Evaluation of condition of concrete structures using ultrasonic pulse velocity method

S Hong, S Yoon, J Kim, C Lee, S Kim, Y Lee - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to estimate the compressive strength according to the age of the
concrete structure using ultrasonic pulse velocity method. If the correlation between the …

Study on various properties of reinforced concrete–A review

AS Chahar, P Pal - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the world's most common building materials is reinforced concrete (RC). Various
shapes and sizes of components made of RC are mostly used in civil engineering structures …

[HTML][HTML] A lattice modelling framework for fracture-induced acoustic emission wave propagation in concrete

Y Zhou, BB Aydin, F Zhang, MAN Hendriks… - Engineering Fracture …, 2024 - Elsevier
To date, there is no comprehensive approach available that can explicitly model the
complete transient waveforms of acoustic emissions (AE) induced by fracture processes in …

Physical, mechanical, and durability properties of concrete containing wood chips and sawdust: an experimental approach

S Dias, A Tadeu, J Almeida, P Humbert, J António… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
With a circular economy in the spotlight, wood waste has emerged as an important
secondary raw material. Bearing this in mind, a comprehensive experimental study was …

[HTML][HTML] A metaheuristic-guided machine learning approach for concrete strength prediction with high mix design variability using ultrasonic pulse velocity data

S Selcuk, P Tang - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessment of concrete strength in existing structures is a common engineering problem.
Several attempts in the literature showed the potential of ML methods for predicting concrete …

Updates to Mechanistic-Empirical Design Inputs for Illinois Flexible Pavements

R Hajj, M Thompson, R Santos Maia, Y Lu… - FHWA-ICT-24 …, 2024 - ideals.illinois.edu
This study reviews the Illinois Department of Transportation's full-depth asphalt, limiting
strain criterion, and asphalt over rubblized concrete design procedures, considering …

Observations of how boundary conditions affect estimates of Poisson's ratio from simulated mode shapes

M Luceadams, M Steinzig, A Abdelkefi - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
This research extends a method for direct estimation of Poisson's ratio from mode shapes of
plates with hinged-hinged boundary conditions to include combinations of clamped and free …

Monitoring hydration of concrete using EMI of surface bonded smart piezo patches

A Khan, M Haq, T Naqvi - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart materials possessing piezoelectric characteristics are nowadays utilized by
researchers as an emerging material for monitoring health of the structures. As concrete one …

[PDF][PDF] The use of recycled aggregate from waste refractory brick for the future of sustainable concrete

M Khattab, S Hachemi… - International Congress on …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Mohammed Khattab* 1, Samya Hachemi2, Mohammad Fawzi Al Ajlouni3. 1, 2LARGHYDE
laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, University Mohamed Khider, Biskra, Algeria …

Nano-modified recycled aggregates via vacuum impregnation: Towards stronger and durable recycled concrete

J Wang, M Wu, H Zhou, R Ma, J Du, J Zhou… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
For the first time, this study aimed to enhance the quality of recycled aggregates (RAs) by
employing nano-silica (NS) and the vacuum impregnation technique. Specifically, RAs …