The greening of engineered cementitious composites (ECC): A review

D Shoji, Z He, D Zhang, VC Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Concern over sustainability in the construction industry is growing. Engineered cementitious
composites (ECC) have the potential to reduce the carbon and energy footprints of the built …

Fire resistance of geopolymer concrete: A critical review

M Amran, SS Huang, S Debbarma… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although a novel inorganic family of geopolymer concrete (GPC) is a promising building
material. The need for understanding its resistance against fire at high temperatures is …

Prediction of concrete materials compressive strength using surrogate models

W Emad, AS Mohammed, R Kurda, K Ghafor… - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Using soft computing methods could be of great interest in predicting the compressive
strength of Ultra-High-Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC). Therefore, this …

Metamodel techniques to estimate the compressive strength of UHPFRC using various mix proportions and a high range of curing temperatures

W Emad, AS Mohammed, A Bras, PG Asteris… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to predict the compressive strength (σ c) of Ultra-high performance fiber reinforced
concrete (UHPFRC), developing a reliable and precise technique based on all main …

[HTML][HTML] Use of recycled fibers in concrete composites: A systematic comprehensive review

HU Ahmed, RH Faraj, N Hilal, AA Mohammed… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste materials are growing worldwide due to human consumption.
Nowadays, a different type of goods on large-scale is produced in the factories which is …

Materials for production of high and ultra-high performance concrete: Review and perspective of possible novel materials

MT Marvila, ARG de Azevedo, PR de Matos… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review article proposes the identification and basic concepts of materials that might be
used for the production of high-performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high-performance …

[HTML][HTML] Using ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete in improvement shear strength of reinforced concrete beams

A Said, M Elsayed, A Abd El-Azim, F Althoey… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shear failure of RC beams is one of the major problem in the construction industry today. It is
desirable that the beam fails in flexure rather than in shear because the shear failure is …

Sustainable development of eco-friendly ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Cost, carbon emission, and structural ductility

M Amran, G Murali, N Makul, WC Tang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a cutting-edge pozzolan composite material
composed of a high proportion of discontinuous internal reinforcing fibers, a water-to-binder …

Glass fibers reinforced concrete: Overview on mechanical, durability and microstructure analysis

J Ahmad, RA González-Lezcano, A Majdi, N Ben Kahla… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prior studies in the literature show promising results regarding the improvements in strength
and durability of concrete upon incorporation of glass fibers into concrete formulations …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of fibers on the mechanical properties of UHPC: A review

J Yang, B Chen, J Su, G Xu, D Zhang, J Zhou - Journal of Traffic and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) developed rapidly in research and commercial use
during the recent decade. Significant progress has been achieved in its material science …