Progresses of high-performance coral aggregate concrete (HPCAC): A review

W Su, J Liu, L Liu, Z Chen, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the progresses in high-performance coral
aggregate concrete from raw materials, design principle, mechanical properties, volume …

Mechanical properties and durability of FRP-reinforced coral aggregate concrete structures: A critical review

B Zhang, H Zhu, Z Dong, Z Yang - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilizations of locally available marine resources (eg, seawater, sea-sand or coral sand,
and coral coarse aggregate) for concrete preparation on reef or island areas contribute to …

Three-dimensional mesoscopic investigation of the compression mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete containing coarse aggregates

T Feng, M Jia, W Xu, F Wang, P Li, X Wang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
To better understand the damage characteristics of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)
containing coarse aggregates (CA) under load effects, we proposed a novel three …

[HTML][HTML] Seawater-mixed concretes containing natural and sea sand aggregates–A review

S Rathnarajan, P Sikora - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In light of global warming and the rising urban population across the world, freshwater is
becoming a scarce commodity. Freshwater consumption in the production of concrete …

Experimental study on impact performance of seawater sea-sand concrete with recycled aggregates

R Guo, C Ou, L Ma, Z Long, F Xu, C Yin - Sustainable Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
On islands distant from the mainland, obtaining raw materials for concrete production is
often more challenging. To achieve sustainable development in island reef engineering …

Quantitative effect of seawater on the hydration kinetics and microstructure development of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

M Sun, R Yu, C Jiang, D Fan, Z Shui - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims at quantitatively investigating the effect of seawater on the hydration kinetics
and microstructure development of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC). Specifically …

Mesoscopic investigation of the matrix pores and ITZ effects on the mechanical properties of seawater sea-sand coral aggregate concrete

Z Yang, X Zhan, H Zhu, B Zhang, F Lu… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the matrix pores and ITZ effects on the mechanical properties of seawater sea-
sand coral aggregate concrete (SSCAC) were investigated via the meso-element equivalent …

Exploring the brittleness and fractal characteristics of basalt fiber reinforced concrete under impact load based on the principle of energy dissipation

K Geng, J Chai, Y Qin, X Li, M Duan, D Liang - Materials and Structures, 2022 - Springer
The concrete of the deep mine shaft lining often produces a phenomenon similar to rock-
burst, and basalt fiber has good crack resistance and is widely used in engineering …

Meso-scale numerical simulation of the effect of aggregate strength on damage and fracture of high-strength concrete under dynamic tensile loading

X Zhou, Y Xie, X Zeng, G Long, J Wu, G Ma… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamic mechanical behavior of high-strength concrete is sensitive to aggregate
properties, thus an accurate description of the effect of aggregate strength on the dynamic …

Dynamic response characteristics of coral reef sand concrete under impact loading

Q Qin, Q Meng, Q Mei, K Wu, C Wang… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamic mechanical properties, energy evolution characteristics, breakage modes, and
damage mechanism of coral reef sand concrete (CRSC) are distinctly different from those of …