Computational design optimization of concrete mixtures: A review

MA DeRousseau, JR Kasprzyk, WV Srubar Iii - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review of optimization research concerning the design and proportioning
of concrete mixtures is presented herein. Mixture design optimization is motivated by an ever …

Influence of metakaolin on fresh properties, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of concrete and its sustainability issues: A review

R Homayoonmehr, AA Ramezanianpour… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
As an available and high-quality supplementary cementing materials (SCMs), Consumption
of Metakaolin (MK) was proposed by many research to replace Portland cement to improve …

Optimized design of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with a high wet packing density

X Wang, R Yu, Q Song, Z Shui, Z Liu, S Wu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents an optimized design method in developing ultra-high performance
concrete (UHPC) with high wet packing density, in which the multiply effects of solid and …

Accurate prediction of concrete compressive strength based on explainable features using deep learning

Z Zeng, Z Zhu, W Yao, Z Wang, C Wang, Y Wei… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, a number of machine-learning models have been proposed for the prediction of
28-day compressive strength of concrete using constituent material information as inputs …

Prediction of fresh and hardened state properties of UHPC: comparative study of statistical mixture design and an artificial neural network model

E Ghafari, M Bandarabadi, H Costa… - Journal of Materials in …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
The main objective of the research study described herein is to build two analytical models
based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) and the statistical mixture design (SMD) method …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the compressive strength of high-performance concrete containing metakaolin using distinctive statistical techniques

B Sankar, P Ramadoss - Results in Control and Optimization, 2023 - Elsevier
Cement consumption is rapidly increasing around the world causing environmental
concerns over higher CO 2 emissions. Metakaolin obtained through the calcination of …

A statistical approach to optimizing concrete mixture design

S Ahmad, SA Alghamdi - The Scientific World Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A step‐by‐step statistical approach is proposed to obtain optimum proportioning of concrete
mixtures using the data obtained through a statistically planned experimental program. The …

Time-dependence of chloride diffusion for concrete containing metakaolin

HS Al-alaily, AAA Hassan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Chloride diffusion coefficient depends on many variables including concrete quality,
environmental conditions, and time. In this investigation, the concrete quality and time were …

Sealed-space-filling SCC: A special SCC applied in high-speed rail of China

Q Yuan, G Long, Z Liu, K Ma, Y Xie, D Deng… - … and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Sealed-space-filling self-compacting concrete (SSFSCC) is used in China Rail Track System
(CRTS) III ballastless slab track of high-speed rail, which has been originally developed in …

Self-compacting geopolymer mixture: Dosing based on statistical mixture design and simultaneous optimization

HA Santana, JSA Neto, NSA Júnior, DV Ribeiro… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The high flowability of self-compacting geopolymer mixtures (SCGMs), combined with the
characteristics of high mechanical performance, durability, and low CO 2 emission, has …