On post-fire bond strength of steel rebar embedded in thermally-damaged concrete–A review

SS Mousavi, M Dehestani… - Journal of Adhesion …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study summarizes the state-of-the-art research progress concerning the influence of
high-temperature exposure on the residual bond strength of steel rebar. Also, an …

Modeling the effect of material heterogeneity on the thermo-mechanical behavior of concrete using mesoscale and stochastic field approaches

M Gimenes, PR Cleto, EA Rodrigues… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
The adverse impact of high temperatures on concrete is a well-recognized issue that can
lead to significant mechanical deterioration and structural integrity loss. Factors such as …

Time-dependent properties of ultrahigh-performance concrete: Compressive creep and shrinkage

A Mohebbi, B Graybeal, Z Haber - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) is a new class of concrete, differentiated from
conventional concrete by clear distinctions in its material behaviors. Understanding and …

Meso-scale modelling of the mechanical properties of concrete affected by radiation-induced aggregate expansion

H Sasano, I Maruyama, S Sawada… - Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
To evaluate the radiation-induced degradation of concrete, a rigid-body spring network
model is introduced that takes into account the three phases in concrete: mortar, aggregate …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal deformation and stress of alkali-activated slag concrete under semi-adiabatic condition: Experiments and simulations

Z Li, X Liang, C Liu, M Liang, K van Breugel… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the deformation of free and stress of restrained alkali-activated slag
concrete (AASC), respectively, under semi-adiabatic condition. The concrete shows first …

Coefficients of thermal contraction and expansion of asphalt concrete in the laboratory

MR Islam, RA Tarefder - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
The research reported in this paper investigates the coefficient of thermal contraction (CTE)
and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of asphalt concrete (AC) under different …

Specimens size, aggregate size, and aggregate type effect on spalling of concrete in fire

AZ Mohd Ali, J Sanjayan, M Guerrieri - Fire and Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper attempted to isolate variables that govern concrete spalling when exposed to a
hydrocarbon fire. The influence of specimen size was investigated by studying 4 specimen …

Multiscale thermoelastic analysis of the thermal expansion coefficient and of microscopic thermal stresses of mature concrete

H Wang, H Mang, Y Yuan, BLA Pichler - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The thermal expansion coefficient and the microscopic thermal stresses of mature concrete
depend on its microstructural composition and the internal relative humidity. This …

Experimental study on residual properties of thermally damaged steel fiber-reinforced concrete containing copper slag as fine aggregate

B Patnaik, C Bhojaraju, SS Mousavi - Journal of Material Cycles and …, 2020 - Springer
This study intends to investigate the effect of copper slag (CS) on the hardened properties of
thermally damaged steel fiber-reinforced concrete. Two water-to-cement ratios of 0.5 and …

Effect of heating rate on the free expansion deformation of concrete during the heating process

Q Li, M Wang, H Sun, G Yu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Concrete will expand after being heated at high temperature, and the thermal stress
generated will cause cracks inside the concrete, which seriously endangers the safety of …