[HTML][HTML] A state-of-art review on development and progress of backfill grouting materials for shield tunneling

X Jiang, H Zhu, Z Yan, F Zhang, F Ye, P Li… - Developments in the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Backfill grouting plays a vital role in shield tunneling. This paper aims to present a
comprehensive review of the development and progress of backfill grouting materials …

Alkali-silica reaction in concrete: Mechanisms, mitigation and test methods

RB Figueira, R Sousa, L Coelho, M Azenha… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, the alkali–silica reaction (ASR) has been reported as one of the
major concrete concerns regarding durability, leading to high maintenance and …

Prediction of concrete strengths enabled by missing data imputation and interpretable machine learning

GA Lyngdoh, M Zaki, NMA Krishnan, S Das - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning (ML)-based prediction of non-linear composition-strength
relationship in concretes requires a large, complete, and consistent dataset. However, the …

Role of water/cement ratio on strength development of cement mortar

SB Singh, P Munjal, N Thammishetti - Journal of Building Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of water/cement (w/c) ratio on the mechanical properties such as compressive
strength and split tensile strength of cement mortar cylinders and cubes was investigated …

Impact on mechanical properties of cement sand mortar containing waste granite powder

LK Gupta, AK Vyas - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Solid waste management is a global challenge. Slurry generated from granite processing
industries is one of the major sources of total solid waste production. This paper reports the …

Workability, fiber distribution, and mechanical properties of UHPC with hooked end steel macro-fibers

CC Hung, YT Chen, CH Yen - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC) has superior mechanical and durability
performance, which has motivated researchers and engineers to extensively explore its …

Utilization of marble powder as fine aggregate in mortar mixes

KISA Kabeer, AK Vyas - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The construction industry has been responsible for plaguing the environment due to
ecological imbalance caused during the extraction and production of building materials. To …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of processed sugarcane bagasse ash on compressive strength of blended mortar and assessments using statistical modelling

P Jagadesh, A Ramachandramurthy… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is much agriculture and non-agricultural waste that contains pozzolanic material,
which can be recommended to use as a partial replacement for Ordinary Portland Cement …

Effect of water-to-cement ratio induced hydration on the accelerated carbonation of cement pastes

H Mehdizadeh, X Jia, KH Mo, TC Ling - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the use of accelerated carbonation curing has attracted wide attention as a
promising method to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission and improve the mechanical …

The use of iron ore tailings obtained from the Germano dam in the production of a sustainable concrete

FNM Protasio, RR de Avillez, S Letichevsky… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work aims to identify the influence of the incorporation of iron ore tailings (IOT)
obtained from the Germano dam in Brazil in substitution of sand fractions in concrete. The …