Strength and cracking resistance of concrete containing different percentages and sizes of recycled tire rubber granules

HR Karimi, MRM Aliha, E Khedri, A Mousavi… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to use recycled materials in the composition of greener and cleaner concrete
products, it is vital to ensure that the produced concrete have the appropriate level of …

Repair efficiency evaluation for cracked asphalt mixture pavement in different ambient temperatures using bitumen and polymer concrete as repair materials

HR Karimi, E Khedri, MRM Aliha, H Shaker… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effect of crack repairing process on the behavior of pavement at four
ambient low and medium temperatures ranging from− 20° C to 30° C. Asphalt mixture …

Mode I and mode II fracture toughness and fracture energy of cement concrete containing different percentages of coarse and fine recycled tire rubber granules

HR Karimi, MRM Aliha, P Ebneabbasi… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of adding recycled tire rubber granules on pure mode I and II fracture behaviors of
ordinary cement concrete is investigated using a testing specimen called the Edge Notch …

Statistical evaluation of fracture and mechanical performance of engineered cementitious composites (ECC), containing different percentages of glass, polypropylene …

N Shabakhty, HR Karimi, AY Bakhtiary - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Brittle cracking is one of the most important causes of catastrophic destruction in structures
and infrastructures made of cement-based materials. Researchers have tried to reduce the …

[HTML][HTML] Full range of mode I and II cracking performance of asphalt mixtures containing low to high reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) contents; modified by recycling …

P Bazoobandi, HR Karimi, SR Mousavi, F Karimi… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is a recycled material that can decrease the
consumption of virgin materials; however, it increases stiffness and brittleness, resulting in …

[HTML][HTML] A modified 3D mean strain energy density criterion for predicting shale mixed-mode I/III fracture toughness

K Zheng, C Wang, Y Zhao, J Bi, H Liu - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The fracture toughness of rocks is a critical fracturing parameter in geo-energy exploitation
playing a significant role in fracture mechanics and hydraulic fracturing. The edge-notched …

An experimental study and theoretical evaluation on the effect of specimen geometry and loading configuration on recorded fracture toughness of brittle construction …

H reza Karimi, J Bidadi, MRM Aliha, A Mousavi… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geometry and loading condition of cracked specimens may affect the fracture toughness
results and hence the evaluation of differences in measured fracture toughness values is …

Study on fracture characteristics of anchored sandstone with precast crack based on double K criterion

W Zhang, M Xing, W Guo - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Fracture toughness is an important fracture mechanics parameter of rocks, the double K
criterion can reasonably explain the fracture mechanism of rocks. To investigate the fracture …

Cracking resistance of crumb rubber modified green asphalt mixtures, using calcium carbonate nanoparticles and two by-product wax-based warm mix additives

P Bazoobandi, SR Mousavi, F Karimi, HR Karimi… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Common procedures to incorporate the recycled crumb rubber (CR) in asphalt binders take
a long time and use a high-temperature heating process, which makes these rubberized …

Mechanical, fracture, and environmental performance of greener polymer composites containing low to high micro fillers with recycled and byproduct origins

E Khedri, HR Karimi, R Mohamadi… - Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer adhesives have considerable mechanical and environmental privileges; however,
their high price makes them uncommercial for common uses. This study investigates the …