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2024 SEP 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on Building and Construction have been published. According to [...]

ABSTRACT The time-dependent performances of fresh concrete greatly affect the production and construction from mixing to casting. In this paper, the mechanism of the time-dependence was discussed, followed by proposing [...]

ABSTRACT The current study experimentally investigated the effect of the artificial lightweight aggregate and the water-to-binder ratio on the initial and final setting times of self-compacting mortars. The artificial lightweight [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the effects of nano silica (NS), micro silica (MS) and combined NS and MS on bond behaviour of steel and polypropylene (PP) fibres in high volume [...]

ABSTRACT High performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (HPFRCC) materials exhibit strain-hardening behavior under tensile loading. Therefore, experimental studies were conducted to assess their structural performance and to compare them with normal [...]

ABSTRACT The present study aims to develop electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials of which the EM wave shielding/absorbing capabilities were enhanced by a synergistic effect of multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWNT) [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, metallic oxide nanopowders were incorporated in cement matrix to increase the thermoelectric effect of cement composites. It can be seen from the result that the Seebeck [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a test program conducted to determine the effect of up to 12% limestone addition in cement on properties of concrete for durable applications. [...]

ABSTRACT The influence of bleeding on slump flow and solid phase distribution of fresh Portland cement paste, as well as the hydration product distribution, splitting behavior, and porosity of the [...]

ABSTRACT This experimental research analyzes the mechanical performance and durability of facade pieces based on Portland cement matrix and flax nonwovens as reinforcement. Two types of pozzolanic additions (silica fume [...]

ABSTRACT In recent years, continuum and atomistic modeling of cementitious materials has provided significant advances towards studying the durability of civil infrastructure. An important frontier to understanding structure-property relationships is [...]

ABSTRACT The use of ternary systems composed of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and two pozzolanic mineral admixtures could supply several advantages in terms of the properties in both fresh and [...]

ABSTRACT Geopolymers, which are a new form of aluminosilicates, are environmentally friendly materials that exhibit high mechanical strength. Waste catalysts that contain a large amount of amorphous Si[O.sub.2] and [Al.sub.2][O.sub.3] [...]

ABSTRACT Cement-asphalt mortar (CA mortar) is an inorganic-organic composite, which combines both advantages of the mechanical property of cement and flexibility of asphalt. Therefore, it has been widely applied in [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a study conducted to evaluate the possibility of utilizing the waste glass sludge (WGS) from the cutting and polishing process of glass plates, [...]

ABSTRACT This study aims at exploring the use of high performance fiber-reinforced cement composites (HPFRCCs) as an innovative method of improving the seismic performance of slender coupling beams. Also, the [...]

ABSTRACT The effects of S[O.sub.3] and MgO on the formation of cement clinker and the polymorphism of alite were thoroughly investigated. Quantitative analysis of the mineral composition was performed using [...]

ABSTRACT This work analyses the possibility of estimating the compressive strength of hardened cement mortars extracted from buildings compared to normalized specimens using conversion coefficients. Once we obtained microcores of [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, coconut fibre filled precast ferrocement roofing channel components were developed, their thermal behaviour was characterized and its performance was compared to precast ferrocement-only roofing channel components [...]

ABSTRACT This research investigated the mechanical performance of shotcrete that used a high-strength cement-based mineral accelerator (HS-CM) to enhance the long-term strength performance. HS-CM was added at 5-8% with respect [...]

ABSTRACT The paper is focused on microstructure and strength development in fly ash cementitious mortars containing superabsorbent polymers. In order to evaluate the effect of different water absorption/desorption kinetics of [...]

ABSTRACT The search for new pozzolan sources for eco-efficient cement manufacture is the main goal of this study, which evaluates the pozzolanic activity of andesitic material existing in large quantities [...]

ABSTRACT Foamed concretes are composed of cement or mortar mixed with small size foams (0.1-1 mm). They exhibit good thermal insulation properties that are suitable for the insulating construction industry. [...]

ABSTRACT The results of a detailed laboratory study of rheological and mechanical properties of two reference Portland cements (ASTM Type I and Type III) and seven commercial microfine cement grouts [...]

ABSTRACT Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) was prepared with dead burned magnesia oxide (MgO), potassium di-hydrogen phosphate (K[H.sub.2]P[O.sub.4]) and some retarders in a given proportion used in the same manner as [...]

ABSTRACT Bricks are a widely used construction and building material around the world. Conventional bricks are produced from clay with high temperature kiln firing or from ordinary Portland cement (OPC) [...]

ABSTRACT Voids in cement-based materials influence their material properties. While air voids within a certain range are beneficial for freezing-and-thawing resistance, large-size voids decreases strength and durability. This paper proposes [...]

ABSTRACT Longitudinal joint quality control/assurance is essential to the successful performance of asphalt pavement and it has received considerable amount of attention in recent years. Five paving projects were selected [...]

ABSTRACT Permeability is a fundamental material property for characterizing concrete durability because it determines the penetration of aggressive substances responsible for degradation under a pressure gradient. However, measuring permeability of [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates a new beneficial alternative use of marine dredged sediments as a new material for cement production, The sediment from the northern coast of Brittany (France) is [...]

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT Common calcination temperatures versus research numbers at different heating periods. Paper sludge calcinations temperature versus research number at 2 h heating period. ABSTRACT Kaolin can satisfy the world [...]

ABSTRACT Dry mortars consisting of Portland BL I 52.5 R cement (14%), dolomite and Ca[CO.sub.3] sands (85,8g) and organic additives (0.2%) were studied. Three types of dolomite sands with mean [...]

ABSTRACT The influence of a type of new generation: superplasticizer (SP), air-entraining admixture (AEA), viscosity modifying admixture (VMA) and anti-foaming admixture (AFA) on the air-content, workability of high performance self-compacting [...]

ABSTRACT Calcium leaching of cement-based materials is of concern for scientific and application significance. Considering the altered solid-liquid equilibrium curve, an accelerated calcium leaching model of pure cement paste in [...]

ABSTRACT Polyurea is a polymeric material that can be used to provide environmental protection and structural enhancement. In this study, a low modulus polyurea coating, having high elongation and energy [...]