Early-age cracking in concrete: Causes, consequences, remedial measures, and recommendations

M Safiuddin, ABMA Kaish, CO Woon, SN Raman - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cracking is a common problem in concrete structures in real-life service conditions. In fact,
crack-free concrete structures are very rare to find in real world. Concrete can undergo early …

A critical review of the resulting effective water-to-cement ratio of fine recycled aggregate concrete

ME Sosa, YAV Zaccardi, CJ Zega - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The initial moisture condition of recycled concrete aggregates has a great influence on the
fresh and hardened state of concrete. Water compensation is generally proposed with the …

Mechanical properties of concrete mixed with recycled powder produced from construction and demolition waste

J **ao, Z Ma, T Sui, A Akbarnezhad, Z Duan - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Partial replacement of Portland cement with recycled powder (RP) obtained from
construction and demolition (C&D) waste has been highlighted as a sustainable approach …

Rheological behaviour of concrete made with fine recycled concrete aggregates–Influence of the superplasticizer

F Cartuxo, J De Brito, L Evangelista, JR Jiménez… - … and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the influence of two superplasticizers (SP) on the rheological
behaviour of concrete made with fine recycled concrete aggregates (FRCA). Three families …

[HTML][HTML] A review on early-age cracking of concrete: Causes and control

Z Qu, Y Zhang, Z Liu, R Si, J Wu - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The early-age cracking of concrete is one of the most critical parameters affecting the
performance of concrete structures. It is attributed to both the internal and external influences …

Internal curing capacity of recycled coarse aggregates incorporated in concretes with low water/cement ratios

T Marchi, EG Diaz, M Salgues, JC Souche… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study was performed using recycled aggregates from two concrete sources, building
and civil engineering concretes, whose compositions were fully controlled. Natural …

The effect of nano silica on short term drying shrinkage of POFA cement mortars

N Farzadnia, H Noorvand, AM Yasin… - Construction and Building …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigates effects of nano silica on short-term drying shrinkage of mortars with
palm oil fuel ash (POFA) during the first 28 days of curing. Furthermore, moisture content …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of water saturation on mechanical characteristics and damage behavior of cemented paste backfill

J Wang, C Zhang, J Fu, W Song, Y Zhang - Journal of Materials Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of experiments was conducted to examine the mechanical and
damage properties of cemented paste backfill (CPB) with different water saturations (ws …

Mechanical and microstructural characterization of non-structural precast concrete made with recycled mixed ceramic aggregates from construction and demolition …

A Juan-Valdés, D Rodríguez-Robles… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pressure caused by the construction activities has begun to take its toll on the
environment. One option to alleviate the negative impacts is to reuse the construction and …

Advanced techniques for the study of shrinkage-induced cracking of concrete with recycled aggregates at early age

AZ Bendimerad, B Delsaute, E Rozière… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work analyses the impact of the substitution of natural coarse gravel and sand
by recycled gravel and sand on the concrete behavior under free and restrained condition …