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  1. The present work proposes a new image analysis method for the evaluation of the multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) distribution in a cement matrix. In this method, white cement was used instead of ordinary P...

    Authors: I. W. Nam and H. K. Lee
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:121
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  2. Mode II fracture toughness (K IIc ) of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) has been widely investigated under various patterns of test specimen geometries. M...

    Authors: H. S. S. Abou El-Mal, A. S. Sherbini and H. E. M. Sallam
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:117
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  3. A proper initial curing is a very simple and inexpensive alternative to improve concrete cover quality and accordingly extend the service life of reinforced concrete structures exposed to aggressive species. A...

    Authors: Mehdi Khanzadeh-Moradllo, Mohammad H. Meshkini, Ehsan Eslamdoost, Seyedhamed Sadati and Mohammad Shekarchi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:118
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  5. Friction in a post-tensioning system has a significant effect on the distribution of the prestressing force of tendons in prestressed concrete structures. However, attempts to derive friction coefficients usin...

    Authors: Se-Jin Jeon, Sung Yong Park, Sang-Hyun Kim, Sung Tae Kim and YoungHwan Park
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:112
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  6. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of an innovative surface-mount sensor, made of a piezoelectric disc (PZT sensor), as a consistent source for surface wave velocity and tran...

    Authors: Seong-Hoon Kee and Boohyun Nam
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:110
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  7. Six full-scale prestressed concrete (PC) I-beams with steel fibers were tested to failure in this work. Beams were cast without any traditional transverse steel reinforcement. The main objective of the study w...

    Authors: Padmanabha Rao Tadepalli, Hemant B. Dhonde, Y. L. Mo and Thomas T. C. Hsu
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:109
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  8. Past earthquakes have signaled the increased collapse vulnerability of mainshock-damaged bridge piers and urgent need of repair interventions prior to subsequent cascading hazard events, such as aftershocks, t...

    Authors: Mostafa Fakharifar, Genda Chen, Ahmad Dalvand and Anoosh Shamsabadi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:107
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  9. In the present study, a porous concrete with alkali activated slag (AAS) and coal bottom ash was developed and the effect of carbonation on the physical property, microstructural characteristic, and heavy met...

    Authors: G. M. Kim, J. G. Jang, Faizan Naeem and H. K. Lee
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:111
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  10. Simulating natural leaching process for cementitious materials is essential to perform long-term safety assessments of repositories for nuclear waste. However, the current test methods in literature are time c...

    Authors: Arezou Babaahmadi, Luping Tang, Zareen Abbas and Per Mårtensson
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:108
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  11. Investigating the microstructure of hardened cement mixtures with the aid of advanced technology will help the concrete industry to develop appropriate binders for durable building materials. In this paper, mo...

    Authors: Omer Abdalla Alawad, Abdulrahman Alhozaimy, Mohd Saleh Jaafar, Farah Nora Abdul Aziz and Abdulaziz Al-Negheimish
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:104
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  12. This paper examines some properties of concrete, such as strength, oxygen permeability and sorptivity using starch [cassava (CA) and maize (MS)] as admixtures. Concrete cubes containing different percentages o...

    Authors: A. A. Akindahunsi and H. C. Uzoegbo
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:103
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  13. A strut-and-tie based method intended for determining the load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) corbels is presented in this paper. In addition to the normal strut-and-tie force equilibrium requir...

    Authors: Wael Kassem
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:102
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  14. A lot of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in Syria went out of service after a few years of construction. This was mainly due to reinforcement corrosion or chemical attack on concrete. The use of blended ce...

    Authors: Aref Mohamad al-Swaidani and Samira Dib Aliyan
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:101
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  15. This paper discusses the suitability of producing concrete with 100 % recycled aggregate to meet durability and strength requirements for different applications. Aggregate strength, gradation, absorption, spec...

    Authors: Sherif Yehia, Kareem Helal, Anaam Abusharkh, Amani Zaher and Hiba Istaitiyeh
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:100
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  16. This paper describes the test results and nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete T-beams strengthened by bonded steel plates under increasing static loading conditions. The first part of this paper discusse...

