Intelligent design and manufacturing of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)–A review

D Fan, J Zhu, M Fan, JX Lu, SH Chu, E Dong… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The quick rise of intelligent technologies promotes the development of the construction
industry into a new phase. As an advanced cement-based materials, ultra-high performance …

Recent advances in high strength lightweight concrete: From development strategies to practical applications

JX Lu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight cementitious composite has been used in construction for thousand years.
However, before the Second World War, lightweight concrete was mainly limited to non …

Strategy for preventing explosive spalling and enhancing material efficiency of lightweight ultra high-performance concrete

JX Lu, P Shen, Y Sun, CS Poon - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly dense structure which causes the risk of explosive spalling is one of the major
limitations of using ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC). This study developed a …

Development of self-foaming cold-bonded lightweight aggregates from waste glass powder and incineration bottom ash for lightweight concrete

Z Bian, Y Huang, JX Lu, G Ou, S Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the scarcity of natural aggregates and reduce the energy consumption of the
concrete industry, a self-foaming geopolymer cold-bonded lightweight aggregate (GCBLA) …

Derivation and verification of multilevel particle packing model for Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC): Modelling and experiments

T Yin, K Liu, D Fan, R Yu - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to address the conflict between gap gradation and continuous particle
packing for the precise design of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). More exactly, a …

Effect of lightweight sand and shrinkage reducing admixture on structural build-up and mechanical performance of UHPC

L Teng, A Addai-Nimoh, KH Khayat - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Pre-saturated lightweight sand (LWS) and shrinkage reducing admixture (SRA) can be used
to mitigate autogenous shrinkage of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). However …

An overview of smart materials and technologies for concrete construction in cold weather

J Nilimaa, V Zhaka - Eng, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cold weather conditions pose significant challenges to the performance and durability of
concrete materials, construction processes, and structures. This paper aims to provide a …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties and microstructure of ultra-high strength concrete with lightweight aggregate

L Meng, C Zhang, J Wei, L Li, J Liu, S Wang… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the development of concrete has been toward to the direction of lightweight
and high strengthening. This study developed a kind of lightweight ultra-high strength …

Recycling of steel slag powder in green ultra-high strength concrete (UHSC) mortar at various curing conditions

D Fan, C Zhang, JX Lu, K Liu, T Yin, E Dong… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The large quantity of steel slag deposit has caused great environmental pressure. This study
aims to recycle steel slag as binder in the production of green ultra-high strength concrete …

A novel foaming-sintering technique for developing eco-friendly lightweight aggregates for high strength lightweight aggregate concrete

Z Bian, Y Huang, Y Liu, JX Lu, D Fan, F Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
To address the scarcity of natural aggregates and reduce energy consumption in the
concrete industry, a sustainable lightweight aggregate (LWA) was prepared with a self …