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  1. The presence of low-quality coarse aggregates and exposure to aggressive conditions are the two major problems with the durability of concrete. Therefore, an alternative concrete with enhanced properties to pr...

    Authors: Shamsad Ahmad, Ashraf A. Bahraq, Amin Al-Fakih, Moruf Olalekan Yusuf and Mohammed A. Al-Osta
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:40
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  2. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) play an essential role in sustainable construction due to their potential to reduce carbon emissions, promote circular economy principles, and enhance the properties...

    Authors: Aron Berhanu Degefa, Geonyeol Jeon, Sooyung Choi, JinYeong Bak, Seunghee Park, Hyungchul Yoon and Solmoi Park
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:39
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  3. Recently, research results on PC-based or alkali-activated slag cement (AASC) using seawater as mixing water have been reported. Unlike seawater, reverse osmosis brine (brine) is waste discharged into the ocea...

    Authors: Choonghyun Kang, Taewan Kim, Yong-Myung Park and Ki-Young Seo
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:38
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  4. This study investigates the influence of LDHs (Layered Double Hydroxides) microparticles and steel fibers on the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete. Through a combination of experimental analysis an...

    Authors: Pari Ramazani, Taleb Moradi Shaghaghi, Masood Farzam, Hassan Afshin and Mohammad A. Behnajady
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:37
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  5. Thermal evaluation of twin wall panel systems was assessed under vibrant hot and arid conditions of weather in the Arabian Peninsula. Two systems of wall panels (0.6 m × 0.6 m) were prepared. The first system ...

    Authors: Luai Mohammed Alhems, Aftab Ahmad, Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohammed Rizwan Ali and Madyan A. Al-Shugaa
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:35
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  6. As the risk of accidental explosions at ammunition storage or hydrogen charging station increases in populated area, it is needed to design the facilities against blast loading, particularly subjected to parti...

    Authors: Youngjun Park, Kukjoo Kim, Sang-woo Park, Sang-Guk Yum and Jang-Woon Baek
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:34
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  7. Externally bonded reinforcement on groove (EBROG) is a significant reinforcement technology proposed by researchers to enhance the bond properties of reinforced concrete structural members. To understand the i...

    Authors: Zehong Han, Jing Gao, Huaihui Song and Gongyi Xu
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:32
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  8. In an explosion test using a shock tube, the behavior of pressure waves can be reproduced with high reliability. However, the explosion in a shock tube occurs in a confined space. It is difficult to predict th...

    Authors: Hyun-Seop Shin, Sung-Wook Kim, Jae-Heum Moon and Gang-Kyu Park
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:31
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  9. The use of hybrid GFRP and steel bars as main reinforcement increases the flexural capacity of T-section concrete beams and reduces ductility. Adding recycled rubber to the concrete mix would further enhance t...

    Authors: Tarik S. El-Salakawy, Amr A. Gamal and Mohamed Essam Sayed
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:30
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  10. Research on concrete recycling has led to the discovery of many processes for recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) treatment, each with its pros and cons on quality improvement, resource requirements, or scalabil...

    Authors: Alieh Mardani, Ngoc Kien Bui and Takafumi Noguchi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:29
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  11. In order to promote the engineering application of recycled concrete, the effects of PPF and nano-TiO2 dioxide on the mechanical properties and durability of recycled concrete were studied.

    Authors: Xiong Wei, Wang Xiaoqing and Li Chunmei
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:28
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  12. Geopolymer concrete (GPC) has achieved a wide popularity since innovating it as an alternative to conventional concrete because of its superior mechanical characteristics and durability, in addition to being a...

    Authors: Ismail Amer, Amr Abdelkhalik, Ola A. Mayhoub and Mohamed Kohail
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:27
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  13. Based on the available experimental data, fiber models for four prefabricated fiber-reinforced concrete beam–column joint specimens with grouted sleeve connections are first developed in OpenSees software. The...

    Authors: Mei-Ling Zhuang, Jinsheng Cheng, Dongsong Fei, Chuanzhi Sun, Zhenbo Wang, Baodong Chen and Yan Qiao
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:26
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  14. This work investigates the combined use of waste glass aggregates (GA) and glass powder (GP) in cementitious mortars. For this reason, the optimized incorporation of GA by natural aggregates (NA) replacements ...

    Authors: Sarra Mezaouri, Zine El-Abidine Kameche, Hocine Siad, Mohamed Lachemi, Mustafa Sahmaran and Youcef Houmadi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:25
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  15. This research aims to investigate the fresh and mechanical properties of concrete with diatomaceous earth (DE) and polypropylene fiber (PPF). The cement was partially replaced by DE in the concentration rangin...

    Authors: Alexander Gladwin Alex, Prakash Arul Jose, Maria Rajesh Antony and Krishnan Dhanalakshmi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:24
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  16. This paper investigates the progressive collapse potential of eight-story reinforced concrete framed buildings with several atypical structural configurations and compares results with a typical structural con...

