Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) has been widely used due to its perfect mechanical
performance, but inclusion of fibers has a decisive influence on the fresh properties …

Interest for enhancing particle packing of the solid skeleton in concrete stems efforts to
reduce the content of cementitious materials and water/admixture demand, thus decreasing …

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) as a kind of progressive cement-based material
has attracted wide attention in the field of concrete engineering due to its superior …

Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), including industrial by-products or natural
pozzolans are widely used as a partial replacement of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in …

Fibers reinforcement which is an effective mean to improve the cracking resistance of high
performance concrete (HPC) is widely applied in practice. The early-age cracking resistance …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of high performance polypropylene
(HPP) fiber on the mechanical properties of lightweight aggregate concrete (LWC). The …

Steel fiber can significantly improve the tensile strength, toughness, and crack resistance of
concrete matrix, but there is limited research on the packing of single steel fiber-aggregate …

The rheology properties of cementitious composites are essential for building materials,
especially in fiber reinforced composites. This paper studied two different lengths (6 mm and …

There is an increasing demand for highly efficient thermal insulating materials in buildings.
This study presents a novel solution incorporating nanomaterials, such as silica aerogel …

In this paper, two types of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers with three kinds of aspect ratios
were added to reinforce mortar. Rheological properties, density loss, ultrasonic pulse …