Fire resistance of geopolymer concrete: A critical review

M Amran, SS Huang, S Debbarma… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although a novel inorganic family of geopolymer concrete (GPC) is a promising building
material. The need for understanding its resistance against fire at high temperatures is …

A critical review of geopolymer properties for structural fire-resistance applications

M Lahoti, KH Tan, EH Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Protection of structures from fire is of extreme importance. Geopolymer is a novel material
that has wide-ranging applications, and this review article focuses on assessing the …

Effect of superabsorbent polymer and polypropylene fiber on mechanical performances of alkali-activated high-calcium fly ash mortar under ambient and elevated …

P Chindasiriphan, P Nuaklong… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the mechanical properties of alkali-activated fly ash (AAF) mortars
containing superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) and polypropylene (PP) fibers before and after …

Effect of fibers on durability of concrete: A practical review

SC Paul, GPAG van Zijl, B Šavija - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the literature related to the performance of fiber reinforced concrete
(FRC) in the context of the durability of concrete infrastructures. The durability of a concrete …

Microstructural characterisation of cementitious composite incorporating polymeric fibre: A comprehensive review

NP Tran, C Gunasekara, DW Law, S Houshyar… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic fibres such as polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and polyethylene (PE)
in both virgin and recycled forms have been widely employed in cementitious composites …

Preventive effects of polypropylene and jute fibers on spalling of UHPC at high temperatures in combination with waste porous ceramic fine aggregate as an internal …

M Ozawa, SS Parajuli, Y Uchida, B Zhou - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with internal curing (IC) increases
composite strength but increases the risk of spalling under high temperatures. As including …

Experimental study of fire damage to reinforced concrete tunnel slabs

N Hua, NE Khorasani, A Tessari, R Ranade - Fire safety journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Fire hazards are a major threat to tunnel structures; however, the existing understanding of
the behavior of tunnel linings under fire is limited, which restricts cost-effective and safe …

Observational analysis of fire-induced spalling of concrete through ensemble machine learning and surrogate modeling

MZ Naser - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Despite ongoing research efforts, we continue to fall short of arriving at a consistent
representation of fire-induced spalling of concrete. This is often attributed to the complexity …

Packing density of mortar containing polypropylene, carbon or basalt fibres under dry and wet conditions

LG Li, HX Zhuo, J Zhu, AKH Kwan - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The addition of fibres to concrete can significantly improve the hardened properties but may
adversely affect the fresh properties. Apart from entangling with each other to hinder the flow …

Review of recent developments in cement composites reinforced with fibers and nanomaterials

J **ao, NV Han, Y Li, Z Zhang, SP Shah - Frontiers of Structural and Civil …, 2021 - Springer
The quest for high-performance construction materials is led by the development and
application of new reinforcement materials for cement composites. Concrete reinforcement …