    Authors: Solomon Abebe Derseh, Tesfaye Alemu Mohammed and Girum Urgessa
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:36
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  17. Although clinker has been used for many years, complicated mineralogical properties of clinker pose challenges for the precise quantification. In this study, the mineralogical and crystallographic properties o...

    Authors: Hyunuk Kang, Jihoon Lee, Jun-Boum Park and Juhyuk Moon
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:23
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  18. Concrete’s weak tensile strength renders it susceptible to cracking under prolonged loads, leading to reduced load-bearing capacity and reinforcing bar corrosion. This study investigates the effectiveness of m...

    Authors: Tesfaye Alemu Mohammed, Yonathan Muche Kasie, Eleyas Assefa, Yiglet Mebrat Getu and Dereje Hailu Tufa
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:22
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  20. Recycling of abandoned waste bottom ash has been a key issue in Republic of Korea in terms of environmental protection as well as economic concern. In this work, a method for recycling of abandoned bottom ash ...

    Authors: Ji-Hyun Kim, Hoon Moon and Chul-Woo Chung
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:21
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  21. Concrete compressive strength is usually determined 28 days after casting via crushing of samples. However, the design strength may not be achieved after this time-consuming and tedious process. While the use ...

    Authors: Ismail B. Mustapha, Muyideen Abdulkareem, Taha M. Jassam, Ali H. AlAteah, Khaled A. Alawi Al-Sodani, Mohammed M. H. Al-Tholaia, Hatem Nabus, Sophia C. Alih, Zainab Abdulkareem and Abideen Ganiyu
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:20
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  22. Basically, the interface shear strength between two concrete layers of varying ages must be sufficient to withstand the applied actions on the structure, specifically fire attack, which may cause the complete ...

    Authors: Nagat M. Zalhaf, Sabry Fayed and Mohamed H. Zakaria
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:19
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  23. Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with excellent mechanical properties and durability is a promising material for reinforcement of existing normal concrete (NC) structures. In this paper, the shear failur...

    Authors: Boshan Zhang, Jiangjiang Yu, Weizhen Chen, Jianbo Chen, Heng Li and Jialun Niu
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:18
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  24. This study investigates the strain softening behavior of high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCCs) under uniaxial compression. HPFRCC mixtures with different compressive strengths ran...

    Authors: Seung-Hee Kwon, Jung-Soo Lee, Kyungtaek Koh and Hyeong-Ki Kim
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:17
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  25. The study discussed the effects of different mineral incorporations and the curing time on the strength of modified magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) mortars through mechanical tests, mathematical model analysi...

    Authors: Qi Kang, Jingxin Bao, Ran Li, Yingying Zuo, Yanxia Ye and Hua Huang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:16
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  26. This study investigated the effectiveness and limitations of newly developed biological mortars regarding chloride ion diffusion resistance. Through several tests on the glycocalyx production capacity and grow...

    Authors: Hyun-Sub Yoon, Keun-Hyeok Yang, Seung-Jun Kwon, Ji-Won Hwang, Sang-Seob Lee and Nguyen Van Tuan
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:15
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  27. This detailed review looks at how carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) may be used to improve the flexural capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) beams. It investigates the history, characteristics, and resear...

    Authors: Ali Jahami and Camille A. Issa
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:14
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  28. Beam-like members sustaining the combined action of transverse load and membrane force exhibit a special load response to progressive deflection. A theoretical model is therefore developed to depict the resist...

    Authors: Wanxiang Chen, Jiawen Cai, Junxuan Huang, Xiaoyu Yang and Jianjun Ma
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:13
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  29. In order to apply grouting material to the joints of fabricated buildings and make it meet the performance demands of low shrinkage, strong bond, and high toughness of joint materials for prefabricated buildin...

    Authors: Xiaoyong Luo, Qian Lu and Biwei Zhang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:12
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  30. In typical steel fiber-reinforced concrete, the fibers are randomly distributed and oriented throughout the matrix, and a magnetic field can effectively align these randomly oriented fibers. To predict the ext...

    Authors: Nur Indah Mukharromah and Do Young Moon
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:11
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  31. This study was conducted to evaluate the seismic performance of an exterior precast concrete (PC) beam–column joint with ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). Currently, 45 MPa non-shrinka...

    Authors: Seungki Kim, Jinwon Shin and Woosuk Kim
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:10
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  32. Pavement engineers frequently employ concrete pavements because of their benefits such as extended lifetime, superior performance and durability, and so on. However, there are some disadvantages of these pavem...

    Authors: Masood Gholami, Fereidoon Moghadas Nejad and Amir Mohammad Ramezanianpour
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:9
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  33. In this paper, we present an investigation of the performance of reinforced concrete (RC) columns under combined bending loads and various axial forces using a finite element method (FEM) model developed with ...