    Authors: Wei Ren, Lesley H. Sneed, Yiting Gai and Xin Kang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:98
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  17. Estimation of the residual strength of corroded reinforced concrete beams has been studied from experimental and theoretical perspectives. The former is arduous as it involves casting beams of various sizes, w...

    Authors: Ashhad Imam, Fatai Anifowose and Abul Kalam Azad
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:97
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  18. The influence of powdered and colloidal nano-silica (NS) on the mechanical properties of cement mortar has been investigated. Powdered-NS (~40 nm) was synthesized by employing the sol–gel method and compared w...

    Authors: Lok Pratap Singh, Anjali Goel, Sriman Kumar Bhattachharyya, Saurabh Ahalawat, Usha Sharma and Geetika Mishra
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:99
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  19. This paper presents statistical models developed to study the influence of key mix design parameters on the properties of lightweight self-consolidating concrete (LWSCC) with expanded shale (ESH) aggregates. T...

    Authors: Abdurrahmaan Lotfy, Khandaker M. A. Hossain and Mohamed Lachemi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:96
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  20. Most of the diffusion models of chloride ions in reinforced concrete (RC) elements proposed in literature are related to an isotropic homogeneous semi-infinite medium. This assumption reduces the mathematical ...

    Authors: M. Morga and G. C. Marano
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2015 9:95
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  21. This study aimed to present a reinforced concrete block system that reduces the flange thickness of the existing form block used in new buildings and optimizes the web form, and can thus capable of being used ...

    Authors: S. Y. Seo, S. M. Jeon, K. T. Kim, M. Kuroki and K. Kikuchi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:92
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  22. Electrical resistivity is an important physical property of portland cement concrete which is directly related to chloride induced corrosion process. This study examined the electrical surface resistivity (SR)...

    Authors: Pratanu Ghosh and Quang Tran
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:94
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  23. The consequence of sulfate attack on geopolymer concrete, made from an alkali activated natural pozzolan (AANP) has been studied in this paper. Changes in the compressive strength, expansion and capillary wate...

    Authors: Dali Bondar, C. J. Lynsdale, N. B. Milestone and N. Hassani
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:93
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  24. This paper describes a three-dimensional approach to modeling the nonlinear behavior of partial-depth precast prestressed concrete bridge decks under increasing static loading. Six full-size panels were analyz...

    Authors: Wei Ren, Lesley H. Sneed, Yang Yang and Ruili He
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:91
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  25. The concept of horizontal shear connection utilization on wood–concrete beams intends to be an alternative connection detail for composite wood–concrete decks. The volume of sawn-wood is over three times more ...

    Authors: Ruy A. SáRibeiro and Marilene G. SáRibeiro
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:90
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  26. Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a stable and cohesive high consistency concrete mix with enhanced filling ability properties that reduce the need for mechanical compaction. Limited standards and specifica...

    Authors: Raya Hassan Harkouss and Bilal Salim Hamad
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:88
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  28. The geometric nonlinearity of off-diagonal bracing system (ODBS) could be a complementary system to covering and extending the nonlinearity of reinforced concrete material. Finite element modeling is performed...

    Authors: Keyvan Ramin and Mitra Fereidoonfar
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:89
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  29. This paper presents the findings of an investigation of the fiber content variations in concrete being discharged from a ready-mix truck at the construction site. Concrete samples were extracted from the truck...

    Authors: Christian Sorensen, Egil Berge and Eirik B. Nikolaisen
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:83
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  30. Alkali-activated slag concretes are being extensively researched because of its potential sustainability-related benefits. For such concretes to be implemented in large scale concrete applications such as infr...

    Authors: Kirk Vance, Matthew Aguayo, Akash Dakhane, Deepak Ravikumar, Jitendra Jain and Narayanan Neithalath
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:82
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  31. This study evaluates the dosages of Class F fly ash, lithium nitrate and their combinations to suppress the excessive expansion caused by alkali–silica reactivity (ASR). In order to serve the proposed objectiv...

    Authors: Mohammad S. Islam
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:81
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  32. The objective of this work was to examine the influence of carbonation on the microstructure of cement materials. Different materials, which were CEM I mortar and paste, CEM II mortar and paste, were carbonate...

