Review on the deterioration and approaches to enhance the durability of concrete in the freeze–thaw environment

R Wang, Z Hu, Y Li, K Wang, H Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The freeze–thaw durability of concrete is an important factor for determining the service life
of concrete in cold regions. This overview expounds three stages of freeze–thaw damage in …

A review on concrete fracture energy and effective parameters

S Khalilpour, E BaniAsad, M Dehestani - Cement and Concrete research, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a discussion on the subject of fracture energy of concrete and effective
parameters. Therefore, it serves as an overview of the available approaches in determining …

Ultraductile waterborne epoxy-concrete composite repair material: Epoxy-fiber synergistic effect on flexural and tensile performance

B Pang, Z Jin, Y Zhang, L Xu, M Li, C Wang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the extension of service time, infrastructure is in growing urgency for repair and
reinforcement due to its deterioration in safety and durability over the years. Normal cement …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high-performance concrete: Constituents, mechanical properties, applications and current challenges

AK Akhnoukh, C Buckhalter - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a new class of concrete developed in France in
the 1990s with superior characteristics including high workability, high compressive …

3D printable concrete with natural and recycled coarse aggregates: Rheological, mechanical and shrinkage behaviour

AV Rahul, MK Mohan, G De Schutter… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the current study, we examine the effect of using natural and recycled coarse aggregates
in designing 3D printable concrete. We assessed the rheological behaviourusing a dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling of compressive behaviour of concrete-like materials at high strain rate

XQ Zhou, H Hao - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2008 - Elsevier
Uniaxial compression tests are the most common tests for characterizing the strength of
concrete-like materials. The dynamic compression strength of concrete-like material is …

[HTML][HTML] On the effect of ITZ thickness in meso-scale models of concrete

M Maleki, I Rasoolan, A Khajehdezfuly… - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work addresses a knowledge gap in meso-scale modelling of concrete–the effect of
selected computational ITZ thickness on predicted macroscopic behaviour. A novel …

[图书][B] Cement-based composites: materials, mechanical properties and performance

AM Brandt - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Cement-Based Composites takes a different approach from most other books in the field by
viewing concrete as an advanced composite material, and by considering the properties and …

Combined effect of coarse aggregate and fiber on tensile behavior of ultra-high performance concrete

J Liu, F Han, G Cui, Q Zhang, J Lv, L Zhang… - … and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, combined effect of coarse aggregate and fiber properties on tensile behavior of
ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) was investigated. Four replacement levels of …

Experimental study on concurrent factors influencing the ITZ effect on mass transport in concrete

K Wu, H Han, H Li, B Dong, T Liu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is a challenge to isolate the ITZ effect on the mass transport from several concurrent
factors. This study designed a systematical experimental work to assess the relatively …