The use of lightweight concrete (LWC) for structural application has attracted great interest
due to its significant benefit in terms of design flexibility and overall costing. However, lack of …

Despite the extensive use of self-compacting concrete in constructions over the last
decades, there is not yet a robust quantitative method, available in the literature, which can …

Despite the widespread use of self-compacting concrete (SCC) in construction in the last
decades, there is not yet a robust quantitative method, available in the literature, which can …

Recycled aggregates (RAs) derived from construction and demolition (C&D) waste usually
contain several types of aggregates (eg recycled concrete aggregate (RCA), recycled …

The differences of effect of silica fume in paste, mortar and concrete were studied by
determining the non-evaporable water content of pastes, measuring the compressive …

Minimum concrete cover for rebar, rebar diameter, concrete compressive strength,
embedded length of rebar, and lateral reinforcement by stirrups are the crucial factors …

The hydration and microstructures of concrete containing silica fume (SF) cured with
different temperatures were studied by measuring the mechanical properties of concrete …

Employing such microstructural modification approaches including elimination of coarse
particles and utilization of fine silica powders and micro-scale particles such as silica fume …

Metakaolin is a supplementary cementing material (SCM), which has been recently used in
Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC). This study investigates the effect of replacement of …

Research on the bond behaviour between deformed steel bars and the Self-Compacting
Concrete (SCC) has been conducted extensively. However, bond study using the high …