Building and infrastructure damages, such as tunnels, have become a more important issue
because of the continuous expansion of rural and urban constructions. It is well-known that …

The provision of appropriate fire-safety measures is a basic need in building design to
guarantee the safety of its occupants. Damage due to fire is one of the most destructive …

Using seawater for concrete manufacturing promisingly provides significant economical and
environmental benefits. In this study, ordinary Portland cement (OPC) hydration in distilled …

Geopolymers are generally believed to provide good fire resistance due to their ceramic-like
properties. Previous experimental studies on geopolymer under elevated temperatures have …

The weak spalling resistance of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) at elevated
temperature restricts the further application of UHPC and urgently needs to be improved …

Although many inorganic fillers have been explored as supplementary cementitious
admixtures, there is limited exploration into role of porous biochar, prepared from …

Concrete material in structures is likely exposed to high temperatures during fire. The
relative properties of concrete after such an exposure are of great importance in terms of the …

This paper investigates the individual and combined effects of polypropylene (PP) fibers,
steel fibers, and aggregate size on spalling behavior and pore pressure build-up of ultra …

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a novel concrete class characterized by a
compressive strength of more than 150 MPa. One of the most significant drawbacks of …

Idealised data have been derived for the compressive strength of a number of concretes for
fire safety design. The data are derived from the author's own research including test series …