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Cementitious composites made with natural fibers: Investigation of uncoated and coated sisal fibers
Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 Synthetic fibers commonly used in cementitious composites are known to directly contribute to the material cost, while causing concerns regarding their availability and carbon footprint.
Melvin Glenn Veigas +2 more
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Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2023 This article presents the results of a comparative experimental study on the influence of date palm fibers to replace polypropylene fibers used as reinforcement in self-compacting concrete (SCC).
Dounia Derdour +2 more
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Modeling the Influence of Environmental Factors on Concrete Evaporation Rate [PDF]
Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering, 2020 Newly poured concrete opposing hot and windy conditions is considerably susceptible to plastic shrinkage cracking. Crack-free concrete structures are essential in ensuring high level of durability and functionality as cracks allow harmful instances or ...
Vasileios Papadimitropoulos +2 more
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Plastic Shrinkage Behaviour and Mitigation Measures for Fibre Reinforced Concrete [PDF]
, 2023 Plastic shrinkage (in fresh concrete) can cause the initiation of early-age cracking, which can eventually evolve into larger cracks, compromising durability and reducing overall service-life.
Alshammari, Talal
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Cracking of open traffic rigid pavement
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 The research is done by observing the growth of real structure cracking in Natar, Lampung, Indonesia compared to C. Niken’s et al research and literature study. The rigid pavement was done with open traffic system. There are two main crack types on Natar
Niken Chatarina +3 more
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Molecules, 2020 Coating technology can be applied to decorate building constructions. Alkali-activated materials (AAM) are promising green and durable inorganic binders which show potential for development as innovative coating.
Xuesen Lv +4 more
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Plastic shrinkage of concrete modified by metakaolin
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2021 The subject of research is concrete containing a polycarboxylate superplasticizer admixture and metakaolin. The effect of water-cement ratio, superplasticizer, and metakaolin on plastic shrinkage of cement paste was investigated.
Kseniia Usanova +4 more
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Self-healing abilities of cement mortars containing microorganisms produced in the process of sewage sludge treatment [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2023 The enormous quantity of sewage water produced each day continues to present a serious challenge for its treatment and management. Sewage water is one of the most abundant sources of biomass, such as bacteria.
Askar Muath Abu +3 more
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Experimental Comparison of Efficiency of Water-Soluble and Solvent Hydrophobic Agents for Concrete
Buildings, 2022 The paper presents the results and assessment of the properties and capabilities of new types of surface hydrophobic agents for the treatment of fresh and matured surfaces of concrete and other cement-bound layers. Hydrophobisation prevents the premature
Jakub Hodul +3 more
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Plastic shrinkage cracking in concrete investigated with novel testing methods [PDF]
, 2021 Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the most critical phases for the durability and longevity of concrete is during its fresh state and early-age, also known as the plastic phase.
Meyer, Daniel Marthinus
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