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  1. The use of alternative and locally available materials is encouraged in the construction industry to improve its sustainability. Desert regions with shortages in freshwater and river sand as fine aggregates in...

    Authors: Pawel Sikora, Levent Afsar, Sundar Rathnarajan, Morteza Nikravan, Sang-Yeop Chung, Dietmar Stephan and Mohamed Abd Elrahman
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:47
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  2. This study is a part of the study to simplify the reinforcing details of reinforced concrete (RC) structural members by substituting the conventional reinforcement with hooked-end steel fibers (SFs). This pape...

    Authors: Seok-Joon Jang, Wan-Shin Park, Sun-Woo Kim, Dong-Hui Kim, Qi Wang, Woo-Jin Jeong, Ai-Hua Jin and Hyun-Do Yun
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:46
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  3. One of the major gaps in previous research on the mechanical behavior of ballasted railway tracks converted into slab tracks using the preplaced aggregate concrete technique is its durability against freezing ...

    Authors: Morteza Esmaeili, Sajad Behnajad and Milad Hossein Esfahani
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:45
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  4. The main objective of the present work is to evaluate using alkaline wastewater from pot factories (recycled NaOH solutions with variant concentrations and pH values) along with waste powders possessing pozzol...

    Authors: Sherif H. Al-Tersawy, Sahar E. Zakey, Rasha A. El-Sadany and Hossam El-Din M. Sallam
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:44
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  5. The axial compressive behavior of Ultra-High Strength Concrete (UHPC) columns reinforced with basalt bars was investigated in this work. Only a few research projects have used basalt Reinforced Concrete Column...

    Authors: Taha A. El-Sayed, Kareem S. Abdallah, Hossam E. Ahmed and Tamer H. El-Afandy
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:43
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  6. This study presented a meso-model for the fracture analysis of the reinforced concrete (RC) structure. A modeling method of RC meso-structure was proposed, and the rebars were allowed to separate from the conc...

    Authors: Zhanliang Wang, Wei Zhang and Yiqun Huang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:42
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  7. The high-performance topping concrete overlay would significantly reduce the fatigue stresses at susceptible details of orthotropic steel deck (OSD) and effectively improve the fatigue performance. Full-scale ...

    Authors: Huawen Ye, Ao Huang, Chengchuan Jiang and Wenchao Wang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:41
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  8. Headed cast-in specialty inserts are often developed and employed for their improved constructability and time-saving benefits over traditional cast-in and post-installed anchors. Their acceptance criteria (AC...

    Authors: Sang-Deock Jeong, Chang-Soo Oh and Chang-Hwan Lee
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:40
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  9. This study investigates the influence of steel and polyester fibers on the mechanical and durability properties of steel–polymer hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HyFRC) and toughness under indirect tensile lo...

    Authors: Chella Gifta Christopher, Ramesh Gopal, Sasivaradhan Sadasivam, A. K. Devi Keerthika Esakki and P. Dinesh Kumar
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:39
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  10. This research proposed the modular prefabricated permanent formwork system made of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). Two kinds of modular formwork shapes were designed: the flat formwork and the ribbed. ...

    Authors: Yibo Yang, Baixi Chen, Yong Chen, Huanyang Zhou, Fucai Liu, Xiangming Xie, Junsheng Chen, Wenying Guo and Hengchang Wang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:38
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  11. The temperature stress in mass concrete structure is relatively high during construction, which usually leads to temperature cracks. To solve this problem, concrete blocks are usually placed by setting wide sl...

    Authors: Li Gao, Mei-Ling Zhuang, Fangzhi Zhu, Chuanzhi Sun and Jun Yang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:37
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  12. Alkali-activated concrete (AAC) has attained great popularity since finding it as an alternative to Portland cement concrete due to its superior characteristics in terms of mechanical properties and durabilit...

    Authors: Ismail Amer, Mohamed Kohail, M. S. El-Feky, Ahmed Rashad and Mohamed A. Khalaf
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:36
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  13. This research aimed to estimate the shear capacity of reinforced concrete short beams with steel fiber (RSF short beams) using DIC (digital image correlation). Four-point bending tests of RSF short beams with ...

    Authors: Narawit Hemstapat, Kazumasa Okubo, Junichiro Niwa and Mitsuyasu Iwanami
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:35
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  14. The lack of adequate space for sewage sludge disposal has become a significant challenge in many countries. Landfilling and using sewage sludge as fertilizer in agricultural lands are the main methods for disp...

    Authors: Fazel Azarhomayun, Mohammad Haji, Mahdi Kioumarsi and Ali Kheyroddin
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:34
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  15. The main objective of the present research is to investigate the effect of adding wollastonite microfibers and waste tire rubber on the mechanical properties of concrete. For this purpose, two different series...

    Authors: Sina Lotfollahi, Alireza Jaidari, Parham Bakhtiari, Mojtaba Hosseini and Mohammad Ghorbani
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:33
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  16. This study examined the influence of the crystallinity of added nano-alumina on the sulfate resistance of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) paste. Two crystalline types of nano-aluminas (α-and γ-phase) were incor...

