Optimum rice husk ash content and bacterial concentration in self-compacting concrete

F Ameri, P Shoaei, N Bahrami, M Vaezi… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
This study is aimed at optimizing the rice husk ash (RHA) content and bacterial
concentration in self-compacting concrete (SCC). For this purpose, cement was partially …

Optimizing the mixture design of polymer concrete: An experimental investigation

K Jafari, M Tabatabaeian, A Joshaghani… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, polymer concrete (PC) has been finding use in quick repairing of
concrete structures. However, there have been only few studies on the mechanical behavior …

Advances in applications of cereal crop residues in green concrete technology for environmental sustainability: a review

MA Suhail, S Shrivastava, K Paritosh, N Pareek… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Concrete is mainly employed as a construction material. Due to the manufacturing of cement
and the extent of concrete usage, numerous environmental issues and water suction have …

In-situ strength estimation of polypropylene fibre reinforced recycled aggregate concrete using Schmidt rebound hammer and point load test

M Kazemi, M Hajforoush, PK Talebi… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
An appropriate amount of polypropylene fibre (PF) content is generally able to compensate
for the low compressive strength of the recycled aggregate concrete. This mechanical …

Effect of the curing type on the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete with polypropylene and steel fibres

R Madandoust, M Kazemi, PK Talebi… - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study assessed the effect of steel and polypropylene fibres at various volume contents
on concrete incorporating lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) and water/binder …

Experimental and analytical evaluation of rubberized polymer concrete

K Jafari, V Toufigh - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Polymer concrete (PC) has been widely used for quick repairing of concrete pavement and
structures in recent years. This paper studies the mechanical behavior of the rubberized …

Constitutive relations, mechanical behaviour, and failure criterion of microcapsule-based self-healing concrete under uniaxial and triaxial compression

X Wang, J Liang, J Ren, W Wang, J Liu… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microcapsule-based self-healing concrete can autonomously release repairing agents to
bond and seal cracks when the material is damaged. It is seen as a promising construction …

Mechanical behavior and constitutive model of lining concrete in triaxial compression infiltration process under pore water pressure

W Xue, W Jing, Z Wang, H Zhang, J Lin - Archives of Civil and Mechanical …, 2022 - Springer
Underground concrete structures are affected by groundwater, the effects of which are
different from those of stress environments experienced by ground engineering concrete …

Effect of stress path on mechanical behaviours of frozen subgrade soil

M Shen, Z Zhou, S Zhang - Road Materials and Pavement Design, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a systematical investigation on the mechanical behaviours of frozen
subgrade soil under various stress paths. A series of triaxial compression tests under six …

Mechanical characteristics of cement paste in the presence of carbon nanotubes and silica oxide nanoparticles: An experimental study

M Karakouzian, V Farhangi, MR Farani, A Joshaghani… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Considering the remarkable characteristics of nanomaterials, previous research studies
investigated the effects of incorporating different types of these materials on improving the …