Experimental study on cracking potential and viscoelastic behaviors of supersulfated cement concrete with different compositions

Z Feng, D Shen, Q Huang, T Zhang, H Shao - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Supersulfated cement (SSC) is considered as an eco-friendly alternative to ordinary
Portland cement. However, the investigations of SSC concrete with fly ash (FA) and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of air content on rheological behavior and segregation of self-compacting concrete

FA Sadfa, MB Aicha, O Jalbaud, M Zaher, AH Alaoui… - Hybrid Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) offers significant advantages due to its low yield stress and
plastic viscosity, yet challenges such as bleeding and segregation can compromise its …

Synthesis, performance and mechanism of shrinkage-reducing agents with water-reducing function for cement-based materials

B Zhou, Y Ma, S Sha, Y Wang, Y Liu, Y Xiao… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Three shrinkage-reducing agents (SRAs) possessing a water-reducing capacity with
different structures were synthesized by aqueous free radical copolymerization. Their …

Seismic performance and damage properties of flexure–shear critical RC columns with various loading cycles

Q Zhang, MH Chen, WJ Li, XL Gu, JX Gong - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2023 - Springer
An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of loading cycles on seismic
behaviors and damage properties of flexure–shear critical reinforced concrete columns. Two …

Tensile Creep and Cracking Resistance of High-Strength Concrete with Shrinkage Reducing Admixture under Uniaxial Restrained Condition at Early Age

H Shao, D Shen, J Kang, C Liu… - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
High-strength concrete (HSC) has been widely used in various engineering structures due
to its excellent mechanical properties. However, the low water/cement ratio in HSC causes …

Non-local Maxwell model for ultraslow relaxation of concrete under different normal stress levels

H Wen, S Yan, Y Liang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Stress relaxation is widely present in concrete structures and has a significant impact on the
long-term mechanical properties of materials and structural safety. The previous stress …

Early-age Cracking Control on High Strength Concrete with Shrinkage Reducing Admixture

D Shen - Early-age Cracking Control on Modern Concrete, 2024 - Springer
High strength concrete suffers high shrinkage caused by the high self-desiccation due to the
low water-to-cement ratio. Shrinkage reducing admixture has been used to reduce the …