Sodium chloride (NaCl), commonly known as salt, is a substance that is utilized in a variety
of businesses, including the tourism and construction industries. Therefore, the main …

Nowadays, hot weather is an essential motivator that leads concrete to lose its special
characteristics. The high loss of moisture by evaporation and rapid hardening encourage the …

As the construction industry is facing the challenge of meeting the ever-increasing demand
for environmentally friendly and durable concrete, the role of viscosity-modifying admixtures …

Due to its higher porosity, the interfacial transition zone (ITZ), that is, the zone between the
hardened cement paste (HCP) and the aggregate, is the weakest point in concrete. It is less …

The utilization of green materials in engineering applications has become a necessity due to
the negative environmental and health consequences of most synthetic materials …

Concrete strength assessment is crucial to eco-friendly infrastructural buildout, and
compressive strength is the principal index as it determines the quality of construction works …

Background: Concrete is a widely used material in construction, which has given rise to
innovations in terms of modifying some of its properties to meet desired requirements. The …

This paper evaluated the influence of cassava effluent on the compressive strength of
concrete for farm structures. Three sets of concrete cubes were produced with a concrete …

Bio-based admixtures (BBAs) are emerging as a promising class of additives for concrete, of-
fering a more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chemical …

Three mutual weight ratios of corn starch powder and polyvinyl acetate PVA wood glue were
created for biocomposite materials: 40% starch/60% PVA, 50% starch/50% PVA, and 60 …