    Authors: Son Tung Pham and William Prince
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:79
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  33. Rice husk ash (RHA) is classified as a highly reactive pozzolan. It has a very high silica content similar to that of silica fume (SF). Using less-expensive and locally available RHA as a mineral admixture in ...

    Authors: Ha Thanh Le, Sang Thanh Nguyen and Horst-Michael Ludwig
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:78
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  34. This work is devoted to the study of fresh and hardened properties of concrete containing recycled gravel. Four formulations were studied, the concrete of reference and three concretes containing recycled grav...

    Authors: George Wardeh, Elhem Ghorbel and Hector Gomart
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:87
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  35. The critical element for sustainable growth in the construction industry is the development of alternative cements. A new technological process called geopolymerization provides an innovative solution, and the...

    Authors: Ashley Russell Kotwal, Yoo Jae Kim, Jiong Hu and Vedaraman Sriraman
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 9:85
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  36. As the national transportation infrastructure ages and deteriorates, many existing bridges require frequent and costly maintenance and repairs. The objective of this work was to synthesize new and existing typ...

    Authors: Aleksandra Radlińska, Leslie Myers McCarthy, James Matzke and Francis Nagel
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:77
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  37. Typical high-performance concrete (HPC) mixtures are characterized by low water-cementitious material ratios, high cement contents, and the incorporation of admixtures. In spite of its superior properties in t...

    Authors: Gemma Rodríguez de Sensale and Arlindo Freitas Goncalves
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:76
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  39. Sixteen reinforced concrete laboratory specimens were used to evaluate a number of corrosion prevention methods under an accelerated (6 months) testing program. The use of galvanic thermal sprayed zinc, galvan...

    Authors: Matthew D. Pritzl, Habib Tabatabai and Al Ghorbanpoor
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:74
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  40. This paper presents results of an experimental study which investigates the effect of industrial pozzolan made from calcined silt of dam at 750 °C for 5 h, on mechanical properties and durability of ordinary m...

    Authors: Bahia Rabehi, Youcef Ghernouti and Miloud Driss
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:72
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  41. Alkali-activated binder (AAB) is recently being considered as a sustainable alternative to portland cement (PC) due to its low carbon dioxide emission and diversion of industrial wastes and by-products such as...

    Authors: Arkamitra Kar, Indrajit Ray, Udaya B. Halabe, Avinash Unnikrishnan and Ben Dawson-Andoh
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:69
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  43. When concrete is being transported through a pipe, the lubrication layer is formed at the interface between concrete and the pipe wall and is the major factor facilitating concrete pumping. A possible mechanis...

    Authors: Myoung Sung Choi, Young Jin Kim and Jin Keun Kim
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:84
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  44. The volume fraction of the coarse aggregate in the conventional plastic concrete is controlled relatively low to ensure a required workability. In this paper, a new type of coarse aggregate interlocking concre...

    Authors: Weiguo Shen, Chuan Zhang, Xinling Li, Hua Shi, Guiming Wang and Xiaowu Tian
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:80
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  45. In this study, the concrete fracture energy was obtained using the three point notched beam test method developed by Hillerborg et al. (Cem Concr Res 6(6):773–782, 1976). A total of 12 notched concrete beams were...

    Authors: Jaeha Lee and Maria M. Lopez
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:68
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  47. Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) is a green construction material used to produce durable concrete. The secondary pozzolanic reactions can result in reduced pore connectivity; therefore, replacing p...

    Authors: Bahador Sabet Divsholi, Tze Yang Darren Lim and Susanto Teng
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:63
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  48. Numerous investigations of RC beams strengthened in shear with externally-bonded (EB) fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets, plates and strips have been successfully conducted in recent years. These valuable s...

    Authors: Amir Mofidi and Omar Chaallal
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:60
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  49. The use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in strengthening reinforced concrete beam–column subassemblies has been scrutinised both experimentally and numerically in recent years. While a multitude o...

    Authors: H. R. Ronagh and H. Baji
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2014 8:47
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