline admixture: Experimental assessment via multi-test/multi-parameter approach

FL Monte, L Ferrara - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Within the framework of the Research Project ReSHEALience, new advanced Ultra High-
Performance Fibre-Reinforced Cement Composites with enhanced durability, hereafter …

Effects of autogenous and stimulated self-healing on durability and mechanical performance of UHPFRC: Validation of tailored test method through multi-performance …

E Cuenca, F Lo Monte, M Moro, A Schiona, L Ferrara - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chloride diffusion and penetration, and consequently chloride-induced corrosion of
reinforcement, are among the most common mechanisms of deterioration of concrete …

Innovative design concept of cooling water tanks/basins in geothermal power plants using ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete with enhanced durability

S Al-Obaidi, P Bamonte, F Animato, F Lo Monte… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The structure presented in this paper is intended to be used as a prototype reservoir for
collecting water coming from the cooling tower of a geothermal plant, and is primarily …

A predictive mimicker of fracture behavior in fiber reinforced concrete using machine learning

SA Khokhar, T Ahmed, RA Khushnood, SM Ali… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to the exceptional qualities of fiber reinforced concrete, its application is expanding day
by day. However, its mixed design is mainly based on extensive experimentations. This …

Crack identification method for concrete structures considering angle of view using RGB-D camera-based sensor fusion

H Kim, S Lee, E Ahn, M Shin… - Structural Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Cracks on concrete structures are an important indicator for assessing concrete durability
and structural safety. Although such cracks are typically monitored by manual visual …