A critical review on drying shrinkage mitigation strategies in cement-based materials

NP Tran, C Gunasekara, DW Law, S Houshyar… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drying shrinkage deformation due to moisture migration is a major concern in cementitious
materials and can lead to a high probability of cracking, resulting in a deterioration in long …

[HTML][HTML] Shrinkage mitigation in alkali-activated composites: A comprehensive insight into the potential applications for sustainable construction

M Amran, AM Onaizi, N Makul, HS Abdelgader… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The extant body of literature articulates a noticeable disparity in the susceptibility to cracking
and concomitant material degradation between alkali-activated composites (AAC) and …

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 …

Evaluating the printability of concretes containing lightweight coarse aggregates

AV Rahul, M Santhanam - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper examines the printability of concrete formulations made using lightweight
expanded clay aggregates (LECA) of maximum size 10 mm. The effect of coarse aggregate …

[HTML][HTML] Residual mechanical properties of GGBS-FA-SF blended geopolymer concrete after exposed to elevated temperatures

M Yu, T Wang, Y Chi, D Li, L Li, F Shi - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concrete has been increasingly used in industry. However, if the geopolymer
concrete is blended using a single percussor its performance is often very limited by the …

A comparative study on the practical utilization of iron tailings as a complete replacement of normal aggregates in dam concrete with different gradation

X Lv, W Shen, L Wang, Y Dong, J Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tailing, which is a type of industrial solid waste, is widespread in China with low utility. How
to effectively make full use of tailing has been attracted great attention from the entire …

Quantification of plastic shrinkage and plastic shrinkage cracking of the 3D printable concretes using 2D digital image correlation

S Markin, V Mechtcherine - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
There is great potential for 3D concrete printing to considerably transform the construction
industry. An important step toward the transfer of this new technology into practical …

Application of 3D-DIC to characterize the effect of aggregate size and volume on non-uniform shrinkage strain distribution in concrete

Y Chen, J Wei, H Huang, W Jin, Q Yu - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018 - Elsevier
To elucidate the effect of aggregate size and volume on the non-uniform strain distribution in
concrete, drying shrinkage of mortar and concretes were determined with 3D digital image …

The effect of the morphology of coarse aggregate on the properties of self-compacting high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete

K Ostrowski, Ł Sadowski, D Stefaniuk, D Wałach… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
When understanding the effect of the morphology of coarse aggregate on the properties of a
fresh concrete mixture, the strength and deformability of self-compacting high-performance …

Development of high-strength engineered cementitious composites using iron sand: Mechanical and shrinkage properties

Z Zhang, A Shrestha, Z Cai, N Ahmad, K Yu… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-strength engineered cementitious composites (HS-ECC) has gained significant
attention due to its superior mechanical properties. Despite its advantageous properties, HS …