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Buildings, 2023 The physicochemical structure of the mixing water used in concrete has a significant effect on the physical and mechanical properties of cementitious composites.
Ozer Sevim +4 more
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Mechanical Properties of Concrete with Silica Fume and Coarse Recycled Aggregate Concrete [PDF]
Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, 2020 Recently, there has been an increasing trend toward the use of sustainable materials. Sustainability helps the environment by reducing the consumption of non-renewable natural resources.
Mohammad Reza Aghabaghery +4 more
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Characterization of fresh and hardened state properties of grouts for use in structural masonry
Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais, 2023 Grout is a material usually applied to enhance the mechanical properties of structural masonry. As such, the demand for grout has been growing parallel to the demand for structural masonry.
José Augusto Ferreira Sales de Mesquita +4 more
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The Effects of Using Steel Fibers on Self-Compacting Concrete Properties: A Review [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2020 In this literature review, steel fibers reinforced self-compacting concrete properties in fresh and hardened states and factors affecting them were reviewed.
Shubbar Kadhim
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Estimation of Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete by Optimized Radial Basis Function Methods [PDF]
Advances in Engineering and Intelligence Systems, 2022 Most of the published literature on concrete containing fly ash was limited to predicting the hardened concrete properties. It is understood that exist so restricted studies focusing on forecasting both fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting ...
David Cadasse, Antonio Fontana
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Unprocessed calcareous fly ash as a partial cement replacement in self-compacting concrete
Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, 2021 The effect of partial replacement of cement by unprocessed calcareous fly ash on fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete was investigated.
Adnan Mujkanovic +3 more
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Energies, 2023 Sustainability and reducing environmental damage caused by CO2 emissions have become issues of interest to researchers in the construction sector around the world.
Mohammed Salah Nasr +8 more
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Enhancing Mortar Properties through Thermoactivated Recycled Concrete Cement
Buildings, 2023 The effects of thermoactivated recycled concrete cement (TARC) on mortar as a partial replacement for cement was examined. TARC is derived from concrete waste through a series of processes.
Ephrem Melaku Getachew +3 more
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Cogent Engineering, 2022 The use of recycled aggregates concrete (RAC) contributes effectively to reduce CO2 emissions from concrete manufacturing process while also protecting natural resources by utilizing existing available concrete as an aggregates source for a new one ...
Hamzeh Marwan Allujami +5 more
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Influence of mixer type and mixing time on the multipurpose mortars properties
Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2021 This work aims to analyze the use of different mortar mixers and different mixing times, evaluating the influence that the preparation phase has on the multipurpose mortar’s properties in the fresh and hardened states.
Júlio Lopes da Silva +1 more
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