A critical review on compressive behavior and empirical constitutive models of concrete

X Ouyang, Z Wu, B Shan, Q Chen, C Shi - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Knowing the development of compressive behavior of concrete with established appropriate
constitutive model is fundamental for structure and component design and simulation …

Cement industry: sustainability, challenges and perspectives

FA Rodrigues, I Joekes - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2011 - Springer
Cement-based materials, such as concrete and mortars, are used in extremely large
amounts. For instance, in 2009 concrete production was superior to 10 billion tons. Cement …

Impact of silica fume, fly ash, and metakaolin on the thickness and strength of the ITZ in concrete

V Nežerka, P Bílý, V Hrbek, J Fládr - Cement and concrete composites, 2019 - Elsevier
The interfacial transition zone (ITZ) has a major detrimental impact on the structural
performance of concrete. This negative impact can be modulated by introducing mineral …

Interfacial transition zones in recycled aggregate concrete with different mixing approaches

W Li, J Xiao, Z Sun, S Kawashima, SP Shah - Construction and Building …, 2012 - Elsevier
Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) is an important phase that influences the mechanical
properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC). This paper is devoted to an investigation …

Microstructural characterization of ITZ in blended cement concretes and its relation to transport properties

K Wu, H Shi, L Xu, G Ye, G De Schutter - Cement and Concrete Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The improvements in the overall performances of concrete with blended materials were
often ascribed to the modification of its hardened paste in general. In this paper, the effects …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling of compressive behaviour of concrete-like materials at high strain rate

XQ Zhou, H Hao - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2008 - Elsevier
Uniaxial compression tests are the most common tests for characterizing the strength of
concrete-like materials. The dynamic compression strength of concrete-like material is …

Experimental study on concurrent factors influencing the ITZ effect on mass transport in concrete

K Wu, H Han, H Li, B Dong, T Liu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is a challenge to isolate the ITZ effect on the mass transport from several concurrent
factors. This study designed a systematical experimental work to assess the relatively …

Nano-and micro-scale characterisation of interfacial transition zone (ITZ) of high volume slag and slag-fly ash blended concretes containing nano SiO2 and nano …

A Hosan, FUA Shaikh, P Sarker, F Aslani - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a strong demand of higher volume replacement of ordinary Portland cement (OPC)
in concrete and cementitious composites by supplementary cementitious materials such as …

Mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete modified by nano-particles

C Gao, L Huang, L Yan, R Jin, H Chen - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, different nano-particles were used to modify recycled aggregates concrete
(RAC) containing recycled clay brick aggregates (RCBAs) to improve the RAC properties …

Assessment of a microwave-assisted recycling process for the recovery of high-quality aggregates from concrete waste

K Bru, S Touzé, F Bourgeois, N Lippiatt… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study presents an innovative method for concrete waste up-cycling based on concrete
weakening through microwave heating before impact crushing. Two series of tests were …