[HTML][HTML] Carbonation and corrosion problems in reinforced concrete structures

AFA Fuhaid, A Niaz - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reinforced concrete (RC) has been commonly used as a construction material for decades
due to its high compressive strength and moderate tensile strength. However, these two …

Degradation mechanism of blended cement pastes in sulfate-bearing environments under applied electric fields: Sulfate attack vs. decalcification

C Li, J Li, Q Ren, Y Zhao, Z Jiang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Applied electric fields, the reason behind stray currents, accelerate the ingress of sulfate into
cementitious materials. To identify mitigation approaches, this study investigates the effects …

Revealing the effect of silica fume on the flexural behavior of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete by acoustic emission technique

Q Zheng, C Li, B He, Z Jiang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Silica fume (SF), a commonly used supplementary cementitious material for preparing ultra-
high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC), is known to greatly influence the …

[HTML][HTML] Prefabricated UHPC-concrete-ECC underground utility tunnel reinforced by perforated steel plate: Experimental and numerical investigations

BT Huang, JX Zhu, KF Weng, JQ Huang… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, perforated steel plate-reinforced utility tunnel with the use of ultra-high-
performance concrete (UHPC) and engineered cementitious composite (ECC) was …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated optimization and ANOVA approach for reinforcing concrete beams with glass fiber polymer

Y Nouri, MA Ghanbari, P Fakharian - Decision Analytics Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete beams are commonly used in construction projects to provide structural support.
Reinforcing these beams with steel and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) can …

Long-term durability of underground reinforced concrete pipes in natural chloride and carbonation environments

QD Nguyen, A Castel - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, concrete cores extracted from different underground reinforced concrete
pipelines exposed to chloride and carbonation environments were investigated. The age of …

State-of-the-art and annual progress of bridge engineering in 2020

R Zhao, K Zheng, X Wei, H Jia, H Liao, X Li… - Advances in Bridge …, 2021 - Springer
Bridge construction is one of the cores of traffic infrastructure construction. To better develop
relevant bridge science, this paper introduces the main research progress in China and …

Analysis of bending deflection of tunnel segment under load-and corrosion-induced cracks by improved XFEM

X Zhang, H **, S Yu, X Bi, S Zhou - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Load-and corrosion-induced cracks are generated in the segment concrete of a shield
tunnel during the operation period, and will reduce the bending performance of the tunnel …

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy: Effects of stray current and sulfate exposure on rubber powder mortar

G Li, B Wang, DK Panesar, Q Chen - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2024 - Elsevier
Stray current induced by the subway power supply system can significantly accelerate the
external sulfate attack of cement-based materials, leading to severe degradation. In this …

Influence of hydraulic pressure on pore structure evolution and chloride transport in concrete

J Chen, J **a, R Wu, Y Peng - Magazine of Concrete Research, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
To study the influence of hydraulic pressure on pore structure evolution and chloride
transport behaviour in concrete, the mass transport depth, chloride concentration and pore …