Influence of fibers on fresh and hardened properties of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC)—A review

D Ravichandran, PR Prem, SK Kaliyavaradhan… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is one of the recently emerging
technologies in the construction industry. The strain hardening behavior, ductility, and …

Freeze-thaw resistance of Ultra-High performance concrete: Dependence on concrete composition

Z Lu, Z Feng, D Yao, X Li, H Ji - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The concrete compositions have a crucial influence on the freeze–thaw resistance of ultra-
high performance concrete (UHPC). The UHPCs with different concrete compositions were …

Recent advances in the use of computed tomography in concrete technology and other engineering fields

MA Vicente, DC González, J Mínguez - Micron, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, immense research efforts at a global level have extended CT-
Scan technology across several engineering fields. The state-of-the-art of the most relevant …

Influence of air-entraining agent and freeze-thaw action on pore structure in high-strength concrete by using CT-Scan technology

DC González, Á Mena, J Mínguez… - Cold Regions Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the effects caused by both the amount of air-entraining agent (AEA) and freeze-
thaw cycles on microstructure of high-strength concrete have been analyzed. For this …

Durability, permeability, and mechanical performance of sprayed UHPC, as an attribute of fibre content and geometric stability

E Al-Ameen, A Blanco, S Cavalaro - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Sprayed concrete relies on the presence of an accelerator to set rapidly in place and
achieve adequate geometric stability. This significantly reduces its strength, workability, and …

Characterizations and quantification of freeze-thaw behaviors of recycled brick aggregate concrete

P Xia, S Khan, M Tahir, M Hassam, F Gong… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of recycled brick aggregates (RBAs) in concrete could provide sustainable solution
in construction industry by reducing the consumption of natural resources and protecting the …

Influence of sustained compressive load on the carbonation of concrete containing blast furnace slag

Z Liu, P Van den Heede, C Zhang, X Shi… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbonation of concrete, in which 0%, 50% and 70% of cement was replaced by blast
furnace slag (BFS), under different levels of sustained compressive load (0, 0.25, 0.5 and …

Effect of environmental conditions on the volume deformation of cement mortars with sewage sludge ash

C Gu, Y Shuang, Y Ji, H Wei, Y Yang, Y Xu… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge ash (SSA) is obtained from wastewater sludge incineration, and it can be
recycled in cement-based materials. The environmental conditions show significant …

Shear performance of fibers-reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete produced with industrial waste ceramsite-Lytag after freeze-thaw action

Y Zeng, X Zhou, A Tang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Freeze-thaw (FT) is an environmental hazard to concrete, severely reducing the mechanical
properties and durability of concrete structures. The quantitative calculation of the shear …

Micro-CT-based micromechanics and numerical homogenization for effective elastic property of ultra-high performance concrete

Q Luo, D Liu, P Qiao, Z Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A computational homogenization model using microstructures obtained from X-ray micro-CT
is developed to estimate the porosity-based elastic properties of ultra-high performance …