    Authors: Juan Yu, Sungwon Sim, Haemin Song, Dohoon Kim, Kyungcheol Jang, Dongho Jeon, Seung Cho and Jae Eun Oh
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:32
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  17. Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites, also known as textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs), represent a new advancement in structural repair and reinforcement technology. Aiming to improve the en...

    Authors: Fayu Wang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:31
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    The Publisher Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:62

  18. This work focuses on the failure mechanisms of concrete hydroelectric facilities affected by alkali–aggregate reaction (AAR). Identification of potential failure mechanisms is based on an original “top-down ap...

    Authors: Mahdi Ben Ftima and Emre Yildiz
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:30
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  19. Recycling scrap tires provides an alternative source of fine aggregates for the production of rubberized concrete and this will lead to significant increase in concrete frost resistance, environmental protecti...

    Authors: Sheng Sun, Xiaoyan Han, Aijiu Chen, Qing Zhang, Zhihao Wang and Keliang Li
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:28
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  20. Testing of concrete panels subjected to pure in-plane shear loading is necessary to elucidate the shear behavior of concrete. However, available data for predicting the shear capacity and behavior of steel fib...

    Authors: Suyash K. Wagh, Agie Vianthi and Wen-Cheng Liao
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:29
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  21. Sand-bentonite-cement are commonly used as cut-off walls to isolate polluted soils or in ground improvement technologies and as retaining structures as secant pile wall. In this research, a laboratory program ...

    Authors: Ali Basha and Walid Mansour
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:27
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  22. This research uses WP to investigate the effect of two types of Shredded Waste Paper (SWP) comprising Shredded Copier Waste Paper (SCPWP) and Shredded Cardboard Waste Paper (SCBWP) as additives on the properti...

    Authors: B. A. Solahuddin and F. M. Yahaya
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:26
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  23. Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is also seen as unsustainable since it uses a lot of natural resources. Recent researchers have focused on lowering construction costs and partially replacing cement with industr...

    Authors: Jawad Ahmad, Zhiguang Zhou and Ahmed Farouk Deifalla
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:25
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  24. To investigate the application of iron tailings in cement-based materials as fine aggregate and mineral admixture, six iron tailings sands were selected from different places of origin, and the methods of acid...

    Authors: Lijuan Kong, Shuheng Xie, Caihui Wang and Lihuan Wang
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:24
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  25. Eco-friendly and durability of material has been the focuses of different researches; however, limited are considered both the nanomaterial and byproduct. Therefore, the aimed of this study is to investigate t...

    Authors: Prakash Arul Jose, Alexander Gladwin Alex, Tsegay Gebrehiwet and Srinivasan Murugan
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:23
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  26. In this essay, the progressive collapse resistance of the reinforced concrete wall-frame structures was evaluated with and without considering the soil–structure interaction. The vulnerability of the frames ag...

    Authors: Seyed Ali Ekrami Kakhki, Ali Kheyroddin and Alireza Mortezaei
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:22
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  27. In this study, 10 ferroconcrete concrete (FC) beams with lightweight cores reinforced with welded steel mesh as a shear reinforcement were evaluated under three-point bending tests along with two conventionall...

    Authors: Yousry B. Shaheen, Boshra A. Eltaly, Shaimaa G. Yousef and Sabry Fayed
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:21
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  28. The concept of external glass FRP composite confinement is a current process for strengthening concrete beams subjected to static loads. End anchorage glass FRP composites of 80 mm width and 90–130 mm length w...

    Authors: Djarir Yahiaoui, Abdelaziz Boutrid, Mohamed Saadi, Belgacem Mamen and Tayeb Bouzid
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:20
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  29. Previous investigations carried out on reinforced self-compacted concrete (SCC) beams have reported contradictory results on reinforcement bond behaviour occurring in the zones defined for good bond conditions...

    Authors: Wael Mohamed Montaser, Ibrahim Galal Shaaban, Joseph P. Rizzuto, Amr Hussein Zaher, Ahmed Rashad and Shorouk Mohamed El Sadany
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:19
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  30. Even if precast pre-stressed hollow-core (PPHC) slabs are usually designed as simply supported elements, continuity with the supporting beam may exist when constructed together with a reinforced concrete toppi...

    Authors: Ana I. Sarkis, Timothy J. Sullivan, Emanuele Brunesi and Roberto Nascimbene
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:18
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  31. In this study, the efficacy of strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams in shear by utilizing high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (HPFRC) was explored. The shear strengthening was achieved by epo...

    Authors: Najib Gerges, Camille A. Issa, Elias Sleiman, Melissa Najjar and Ali Kattouf
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:17
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  32. Aeolian sand (AS) can become a green resource for concrete after the reasonable utilization. Study the evolution of AS concrete (ASC) capillary water absorption (CWA) under freeze–thaw (FT) conditions is of gr...

    Authors: Yugen Li, Huimei Zhang, Shaojie Chen, Hairen Wang, Xiaoyu Liu and Wei Gao
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:16
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  33. Chloride-induced rebar corrosion is one of the main causes of damage in reinforced concrete structures (RCS). Chloride attacks lead to depassivation creating pits, which can imply major losses of sections. The...

