Application of Carbon Nanofiber-Modified Concrete in Industrial Building Design by Tianjie Liu

“…In order to explore the influence law and action mechanism of carbon nanofibers on the basic mechanical properties of concrete, the author proposes the mechanical properties and microscopic mechanism of carbon nanofiber-modified concrete. …”
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The Influence of Aggregate Size and Binder Material on the Properties of Pervious Concrete by Tun Chi Fu, Weichung Yeih, Jiang Jhy Chang, Ran Huang

“…In the mechanics and sulfate soundness tests, the mix proportion of alkali-activated slag paste used in this study exhibited a superior performance than the Portland cement pervious concrete (the control) did, but the difference in water permeability between the two types of concrete was insignificant. …”
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Behavior of eco-friendly concrete reinforced with hybrid recycled fibers by Radwa Defalla Abdel Hafez1, Raghda Osama Abd-Al Ftah, Bassam Abdelsalam Abdelsalam, Ibrahim Saad Agwa

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Investigation on Mechanical and Microstructure Properties of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Qinyuan Zhang, Wenwen Xu, Yichen Sun, Yongcheng Ji

“…This paper studied the microscopic and mechanical property degradation of axially compressed concrete with different steel fiber content under chemical erosion and freeze-thaw environment. …”
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Prediction of Concrete Compressive Strength by Evolutionary Artificial Neural Networks by Mehdi Nikoo, Farshid Torabian Moghadam, Łukasz Sadowski

“…Compressive strength of concrete has been predicted using evolutionary artificial neural networks (EANNs) as a combination of artificial neural network (ANN) and evolutionary search procedures, such as genetic algorithms (GA). …”
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Statistics and Analysis of the Relationship between Strength and Age of Coral Concrete by Bo Liang, Lan Rao, Yun Zheng

“…In this study, based on the experimental results of this study and from the previous research, it is concluded that the compressive strength of coral concrete at 3, 7, 14, 21, 60, and 90 days reaches about 71%, 84%, 92%, 96%, 104%, and 110% of that at 28 days, respectively, indicating that the early strength development of coral concrete is significantly faster than that of ordinary concrete but slower in the later stage. …”
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Impact of Various Types of Fibres on the Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Concrete by Karem Saja T.Abd Al, Al-Asadi Ali K.

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Displacement Investigation of KNN-Bitumen-Based Piezoceramics in Asphalt Concrete by Ning Tang, Kaikai Yang, Wenhao Pan, Limei Wu, Qing Wang, Yanwen Chen

“…In this study, a test system was established by driving power of piezoceramic, laser displacement sensor, computer, and piezo-embedded asphalt concrete. Displacement, hysteresis, creeps, and dynamic behavior of KNN piezoceramic element embedded in asphalt concrete were tested. …”
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Hysteretic Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Pier with Fiber Model by Wang Hui-li, Feng Guang-qi, Qin Si-feng

“…The hysteretic behavior and seismic characteristics of the prestressed concrete bridge pier were researched. The effects of the prestressed tendon ratio, the longitudinal reinforcement ratio, and the stirrup reinforcement ratio on the hysteretic behavior and seismic characteristics of the prestressed concrete bridge pier have been obtained with the fiber model analysis method. …”
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Effect of Construction Waste as a Fine Aggregate on Properties of Concrete. by Sempala, Ronald

“…As a result, the study covers the production of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) from construction debris as well as its application in concrete construction. …”
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Cost Analysis of Reclaimed Asphalt Concrete for Rigid Pavement Construction. by Ariho, Dan

“…Concrete samples of nominal mixes1:3:6 and 1:2:4 at varying water cement ratios of 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 were prepared and tested for slump. 15 concrete cubes of 150mm x 150 mm x 150 mm per concrete mix per w/c ratio were cast and subjected to curing under water after 24 hours of casting. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Formwork Material and Thickness on The Early Strength of Concrete. by Natukunda, Benjamin

“…That is at 1 day, 3 days and 7 days for which are the early ages of concrete. The investigation involved material classification tests, fresh concrete tests (slump test) and hardened concrete tests (dry density and compressive strength) The investigation found that after the strength development of concrete cast in the steel form work was higher than the strength of concrete cast in the timber formwork. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Varying Temperature of Mixing Water on Properties of Concrete. by Muhumuza, Memory

“…The aim of this research project is to assess the effect of mixing water temperature on properties of concrete. Locally available materials were used to obtain concrete cubes of 150mmx 1 50mmx 1 50mm) for every temperatures of7°C, 15°C, 22°C, 35°C and 40°C. …”
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Partial Replacement of Cement with Sugarcane Waste Ash in Cement Concrete. by Muhindo, Martin

“…The entire construction industry is in search of a suitable and effective waste product that would considerably be used in concrete. Different types of waste materials and industrial by-products such as recycled concrete aggregate, plastics, glass, ceramic, fly ash, slag, sugarcane bagasse ash, rice husk ash etc., are being used with and without natural aggregates and ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). …”
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Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement with Clay on the Compressive Strength of Concrete. by Vudriko, Ivan Dradi

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Assessing the Effect of Cassava Peel Flour as an Admixture on the Properties of Concrete. by Opiyo, Junior Ronney

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Comparison of Hand Crushed and Machine Crushed Coarse Aggregates on Concrete. by Ingabire, Peace

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Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates and High-Strength Concrete Integrating Recycled Tire Steel Fiber by Hasan A. Alasmari, Ibrahim A. Sharaky, Ahmed S. Elamary, Ayman El-Zohairy

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Bond-Slip Behavior of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bar in Concrete Subjected to Simulated Marine Environment: Effects of BFRP Bar Size, Corrosion Age, and Concrete Strength by Yongmin Yang, Zhaoheng Li, Tongsheng Zhang, Jiangxiong Wei, Qijun Yu

“…In this paper, effects of BFRP bars size, corrosion age, and concrete strength on the bond-slip behavior of BFRP bars in concrete cured in artificial seawater were investigated, and then an improved Bertero, Popov, and Eligehausen (BPE) model was employed to describe the bond-slip behavior of BFRP bars in concrete. …”
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Structural Response to Blast Loading: The Effects of Corrosion on Reinforced Concrete Structures by Hakan Yalciner

“…The effect of blast load on both corroded and uncorroded reinforced concrete buildings was examined for different explosion distances. …”
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