Research on different types of fiber reinforced concrete in recent years: An overview

C Zhao, Z Wang, Z Zhu, Q Guo, X Wu, R Zhao - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) has received much attention in civil engineering in recent
years, mainly due to it improves the weak tensile strength and shrinkage cracks of concrete …

Influence of 3D-printed polymer structures on dynamic splitting and crack propagation behavior of cementitious tailings backfill

H Zhang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Originally developed for polymer materials, 3D printing is an encouraging technique to
create versatile geometric shapes and high-precision construction elements from various …

A review on the utilization of date palm fibers as inclusion in concrete and mortar

SO Bamaga - Fibers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, natural fibers attract the attention of researchers and builders in the construction
industry as they are eco-friendly, cost-effective, lightweight, and renewable resources. The …

Amending foamed lightweight soil with tailings sand for embankment applications: Physical properties, durability, and microstructure

Y Que, H Zhang, T Zhu, AK Leung, D Lu… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Making lightweight soil with bubbles from raw soil and cement, ie, foamed lightweight soil
(FLS), is an environmentally sustainable way to utilize tailings sand (TS) as a replacement of …

[HTML][HTML] Test research on flexural strength of soil-cement reinforced with carbon fibers

L Wang, G Shao - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to verify the feasibility of using chopped carbon fibers to reinforce soil-cement, the
orthogonal test and verification test of flexural strength had been carried out and the …

Mechanical properties and meso-structure of concrete under the interaction between basalt fiber and polymer

H Jiao, X Chen, Y Yang, X Chen, L Yang… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Insufficient adhesion of the fibers to the concrete matrix causes the fibers to be pulled out
under load, making the fiber concrete unable to meet the support requirements of deep …

Effect of steel fiber on the permeability of freeze-thaw damaged concrete under splitting tensile and compressive loads

W Zeng, W Wang, J Pan, G Liu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of steel fibers on the permeability and mechanical
properties of freeze-thaw damaged concrete under splitting tensile and compressive loads …

Effect of polymers on behavior of ultra-high-strength concrete

OA Mayhoub, AA Abadel, YR Alharbi, ML Nehdi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is still practically limited due to
the scarcity of robust mixture designs and sustainable sources of local constituent materials …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of crumb rubber on the performance of unsaturated polyester-dune sand mortar

FA Alahmad, T El Maaddawy, B Abu-Jdayil - Case Studies in Chemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer mortars have attracted immense interest as effective and rapid repair materials in
the modern construction industry owing to their advantages over conventional Portland …

Effect of short fibers on fracture properties of epoxy-based polymer concrete exposed to high temperatures

O Elalaoui - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, polymer concrete (PC) has been widely used in many civil engineering
applications. PC shows superiority in major physical, mechanical, and fracture properties …