Environmental issues such as exhaustion of natural resources and generation of enormous
amounts of waste and their dumping are currently steering the modern civilization to …

This paper reviews the state of the art of the impact resistance of ordinary fiber-reinforced
concretes (FRCs) containing various fibers. First, various types of impact test methods that …

This paper deals with the contribution of expanded polystyrene (EPS) particles on fire
resistance, thermal conductivity and compressive strength of foamed concrete. The foamed …

The rapid development and increasing demand for construction materials have resulted in
the underperformance of traditional construction materials. The production of traditional …

Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) has been extensively studied due to its
excellent tensile performance in recent decades. ECC can significantly enhance the …

Aggregates are mined on a larger scale leading to the depletion of mountains and
ecosystem. Cleaner production of artificial stone aggregates from industrial waste is an …

Cement concrete has been popularly used as a construction material with an approximate
annual consumption of 10 billion tons. Increase in urbanization and industrialization …

Waste fiber fabric has already become an important pollutant source of the world's
environmental problems. If this waste was added into concrete, could the resulting …

Currently, the researchers' endeavors focus on the incorporation of recycled waste tires from
worn-out tires, such as tires-rubber particles in the concrete mix, which contributes to solving …

The frequent or occasional impact loads pose serious threats to the service safety of
conventional concrete structures. In this study, the impact-related properties of self …