Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Steel Fibers on the Flexural Behavior and Ductility of High‐Strength Concrete Hollow Beams

A Abbass, S Abid, M Özakça - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, an experimental work was directed toward comparing the flexural behavior of
solid and hollow steel fiber‐reinforced concrete beams. For this purpose, eight square cross …

An experimental study on strength and toughness of steel fiber reinforced expanded-shale lightweight concrete

M Zhao, M Zhao, M Chen, J Li, D Law - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
A steel fiber reinforced expanded-shale lightweight aggregate concrete (SFRELC) was
developed by using sintered expanded shales as coarse and fine aggregates. This paper …

Roles of water film thickness and fibre factor in workability of polypropylene fibre reinforced mortar

LG Li, SH Chu, KL Zeng, J Zhu, AKH Kwan - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
For plain mortar without fibres, it has been found that its fresh properties are governed
mainly by the water film thickness (WFT). For fibre reinforced mortar with fibres added, it has …

Feasibility of kaolin tailing sand to be as an environmentally friendly alternative to river sand in construction applications

W Xu, X Wen, J Wei, P Xu, B Zhang, Q Yu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Kaolin tailing sand (KTS) generated as a by-product from kaolin mining sorting, is usually
disposed of by delivering to landfills. Effective utilization of KTS in concrete could be an …

[HTML][HTML] Using 3D printed formworks for the creation of steel fibre reinforced concrete-plastic columns

J Katzer, A Skoratko - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A concept of steel fibre reinforced concrete–plastic columns was proved and discussed in
the paper. Plastic was playing the role of stay-in-place 3D printed formwork. Seven cross …

Determination of 3D porosity in steel fibre reinforced SCC beams using X-ray computed tomography

T Ponikiewski, J Katzer, M Bugdol, M Rudzki - Construction and Building …, 2014 - Elsevier
The conducted research programme was focused on air voids in fibre reinforced SCC. There
were used two types of crimped steel fibres. Properties of fresh mix were checked. The …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties of mortar beams reinforced by gyroid 3D printed plastic spatial elements

A Skoratko, T Szatkiewicz, J Katzer… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
After four decades of technological development, 3-D printing (and other additive
manufacturing technologies) is slowly entering research efforts associated with construction …

Effect of 3D printed spatial reinforcement on flexural characteristics of conventional mortar

J Katzer, T Szatkiewicz - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
In their fourth decade of development, additive manufacturing technologies are slowly
entering research programs dedicated to building materials. While the majority of research …

Determining concrete properties for different optimized combined concrete mixtures: Novel mathematical approach

SK Sebsadji - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Gradation of the granular skeleton significantly influences almost all of the concrete
performances. The main purpose of this research work is to develop a mathematical model …

Matric suction of fine sand and its effect on the shape stability of 3D printed cement mortar

JH Lee, JH Kim - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape stability is one of the most important requirements for 3D concrete printing, and small
particles in aggregates are known to be helpful in enhancing the shape stability. However, a …