Data from more than 70 recent studies on the hardened mechanical properties of self-
compacting concrete (SCC) have been analysed and correlated to produce comparisons …

The use of lightweight concrete (LWC) for structural application has attracted great interest
due to its significant benefit in terms of design flexibility and overall costing. However, lack of …

Concretes containing mixed recycled aggregate (RA) have a larger number of coarse
aggregate/paste interfacial transition zones (ITZs) than conventional concretes, due to the …

A Hysitron Triboindenter has been used to determine the mechanical properties of hardened
cement paste and cement paste at the early age. This technique provides an in-situ …

The characteristics of the profiles of elastic modulus and hardness of the steel fiber–matrix
and fiber–matrix–aggregate interfacial zones in steel fiber reinforced mortars have been …

It is widely believed that the fundamental properties of concrete are affected by the material
properties at the nanoscale. Hence, to improve cement and concrete properties, it is …

In this study, the effect of fly ash characteristics, the content of the fly ash and mix proportion
of the Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete (FBGC) on the bond strength between the FBGC …

This paper investigates the effects of adhered mortar content on the mechanical properties
of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) systems using two-dimensional finite element …

In this paper, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is proposed for modelling the bond between
conventional ribbed steel bars and concrete. The purpose is to predict the ultimate pull-out …

This experimental work examines the bond strength between reinforcement steel and
concrete, and the top-bar effect in self-compacting concretes. Eight different concretes were …