A comprehensive review of optimization research concerning the design and proportioning
of concrete mixtures is presented herein. Mixture design optimization is motivated by an ever …

This article critically examines the use of factorial and response surface methodology in
modern experimental design and optimization. A survey of important screening and …

Polymer concrete has shown a number of promising applications in building and
construction, but its mix design process remains arbitrary due to lack of understanding of …

Self-compacting concretes (SCCs) have brought a promising insight into the concrete
industry to provide environmental impact and cost reduction. However, the use of ternary …

Epoxy resin, fly ash, and silica sand were used to produce polymer concrete reinforced with
glass, carbon, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and high strength steel micro-fibers. The effects of …

The lack of knowledge of the behaviour of an epoxy polymer matrix has become a
challenging issue for the design of a serviceable, durable and economic matrix. This study …

Glass fibre-reinforced plastics (GFRP), nowadays commonly used in the construction,
transportation and automobile sectors, have been considered inherently difficult to recycle …

In this study, mix proportion parameters of high strength self compacting concrete (HSSCC)
are analyzed by using the Taguchi's experiment design methodology for optimal design. For …

In general, the optimization problems contain more than one response, which often conflict
with each other. This paper proposes the TOPSIS-based Taguchi optimization approach to …

Polymer concrete outperforms its counterpart Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) concrete in
terms of its highly desirable mechanical properties. It is emerging as a new construction …