Suitability of blending rice husk ash and calcined clay for the production of self-compacting concrete: A review

A Muhammad, KC Thienel, R Sposito - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
One principal approach to achieve self-compacting properties is the increased amount of
finer constituents of the mixture. This, in turn, increases cement consumption leading to …

Workability retention and compressive strength of self-compacting concrete incorporating pumice powder and silica fume

RB Ardalan, A Joshaghani, RD Hooton - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out to investigate the
performance of self-compacting concrete (SCC) mixes, which produced using blended …

Hydration, shrinkage, and durability of ternary binders containing Portland cement, limestone filler and metakaolin

G Medjigbodo, E Rozière, K Charrier, L Izoret… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
A partial replacement of the clinker by latent hydraulic or pozzolanic materials is encouraged
due to environmental and specific technical requirements. Such substitution remains limited …

Effect of types of aggregate and sand-to-aggregate volume ratio on UPV in concrete

TU Mohammed, MN Rahman - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation was carried out to understand the variation of ultrasonic pulse
velocity (UPV) in concrete with the types of coarse aggregate and sand-to-aggregate volume …

A study on strength characteristics of concrete under variable temperature curing conditions in ultra-high geothermal tunnels

M Wang, Y Hu, Q Wang, H Tian, D Liu - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The heat conduction of rocks and the ventilation conditions in high geothermal tunnels
always result in dynamic changes of curing temperature and humidity of concrete materials …

Machine learning techniques to evaluate the ultrasonic pulse velocity of hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete modified with nano-silica

K Khan, MN Amin, UU Sahar, W Ahmad, K Shah… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is evident that preparing materials, casting samples, curing, and testing all need time and
money. The construction sector will benefit if these problems can be handled using cutting …

Strength gain monitoring and construction quality evaluation on non-dispersible underwater concrete using PZT sensors

J Wang, S Jiang, E Cui, W Yang, Z Yang - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the undrained construction, not only the admixtures but also the hardening process
is believed to have a significant effect on the final strength of non-dispersible underwater …

Workability retention and strength development of self-compacting recycled aggregate concrete using ultrafine recycled powders and silica fume

A Singh, S Arora, V Sharma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents the results on workability testing as well as strength testing of self-
compacting concrete containing partial/full coarse recycled concrete aggregates and ternary …

Effect of blending micro and nano silica on the mechanical and durability properties of self-compacting concrete

K Nandhini, V Ponmalar - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
The appropriate utilization of industrial waste materials like fly ash and silica particles from
thermal power plants and ferrosilicon industries could be effectively used as partial …

Influence of date palm fiber and shrinkage reducing admixture on self-compacting concrete performance at early age in hot-dry environment

T Tioua, A Kriker, G Barluenga, I Palomar - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study is a contribution to the valorization of date palm fiber (DPF), which improve
sustainability by substituting non-renewable raw materials by natural renewable resources …