Monitoring of in-place strength in concrete structures using maturity method–An overview

D Miller, NM Ho, N Talebian - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Quality assurance of concrete used in structures requires in-situ monitoring of early age
compressive strength development. Unlike traditional approaches, accurate estimation of …

Hydration mechanism and orthogonal optimisation of mix proportion for steel slag–slag-based clinker-free prefabricated concrete

C Xu, W Ni, K Li, S Zhang, Y Li, D Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Steel slag and blast furnace slag-based clinker-free concrete has very low early strength.
This paper focuses on the effect of different curing temperatures on the compressive strength …

Effectiveness of wave interferometry in monitoring strength and stiffness development of early-age concrete

G Chandam, E Ahn, M Shin - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
With the aim of developing a nondestructive technique for monitoring the progression of the
strength and stiffness of early-age concrete, this research investigated the effectiveness of …

Evaluation of stiffening behavior of concrete based on contactless ultrasonic system and maturity method

J Hong, R Kim, CH Lee, H Choi - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study proposes an innovative contactless ultrasonic system (CUS) for monitoring the
hardening behavior of concrete under accelerated curing, without any penetration or …

Influence of environmental conditions on concrete manufactured with recycled and steel slag aggregates at early ages and long term

S Aparicio, MG Hernández, JJ Anaya - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the influence of environmental conditions on behaviour of concrete
manufactured with recycled or steel slag aggregates. These materials were monitored …

Activated slag as partial replacement of cement mortars: Effect of temperature and a novel admixture

C Korde, M Cruickshank, RP West… - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper, from the perspective of the precast industry, reports on a study into the activation
of mortar mixes with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)(0, 30, 50, 70%) and …

Activation of slag: a comparative study of cement, lime, calcium sulfate, GGBS fineness and temperature

C Korde, M Cruickshank… - Magazine of Concrete …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
In the precast industry very early age strength development is crucial for productivity, and it
is for this reason that industry has been reluctant to embrace the use of ground granulated …

Ultrasonic wave characteristics in multiscale cementitious materials at different stages of hydration

S Basu, S Sasmal, T Kundu - Ultrasonics, 2024 - Elsevier
Monitoring the microstructural change in cementitious materials during hydration is an
essential but challenging task. Therefore, a non-invasive and sophisticated technique is …

Wireless concrete strength monitoring of wind turbine foundations

M Perry, G Fusiek, P Niewczas, T Rubert, J McAlorum - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Wind turbine foundations are typically cast in place, leaving the concrete to mature under
environmental conditions that vary in time and space. As a result, there is uncertainty around …

An automated standard-based life cycle quality inspection methodology for smart precast concrete solutions in buildings

M Hajdukiewicz, J Goggins, O de la Torre… - Journal of Structural …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Built2Spec research project brought together a new and breakthrough set of tools in order to
improve construction quality inspection processes. These can be put into the hands of …