    Authors: Josep Ramon Lliso-Ferrando, Isabel Gasch, Ana Martínez-Ibernón and Manuel Valcuende
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:15
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  34. The seismic performance of a concrete column retrofitted with an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) was evaluated under cyclic loading. In addition to structural behavior, internal damage was monitored usi...

    Authors: Taemin Lee, Saebyeok Jeong, Ukyong Woo, Hajin Choi and Donghyuk Jung
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:13
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  35. Regular safety inspections of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures are required according to the regulations and criteria set by each country. In South Korea, the safety inspection regulations provided...

    Authors: Hae-Chang Cho, Sang-Hoon Lee, Seung-Ho Choi, Seong-Tae Yi, Won-Hee Kang and Kang Su Kim
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:12
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  36. This study addresses the meso-structure of recycled aggregate concrete with different admixture and c;uring condition. The RCA (Recycled concrete aggregate) with admixture of slag power and fly ash and curing ...

    Authors: Yuzhi Chen, Yingjie Ning, Xudong Chen, Weihong Xuan and Yuzhu Guo
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:11
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  37. Recently, various types of steel meshes were used as additional internal reinforcement for improving the confinement, ductility, and strength of the reinforced concrete (RC) columns. In this experimental study...

    Authors: Ahmed M. El-Kholy, Safaa F. Abd El-Rahman and Mohamed M. El-Assaly
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:10
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  38. This paper presents a nonlinear analysis procedure for evaluating the seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) bridge columns with lap splices using a novel plastic hinge element considering shear defor...

    Authors: Tae-Hoon Kim, Ki-Young Eum and Hyun Mock Shin
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:4
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  39. Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is the lightest masonry material available in today’s building industry. It shows properties, such as high strength per unit weight, lesser density, lower shrinkage, higher th...

    Authors: Abhilasha, Rajesh Kumar, Rajni Lakhani, Raghav Kumar Mishra and Shahnavaz Khan
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:6
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  40. The replacement of synthetic fibers with natural fibers in concrete has been recently investigated to counter the growing environmental and sustainable issues. Hemp fibers are environmentally friendly and are ...

    Authors: Loai Khaled Al-Mawed and Bilal Salim Hamad
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:8
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  41. This work examines the influence of iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) on neutron and gamma-ray radiation shielding characteristics of Portland cement paste. Experimental evaluations were supplemented with theo...

    Authors: Pawel Sikora, Ahmed M. El-Khayatt, H. A. Saudi, Maxime Liard, Didier Lootens, Sang-Yeop Chung, Paweł Woliński and Mohamed Abd Elrahman
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:7
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  42. This study investigated the rheological and mechanical properties of cement composites with kenaf and jute fibers for use in shotcrete. The length and volume fractions of the fiber were varied; the rheological...

    Authors: Seongwoo Gwon, Seong Ho Han, Thanh Duc Vu, Chanyoung Kim and Myoungsu Shin
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:5
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  43. This study investigated the efficiency of CO2 curing in blast-furnace slag pastes activated with three concentrations of KOH solution (3, 4, and 5 M). The CO2 curing was applied into the alkali-activated slag pas...

    Authors: Yubin Jun, Seong Ho Han and Jae Hong Kim
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:3
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  44. The goal of the experiment described in this paper was to examine the effects of structure orientation (0°–90°) and fluid–structure interaction (FSI) under combined water loads, represented by water current an...

    Authors: Riyadh Alsultani, Ibtisam R. Karim and Saleh I. Khassaf
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:9
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  45. As a weak link between aggregate and mortar in concrete, interfacial transition zone (ITZ) usually plays a key role in concrete fracture. To investigate the tensile fracture property of concrete affected by th...

    Authors: Heli Ji, Xinhua Yang, Zuyun Luo and Fan Bai
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:2
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  47. Concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns are widely used in civil engineering because of their excellent bearing capacity; however, the reinforcement of CFST columns lacks effective measures. To strengthen CF...

    Authors: Shichang Zhang, Kunting Miao, Yang Wei, Xiaoming Xu, Bin Luo and Weizhou Shi
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2023 17:1
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  48. Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have been developed to evaluate structural responses to extreme events such as natural and man-made hazards. Additionally, the increasing volume of users and vehicle ...

    Authors: Siti Shahirah Saidin, Adiza Jamadin, Sakhiah Abdul Kudus, Norliyati Mohd Amin and Muhamad Azhan Anuar
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2022 16:69
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  49. In order to establish a more rational structural design method for mortar-filled sleeve rebar splices, it is necessary to analyze and evaluate structural factors affecting the structural performance of these r...

    Authors: Hyong-Kee Kim and Moon-Sung Lee
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2022 17:14
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  50. This study presents experimental and numerical methods to reveal concrete structures’ crack propagation and intersection laws under static and dynamic loads. Firstly, a numerical simulation method was establis...

    Authors: Siyao Wang, Mei-Ling Zhuang and Xiang Xue
    Citation: International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 2022 16:67
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