Application of ultra-high-performance concrete in bridge engineering: Current status, limitations, challenges, and future prospects

S Abdal, W Mansour, I Agwa, M Nasr, A Abadel… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a form of cementitious composite that has been
the most innovative product in concrete technology over the last three decades. Ultra-high …

Fly ash-based geopolymer composites: A review of the compressive strength and microstructure analysis

S Qaidi, HM Najm, SM Abed, HU Ahmed… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Geopolymer (GP) concrete is a novel construction material that can be used in place of
traditional Portland cement (PC) concrete to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and …

Investigation of the physical mechanical properties and durability of sustainable ultra-high performance concrete with recycled waste glass

M Amin, IS Agwa, N Mashaan, S Mahmood… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Construction material sustainability and waste reuse have emerged as significant
environmental issues. Concrete is widely used in the building and engineering fields. Ultra …

Performance assessment of fiber-reinforced concrete produced with waste lathe fibers

Aİ Çelik, YO Özkılıç, Ö Zeybek, N Özdöner, BA Tayeh - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The amount of steel waste produced is on the increase due to improvements in steel
manufacturing industries. The increase in such wastes causes significant environmental …

Mechanical behavior of crushed waste glass as replacement of aggregates

Aİ Çelik, YO Özkılıç, Ö Zeybek, M Karalar, S Qaidi… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, ground glass powder and crushed waste glass were used to replace coarse
and fine aggregates. Within the scope of the study, fine aggregate (FA) and coarse …

[HTML][HTML] The use of crushed recycled glass for alkali activated fly ash based geopolymer concrete and prediction of its capacity

YO Özkılıç, Aİ Çelik, U Tunç, M Karalar… - journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The influence of waste glass aggregate (WGA) with fly ash in certain proportions was
studied by different amounts of molarity and WGA proportion on geopolymer concrete …

[HTML][HTML] Shear performance of reinforced expansive concrete beams utilizing aluminium waste

YO Özkılıç, M Karalar, C Aksoylu… - journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shear damage is a catastrophic failure in the design of reinforced concrete structural
elements. To prevent it, the effect of aluminum wastes on reinforced concrete shear beams …

Improvement in bending performance of reinforced concrete beams produced with waste lathe scraps

M Karalar, YO Özkılıç, AF Deifalla, C Aksoylu… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, the impacts of different proportions of tension reinforcement and waste lathe
scraps on the failure and bending behavior of reinforced concrete beams (RCBs) are clearly …

Analysis and prediction of the effect of Nanosilica on the compressive strength of concrete with different mix proportions and specimen sizes using various numerical …

R Ali, M Muayad, AS Mohammed… - Structural Concrete, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introducing nanotechnology in concrete is one of the most significant successes in
enhancing the mechanical properties of concrete. It affects the quality of the microstructure of …

Investigation of the physical-mechanical properties and durability of high-strength concrete with recycled PET as a partial replacement for fine aggregates

S Qaidi, Y Al-Kamaki, I Hakeem, AF Dulaimi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, PET plastic waste, which is a type of polymer commonly used in the
manufacture of plastic bottles, has been incorporated into concrete by partially replacing the …