Electromechanical properties of multi-reinforced self-sensing cement-based mortar with MWCNTs, CFs, and PPs

AK Thomoglou, MG Falara, ME Voutetaki… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This experimental research examines the electromechanical properties of hybrid cement-
mortar composites strengthened with different amounts of multi-walled carbon nanotubes …

Performance, Mechanical Properties and Durability of a New Type of UHPC—Basalt Fiber Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete: A Review

F Li, T Lv, S Wei - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The advent of reactive powder concrete (RPC) has brought about the era of ultra-high
performance concrete (UHPC), and the incorporation of fiber has brought about more …

Review of Out-of-Plane Strengthening Techniques of Unreinforced Masonry Walls

AK Thomoglou, P Jagadesh, ME Voutetaki - Fibers, 2023 - mdpi.com
When a seismic load is applied horizontally or laterally on unreinforced masonry walls
(URM), the walls behave in two different ways, viz., in-plane (IP) and out-of-plane (OoP) …

Structural health monitoring of fiber-reinforced concrete prisms with polyolefin macro-fibers using a piezoelectric materials network under various load-induced stress

MC Naoum, NA Papadopoulos, ME Voutetaki… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
This experimental study investigates the influence of synthetic macro-fibers added in fiber-
reinforced concrete (FRC) prismatic specimens on their flexural response and overall …

Properties and durability of self‐compacting concrete incorporated with nanosilica, fly ash, and limestone powder

IY Hakeem, M Amin, AM Zeyad, BA Tayeh… - Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This research focused on finding the effect of nanosilica (NS) on the properties of self‐
compacting concrete (SCC). NS in various proportions of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 8%, and …

Mechanical characterization of MWCNT-reinforced cement paste: experimental and multiscale computational investigation

IE Kavvadias, K Tsongas, KE Bantilas, MG Falara… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Computational approaches could provide a viable and cost-effective alternative to
expensive experiments for accurately evaluating the nonlinear constitutive behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid smart cementitious materials incorporating ladder scale carbon fiber reinforcement: An experimental investigation

MG Falara, AK Thomoglou, FI Gkountakou… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents the results of a study of carbon nano-and/or micro-modified cement
pastes composites and hybrid cement pastes reinforced with single-walled carbon …

Failure mode prediction of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls retrofitted with cementitious textile reinforced mortar (TRM)

AK Thomoglou, MA Karabini, DV Achillopoulou… - Fibers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The brittle failure of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls when subjected to in-plane loads
present low shear strength remains a critical issue. The investigation presented in this paper …

[HTML][HTML] Modified cementitious materials incorporating Al2O3 and SiO2 nanoparticle reinforcements: An experimental investigation

C Li, Y Cao, G Li, Q Liang, X Wu, G Wu, F Wang… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents the improvement effect and influence mechanism of nano-Al 2 O 3
(NA) and nano-SiO 2 (NS) on concrete performance from the macro and micro scales. The …

Mechanical characterization of nano-reinforced mortar: X-ray micro-CT for 3D imaging of microstructure

AK Thomoglou, JG Fantidis, ME Voutetaki… - Engineering …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of nano-reinforced cementitious
mortar using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), dispersed in an aqueous solution …