Experimental Study on the Tensile Properties of Rock-Mortar Interface under Different Strain Rates by Nan Wu, Zhende Zhu, Zhilei He

“…In this paper, an experimental study was carried out on a rock-mortar interface specimen under three different strain rates (10−6, 10−5, and 10−4  s−1) using the MTS322 electrohydraulic servo loading system, and a new constitutive relation function of fictitious crack model (FCM) according to the axial-stress-crack-width curves of the rock-mortar interface is established, because the traditional nonlinear softening function easily distorts, shakes, and so cannot describe the damage-evolution process of the rock-mortar interface accurately. …”
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Influence of limestone dust and natural pozzolan on engineering properties of self-compacting repair mortars by Amar Benyahia, Said Choucha, Mohamed Ghrici, Ahmed Omran

Subjects: “…Self-compacting mortar…”
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Investigating Use of Crushed Glass as Partial Replacement of Sand to Improve Finish Mortar Strength. by Ashaba, Dennis

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An ecofriendly approach to explore the physical and mechanical properties of cement mortar reinforced with Abutilon indicum fibres by V Aarthipriya, C Umarani

“…Conversely, the cement mortar experienced significant decrease in compressive strength as the dosage and length of fibres increased, attributed to a decrease in density, as well as the agglomeration and clustering of fibres within the mortar mixture. …”
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Sustainable mortar with waste glass fine aggregates and pond ash as an alkali-silica reaction suppressor by W.C.V. Fernando, W. Lokuge, H. Wang, C. Gunasekara, K. Dhasindrakrishna

“…This study examines the replacement of natural sand with crushed waste glass and using pond ash as a supplementary cementitious material in mortar, with a particular focus on mitigating alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and assessing compressive strength. …”
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Effects of Blended-Cement Paste Chemical Composition Changes on Some Strength Gains of Blended-Mortars by Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz

“…Effects of chemical compositions changes of blended-cement pastes (BCPCCC) on some strength gains of blended cement mortars (BCMSG) were monitored in order to gain a better understanding for developments of hydration and strength of blended cements. …”
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“Brick‐Mortar‐Binder” Design toward Highly Elastic, Hydrophobic, and Flame‐Retardant Thermal Insulator by Shanying Sui, Huafeng Quan, Jingxing Wang, Yufang Lu, Yufan Yang, Yuhan Sheng, Zhifang Sun, Yi Zhang

“…Inspired by a “brick‐mortar‐binder” biomimetic texture, a layered double hydroxide/carboxylated cellulose nanofibers/Si–O–Si (LCS) hybrid aerogel is developed by bottom‐up freeze‐drying. …”
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Experimental Study on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Large-Diameter Mortar and Concrete Subjected to Cyclic Impact by Bi Sun, Yang Ping, Zhende Zhu, Zhijian Jiang, Nan Wu

“…Under cyclic impact, the peak stress and energy utilization ratio of mortar and concrete specimens were reduced, demonstrating obvious fatigue characteristics. …”
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A Comparative Study of Metakaolin and Silica Fume on the Properties and Microstructure of Ultrafine Dredged Sand Mortars by Changpei Qin, Junxian Zhao, Yixuan Wang, Yongqi Zou, Fares Ali Al Sairafia, Chaohua Jiang

“…The main objective of this study is to improve the performance of ultrafine dredged sand mortars by using metakaolin (MK) and silica fume (SF) mixed with high-content FA. …”
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Damage evolution and toughening mechanism in brick-and-mortar structure: Essential role of interface thickness ratio by Tian Qiu, Chengyu Guan, Lihong Liang

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A Study of Composite Salt Erosion Resistance of Nano-Modified Cement Mortar in Early Ages by Jia Guo, Tao Zheng, Fei Mou, Yang Qin, Zhi Wang, Shiyi Zhang, Hui Li

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Effect of Cement Asphalt Mortar Debonding on Dynamic Properties of CRTS II Slab Ballastless Track by Ping Wang, Hao Xu, Rong Chen

“…The debonding of cement emulsified asphalt mortar (CA mortar) is one of the main damage types in China railway track system II slab ballastless track. …”
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Biocementation Influence on Flexural Strength and Chloride Ingress by Lysinibacillus sphaericus and Bacillus megaterium in Mortar Structures by Daniel Karanja Mutitu, Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Romano Mwirichia, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Onesmus Mulwa Munyao, Muriithi Genson

“…The concrete/mortar durability performance depends mainly on the environmental conditions, the microstructures, and its chemistry. …”
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Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case by M. Ramacciotti, S. Rubio, G. Gallello, M. Lezzerini, S. Columbu, E. Hernandez, A. Morales-Rubio, A. Pastor, M. de la Guardia

“…Collected data were crossed with those previously obtained from Sagunto Castle mortars, and principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to discriminate the construction phases of the unearthed buildings. …”
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Mitigating strength loss in mortar due to application delay: quantified impact of additional water and cement by H. M. A. Mahzuz, Imran Hossain, Nasir Uddin Ahammed Lizon, Ahmad Hasan Nury

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Experimental Study on Mechanism of Graphene Oxide-Modified Coral Sand Cement Mortar to Resist Sulfate Erosion by Bin Chen, Jianlin Zhang, Yanlin Zhao, Yiwei Lu

“…This paper investigates the mechanical properties and internal pore evolution of graphene oxide-modified coral sand cement mortar under sulfate erosion environment, aiming to better understand the effect of graphene oxide on the mechanical properties of coral sand cement mortar under an erosion environment, especially in wet and dry cycles. …”
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Experimental Investigation of MgAl-NO2 and MgAl-CO3 LDHs on Durability of Mortar and Concrete by Zhanguo Li, Huan Du, Zigeng Wang, Caiyun Jin, Yue Li

“…Two kinds of layered double hydroxides (LDHs), MgAl-NO2 (N-LDH) and MgAl-CO3 (C-LDH), were incorporated to study the durability of mortar and concrete. The LDH contents of mortar were 1%, 2%, and 4% by mass and the LDH contents of concrete were 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 4%, respectively. …”
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Bond Strength between Glass Fiber Fabrics and Low Water-to-Binder Ratio Mortar: Experimental Characterization by Daniel Bohling, Andrzej Cwirzen, Karin Habermehl-Cwirzen

“…The studied parameters included fresh mortar properties, compressive and flexural strengths of mortar, the fabric/mortar bond strength, fabric pullout strength, and a single-lap shear strength. …”
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Integrating testing and modeling methods to examine the feasibility of blended waste materials for the compressive strength of rubberized mortar by Amin Muhammad Nasir, Nassar Roz-Ud-Din, Khan Kaffayatullah, Ul Arifeen Siyab, Khan Mubasher, Qadir Muhammad Tahir

Subjects: “…rubberized mortar…”
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FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS OF POWER TAKE-OFF BOX BOLTS OF DRY-MIXED MORTAR TRANSPORT TRUCK by LIU DiHui, PEN HaoYi, ZHANG HongLiang, HE An

“…Experiment and simulation method are adopted to analyze the bolts fracture of the power take-off box of a certain type of dry-mixed mortar transport truck. The power take-off box gets power from the gear box and sends it to the air compressor through transport shaft, the materials are transported to the storehouse through the air pressure. …”
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