Progresses of high-performance coral aggregate concrete (HPCAC): A review

W Su, J Liu, L Liu, Z Chen, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the progresses in high-performance coral
aggregate concrete from raw materials, design principle, mechanical properties, volume …

Mechanical properties and durability of FRP-reinforced coral aggregate concrete structures: A critical review

B Zhang, H Zhu, Z Dong, Z Yang - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilizations of locally available marine resources (eg, seawater, sea-sand or coral sand,
and coral coarse aggregate) for concrete preparation on reef or island areas contribute to …

Durability of seawater coral aggregate concrete under seawater immersion and dry-wet cycles

B Zhang, H Zhu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Coral aggregates replace traditional aggregate sources to prepare coral aggregate concrete
(CAC) in remote island or reef areas contributing to reduced construction costs and periods …

Performance-based alkali-activated seawater sea-sand concrete: Mixture optimization for mechanical, environmental, and economical objectives

Z Yang, X Zhan, H Zhu, B Zhang, P Feng, H Li… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore the viability of employing alkali-activated materials (AAMs) as
alternatives for ordinary Portland cements (OPCs) in seawater sea-sand concretes, thereby …

Strength enhancement due to FRP confinement for coarse aggregate-free concretes

C Jiang - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete strength can be effectively enhanced by external fiber reinforced polymer (FRP)
confinement. However, it is found from the literature that the strength enhancement …

Compressive stress–strain behavior of slag-based alkali-activated seawater coral aggregate concrete after exposure to seawater environments

B Zhang, H Zhu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of coral aggregates to replace traditional aggregate sources for preparing seawater
coral aggregate concrete (CAC) in remote reef areas contributed to the reduced construction …

A review of the research and application progress of new types of concrete-filled FRP tubular members

Z Dong, T Han, B Zhang, H Zhu, G Wu, Y Wei… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent decades, fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) have received extensive attention from
the civil engineering field due to their light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance …

Basalt FRP-confined slag-based alkali-activated seawater coral aggregate concrete: Concept and axial stress-strain behavior

B Zhang, F Li, H Zhu, Z Yang, Z Dong, J Chen - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presented an experimental investigation on the axial stress–strain behavior of
cement-based seawater coral aggregate concrete (CAC) and slag-based alkali-activated …

Mechanical properties and mesoscopic damage characteristics of basalt fibre-reinforced seawater sea-sand slag-based geopolymer concrete

Z Yang, F Lu, X Zhan, H Zhu, B Zhang, Z Chen… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the macroscopic mechanical properties and mesoscopic
damage mechanisms of basalt fibre-reinforced seawater sea-sand slag-based geopolymer …

Bond behavior of coral aggregate concrete and corroded Cr alloy steel bar

Z Sun, D Niu, X Wang, L Zhang, D Luo - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the extremely hot and humid marine environment in the South China Sea, the application
of Cr alloy steel bars and coral aggregate concrete (CAC) overcomes the problems of low …