Fresh and rheological characteristics of fiber reinforced concrete——A review

W Wang, A Shen, Z Lyu, Z He, KTQ Nguyen - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) has been widely used due to its perfect mechanical
performance, but inclusion of fibers has a decisive influence on the fresh properties …

[HTML][HTML] Physical, mechanical properties and microstructure of concretes made with natural and crushed aggregates: Application in building construction

JT Wembe, LLM Ngueyep, EEA Moukete, J Eslami… - Cleaner Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper discusses an experimental work on concrete made from river and crushed sands
such as quartzite, granite, gneiss, marble, dolomite, basalt and limestone with an emphasis …

Effects of fine aggregates types and contents on rheological and fresh properties of SCC

M Sahraoui, T Bouziani - Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents the effects of different types and proportions of three sands on
rheological and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC). A mixture design …

Valorization of uncontaminated dredged marine sediment through sand substitution in marine grade concrete

M Hayek, T Soleimani, M Salgues… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Marine sediment disposal is an important economic and environmental issue worldwide. In
order to minimize these discharges and optimize resources through a circular economy …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of sand type on the rheological properties of self-compacting mortar

S Yang, J Zhang, X An, B Qi, W Li, D Shen, P Li, M Lv - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
In order to understand the effect of sand type on the rheological properties of self-
compacting mortar, four varieties of sand, namely, quartz sand (QS), river sand (RS), and …

Short term durability study of groundnut shell ash blended self consolidating high performance concrete in sulphate and acid environments

TA Buari, FA Olutoge, GM Ayinnuola… - Asian Journal of Civil …, 2019 - Springer
Groundnut shell ash (GSA) has been used in concrete production by various authors as
supplementary cementitious materials with limited utilization for self-consolidating concrete …

Early-age characterisation of Portland cement by impedance spectroscopy

AF Sosa Gallardo, JL Provis - Advances in Cement Research, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Alternating current impedance spectroscopy (ACIS) was used to assess the effect of different
sand, anhydrite and water contents on the electrochemical response of Portland cement …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of polypropylene fibers on the frost resistance of natural sand concrete and machine-made sand concrete

Y Tan, J Long, W Xiong, X Chen, B Zhao - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In order to study the effect of polypropylene fibers on the frost resistance of natural sand and
machine-made sand concrete, polypropylene fibers (PPF) of different volumes and lengths …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing Fine Marine Sediment as a Partial Substitute for Sand in Self-Compacting Concrete Specially Designed for Application in Marine Environments

M Hayek, T Soleimani, M Salgues, JC Souche - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The disposal of marine sediments poses a significant economic and environmental
challenge on a global scale. To address this issue and promote resource optimization within …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and mechanical behavior of concrete based on crushed sand combined with alluvial sand

E Elat, P Pliya, A Pierre, M Mbessa, A Noumowé - CivilEng, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work is to reduce the overexploitation of river sand by proposing a
combination of crushed sand and river sand to develop an optimal mix design for concrete …