A state-of-the-art review of concrete strength detection/monitoring methods: With special emphasis on PZT transducers

Y Ji, A Chen, Y Chen, X Han, B Li, Y Gao, C Liu… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most widely used building material in civil infrastructure, and strength is the
most effective evaluation index to measure its quality. Sub-standard raw materials, flawed …

The effect of material quality on buildings moderately and heavily damaged by the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes

B Zengin, F Aydin - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
On 6 February 2023, two major earthquakes occurred in the Turkish province of
Kahramanmaraş. The first earthquake with a magnitude of Mw 7.7 occurred in the center of …

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 …

Investigation of mineral admixtures on mechanical properties of alkali-activated recycled concrete powders cement

X Wang, Y Yan, X Tong, Y Gong - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recycled concrete powders (RCPs) are collected during the treatment of recycled
aggregates using devices that suction dust. However, RCPs have not been effectively …

Residual compressive strength prediction model for concrete subject to high temperatures using ultrasonic pulse velocity

W Kim, H Choi, T Lee - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study measured and analyzed the mechanical properties of normal aggregate concrete
(NC) and lightweight aggregate concrete (LC) subjected to high temperatures. The target …

Investigation with non-destructive and destructive methods for assessment of concrete compressive strength

I Ivanchev - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Determining the compressive strength of concrete is important in all phases of construction
and in diagnosing the technical condition of existing reinforced concrete buildings and …

Development of biogenic silica biocoatings to improve the performance of recycled aggregate concrete

D Merino-Maldonado, A Antolín-Rodríguez… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the effectiveness of improving the durability of recycled aggregate
concrete (RAC) through the controlled deposition of biogenic silica (SiO 2). This process is …

Comparative study of machine learning models for predicting the compressive strength of concrete using Non-Destructive Testing methods

SS Ansari, H Ansari, A Khateeb, SM Ibrahim - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes and compares the conventional machine learning (CML) models as
artificial neural networks (ANN), support vector machines (SVM) and ensemble machine …

Experimental and numerical investigation of bond-slip behavior of high-strength reinforced concrete at service load

A Dey, D Valiukas, R Jakubovskis, A Sokolov… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
A bond mechanism at the reinforcement-concrete interface is one of the key sources of the
comprehensive functioning of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. In order to apprehend the …

Nondestructive monitoring hydration of belite calcium sulfoaluminate cement by EIS measurement

L Chi, M Wang, Z Wang, Z Li, B Peng, J Li - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, the impact of water-to-cement (w/c) ratios of belite calcium sulfoaluminate
cement (BCSA) on the hydration kinetics and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy …