Building materials with incorporated Phase Change Materials (PCM) are meant to increase
heat storage capacity, enable stabilization of interior surface temperatures of buildings …

High performance fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRC) is developing rapidly to a modern
structural material with unique rheological and mechanical characteristics. Despite applying …

These recommendations have been prepared by the corresponding working group within
RILEM TC 287-CCS “Early-age and long-term crack width analysis in RC structures” …

Mass foundation slabs represent unique structures because of the considerable thermal
effects generated by the exothermic reactions of cement hydration that occur during concrete …

This article presents an experimental study on the hygric performance of brick masonry with
a special focus on the hydraulic characterization of the brick-mortar interface. The hygric …

Mass concrete members such as thick foundation slabs and blocks have always been an
integral part of our human-created environment. Building with mass concrete is a …

Numerically modeling the thermal behavior of massive concrete elements was investigated
extensively by many earlier researchers. Besides that, many modern finite element software …

Civil structures, including buildings, constantly exchange heat fluxes with the environment.
This includes heat exchange through conduction, convection, radiation and latent heat. A …

Alkali-activated slag (AAS) is emerging as a possible and more sustainable alternative to
Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) in the construction industry, thanks to its good mechanical …

In arch dams the thermal field has a crucial role on the structural behaviour. Throughout
construction, the internal rise of temperature due to the heat released by cement hydration …