Soft computing techniques: systematic multiscale models to predict the compressive strength of HVFA concrete based on mix proportions and curing times

A Mohammed, S Rafiq, P Sihag, R Kurda… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Advances in technology and environmental issues allow the building industry to use ever
more high-performance engineered materials. In this study, the hardness of concrete …

Microbial calcite induction: a magic that fortifies and heals concrete

MF Ali, H Mukhtar, L Dufossé - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Prevention of concrete structure from premature deterioration has become a major
challenge around the world, and its high maintenance cost demands an eco-friendly and …

A comprehensive study on the fire resistance properties of ultra-fine ceramic waste-filled high alkaline white cement paste composites for progressing towards …

MA Abdelzaher, AS Hamouda, IM El-Kattan - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The most practical sustainable development options to safeguard the local ecology involve
reducing the use of raw materials and guaranteeing proper recycling of the principal …

[HTML][HTML] ANN, M5P-tree and nonlinear regression approaches with statistical evaluations to predict the compressive strength of cement-based mortar modified with fly …

A Mohammed, S Rafiq, P Sihag, R Kurda… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to establish systematic multiscale models to predict the compressive
strength of cement mortar containing a high volume of fly ash (FA) and to be used by the …

A study on the mix proportion of fiber-polymer composite reinforced cement-based grouting material

X Shu, Y Zhao, Z Liu, C Zhao - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Cement-based grouting materials are widely used to repair slab hollows under cement
concrete pavement slabs. However, the existing cement-based grouting materials fail to …

Investigation on fundamental properties and chemical characterization of water-soluble epoxy resin modified cement grout

Y Wang, Q Liu - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to improve the defects of conventional cement-based grout such as low strength,
brittle failure, weak bonding, and poor stability, water-soluble epoxy resin was designed and …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial neural network (ANN), M5P-tree, and regression analyses to predict the early age compression strength of concrete modified with DBC-21 and VK-98 …

A Mohammed, L Burhan, K Ghafor, W Sarwar… - Neural Computing and …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, the effect of two water-reducer polymers with smooth and rough surfaces on the
workability, and the compression strength of concrete from an early age (1 day) up to 28 …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure characterizations, thermal properties, yield stress, plastic viscosity and compression strength of cement paste modified with nanosilica

A Mohammed, S Rafiq, W Mahmood, R Noaman… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of nano-silica (NS) as an additive to Ordinary Portland Cement was
evaluated and quantified. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Interpreting the experimental results of compressive strength of hand-mixed cement-grouted sands using various mathematical approaches

W Mahmood, AS Mohammed, P Sihag… - Archives of Civil and …, 2021 - Springer
Using two different test standards (ASTM and BS), the influence of five different sizes of sand
on the ultimate stress (MPa) of hand-mixed cement-grouted sands modified with polymer is …

Systemic multi-scale approaches to predict the flowability at various temperature and mechanical properties of cement paste modified with nano-calcium carbonate

A Salih, S Rafiq, W Mahmood, ALD Hind… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of nano-calcium carbonate (nano-CaCO 3) as an additive to the
cement paste was evaluated and quantified. Microstructure tests, experimental tests, and …