Development of high-performance self-compacting concrete using waste recycled concrete aggregates and rubber granules

F Aslani, G Ma, DLY Wan, G Muselin - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent decades, self-compacting concrete has slowly gained popularity since its inception
due to its unique ability to fill formworks with congested steel reinforcement and with little to …

Experimental investigation into rubber granules and their effects on the fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete

F Aslani, G Ma, DLY Wan, VXT Le - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a highly flowable form of concrete which can be applied
in complex formworks consisting of congested reinforcement without the use of any or little …

Mechanical properties of waste tire rubber concrete

F Aslani - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
The consumption of waste tire rubber in concrete has gained more attention from the point of
view of enhanced engineering properties of the product, and also sustainability. Numerous …

Review on the mixture design and mechanical properties of the lightweight concrete containing expanded polystyrene beads

B Vakhshouri, S Nejadi - Australian Journal of Structural …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Lightweight concrete containing expanded polystyrene beads (EPS-LWC) is frequently used
in different structural and non-structural applications, since it was first developed about 60 …

A new bond model for reinforcing bars in steel fibre reinforced concrete

SH Chu, AKH Kwan - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019 - Elsevier
The addition of fibres to concrete would significantly improve the bond between the concrete
and the rebars embedded therein. However, it remains a difficult task to model the rebar …

[HTML][HTML] Hardened properties of self-compacting concrete with different crumb rubber size and content

NN Hilal - International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper aims at investigating the effect of crumb rubber size and content on hardened
characteristics of self-compacting concrete. To this end, different self-compacting concrete …

Enhancing sustainability of corroded RC structures: Estimating steel-to-concrete bond strength with ANN and SVM algorithms

R Singh, HC Arora, A Bahrami, A Kumar, NR Kapoor… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The bond strength between concrete and corroded steel reinforcement bar is one of the
main responsible factors that affect the ultimate load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete …

Innovative models for predicting post-fire bond behavior of steel rebar embedded in steel fiber reinforced rubberized concrete using soft computing methods

M Nematzadeh, AA Shahmansouri, R Zabihi - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Incorporating crumb rubber (CR) as a substitution for aggregate in concrete is a strategy to
mitigate environmental damages caused by this waste. Here, the bond behavior between …

Evolution of the bond strength between reinforcing steel and fibre reinforced concrete after high temperature exposure

FB Varona, FJ Baeza, D Bru, S Ivorra - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete structural strength depends on the bond between steel rebars and
concrete. This mechanism can be compromised during a fire, but may be one of the least …

Evaluation of post-fire pull-out behavior of steel rebars in high-strength concrete containing waste PET and steel fibers: Experimental and theoretical study

M Fakoor, M Nematzadeh - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The present research addressed the post-fire bond performance between high-strength
concrete incorporating waste polyethylene terephthalate (WPET) and steel reinforcement; a …