    Authors: Sangwoo Kim, Yeongseok Jeong, Minho Kwon and Jinsup Kim
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:8
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  34. The composite concrete-encased steel (CCES) column member is made by the steel section embedded and covered in concrete from all sides. Due to the ability of the composite sections to bear heavy loads while us...

    Authors: Mostafa M. A. Mostafa
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:7
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  35. Under service conditions, R-UHPFRC (Reinforced Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious composite) beams exhibit residual deflection after loading–unloading. This is due to the tensile strain harde...

    Authors: Bartłomiej Sawicki and Eugen Brühwiler
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:6
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  36. The structural performance of derailment containment provision (DCP) was investigated using a grid steel frame. The DCP which was installed within the gauge of a track was capable of resisting the impact loadi...

    Authors: Tae-Hoon Kim, Yun-Suk Kang and Choon-Seok Bang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:5
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  37. This paper shows the relationship, in steel fiber-reinforced concrete, between fiber orientation and fatigue response through the combined use of computed tomography (CT), digital image processing (DIP) softwa...

    Authors: Dorys C. González, Álvaro Mena-Alonso, Jesús Mínguez, José A. Martínez and Miguel A. Vicente
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:4
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  38. In this study, the experimental findings of twenty pull-out tests on the bond efficiency of threaded/ribbed steel rods used in near-surface mounting (NSM) are presented. On a groove (20 × 20 mm) that was slott...

    Authors: Sabry Fayed, Emrah Madenci, Yasin Onuralp Özkiliç and Mohamed H. Zakaria
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:3
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  39. With the development of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), the recovery rate of construction waste is improved, and the pollution problem is alleviated. In particular, RAC beams strengthened with prestressed c...

    Authors: Yanting Ji, Sheng Sun, Aijiu Chen, Fen Yang, Shihua Bai and Xiaoyan Han
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:2
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  40. In the context of a sustainable use of resources with the aim of the reduction of the CO2 footprint, the development of alternative concrete materials has attracted a great deal of attention. In this context, geo...

    Authors: Felix Dathe and Frank Dehn
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:1
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  41. The crack pattern of steel reinforced ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) beam is usually characterized by many densely distributed fine cracks (i.e., multiple microcracks) along with localized macrocrack, a...

    Authors: Yanping Zhu, Yang Zhang, Xinzhe Yuan and Changgui Hou
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:73
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  42. Previous studies have revealed that the contribution of slab reinforcement to the T-beam flexural strength in negative moment regions are not negligible for the seismic capacity design. An effective slab width...

    Authors: Zhamilya Mamesh, Dilnura Sailauova, Dichuan Zhang, Hyunjin Ju, Deuckhang Lee and Jong Kim
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:69
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  43. Use of high-cost raw materials such as quartz sand can limit wider application of ultra-high performance concrete in concrete construction. In this experimental study, recycled sand was used to fabricate ultra...

    Authors: Donguk Choi, Kyungchan Hong, Munkhtuvshin Ochirbud, Didar Meiramov and Piti Sukontaskuul
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:67
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  44. The use of nondestructive techniques in the technological control of concrete allows to evaluate and monitor the condition of the material without interfering with its properties; therefore, it is highly desir...

    Authors: Rodrigo Rogerio Cerqueira da Silva, Raquel Gonçalves and Cinthya Bertoldo
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:66
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  45. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) such as fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) are found to control the maximum temperature and the accompanying thermal gradients effectively. How...

    Authors: Yingda Zhang, Taehwan Kim, Arnaud Castel and Tengfei Xu
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:65
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2024 18:33

  46. Pervious concrete (PC) as a green infrastructure material has been increasingly used due to its positive environmental impacts, such as controlling storm water runoff, removing water pollutants and reducing he...

    Authors: Junyu Zhang, Haoran Sun, Xiaotian Shui and Wenxuan Chen
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:64
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  47. As known, calcium oxide (CaO) is an alkaline material, which can be used widely to increase the clay-containing soils load carrying capacity, to produce aerated concrete and calcium aluminate cement. In the la...

    Authors: Alaa M. Rashad
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:72
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  49. This research presents the numerical and experimental results of lateral cyclic loading applied on a two-story confined masonry structure utilizing local materials and standards. Two half-scale confined masonr...

    Authors: Mosaad El-Diasity, Sayed Salah, Mohamed O. R. El-Hariri, Amr A. Gamal and Tarik S. Elsalakawy
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:70
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  50. Fly ash (FA) is the most commonly used supplementary cementitious material in the world. However, the reactivity of FA varies substantially. In this study, new machine learning (ML) model has been developed to...

    Authors: Woo-Young Park and Juhyuk Moon
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:58
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