Rheology of alkali-activated materials: A review

C Lu, Z Zhang, C Shi, N Li, D Jiao, Q Yuan - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many alkali-activated materials (AAMs) exhibit poor workability in mixing owing to great
viscosity of the paste and fast setting. Chemical admixtures commonly used in Portland …

Mixture design methods for ultra-high-performance concrete-a review

M Zhou, Z Wu, X Ouyang, X Hu, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
A highly efficient mixture design should have a good balance among workability, strength,
durability, economic efficiency, and sustainability. Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) …

Sustainable materials for 3D concrete printing

S Bhattacherjee, AS Basavaraj, AV Rahul… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper explores the sustainability aspects of binders used in concrete 3D concrete
printing. Firstly, a prospective approach to conduct sustainability-assessment based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Printability region for 3D concrete printing using slump and slump flow test

YWD Tay, Y Qian, MJ Tan - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Rheological studies are important for successful 3D concrete printing. The main challenge
for successful 3D concrete printing is the complex characteristic the materials should …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of calcined clay-limestone-based cementitious materials

Y Chen, S He, Y Zhang, Z Wan, O Çopuroğlu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims to investigate the influences of high Portland cement substitutions (> 60
wt%) by low-grade calcined clay (CC) and limestone (LF) on 3D concrete printability …

Inclusive characterization of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) in additive manufacturing: A detailed review

RD Riaz, M Usman, A Ali, U Majid, M Faizan… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This review paper aims to provide an inclusive characterization of the use of concrete in
additive manufacturing by exploring the various parameters that affect the extrudability …

3D printable concrete with natural and recycled coarse aggregates: Rheological, mechanical and shrinkage behaviour

AV Rahul, MK Mohan, G De Schutter… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the current study, we examine the effect of using natural and recycled coarse aggregates
in designing 3D printable concrete. We assessed the rheological behaviourusing a dynamic …

Fillers to improve passing ability of concrete

M Lai, L Hanzic, JCM Ho - Structural Concrete, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Concrete possessing high‐passing ability needs to be flowable and cohesive. Hence,
passing ability cannot be improved by solely adding superplasticizer, which increases both …

An RF and LSSVM–NSGA-II method for the multi-objective optimization of high-performance concrete durability

H Chen, T Deng, T Du, B Chen, MJ Skibniewski… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of cost-effective high-performance concrete (HPC) has long been a focus
of concrete research. Multiple objectives are required for the design of the HPC mix …

Optimized design of steel fibres reinforced ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) composites: Towards to dense structure and efficient fibre application

F Dingqiang, R Yu, L Kangning, T Junhui… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method for designing steel fibre reinforced Ultra-High Performance
Concrete (UHPC) composites with dense micro/meso structure and efficient fibre …