A sustainable community requires concrete infrastructures to have a longer service life to
reduce solid wastes produced by reconstruction, while cracks shorten the service life by …

Incorporating solid waste into cement and concrete products can save natural resources and
reduce environmental problems caused by the disposal of industrial solid waste. In this …

Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) is a slowly occurring reaction in concrete between alkaline pore
solution and reactive non-crystalline silica in aggregates, which is a challenge to physical …

In this study, expansion progresses and mechanical properties after expansion of self-
healing concrete subjected to Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR), one of the most severe damages …

Abstract Alkali Silica Reaction (ASR) which is most familiarly known as 'Concrete cancer 'is a
serious trouble in concrete which has been a major challenge for all the researches. An …

Being the fifth largest country globally, Brazil has a wide variety of rocks used in concrete
production. Due to their mineralogical characteristics, many Brazilian rocks present reactive …

Utilizing waste materials in producing ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) represents a
highly effective approach to creating environmentally sustainable concrete using renewable …

Nowadays, in Europe, several infrastructures, such as bridges, viaducts, and maritime
structures, are in an advanced state of degradation. Therefore, novel repair/rehabilitation …

Slab-on-grade construction is popular for heavily loaded ground floor slabs. For design,
graphical or tabular methods are recommended by US standards. Scattered design …

Reusing concrete from demolition work has the potential to produce sustainable concrete by
replacing coarse aggregate with recycled concrete aggregate (RCA). A potential concern is …