[HTML][HTML] Early strength development in cement-treated sand using low-carbon rapid-hardening cements

G Vinoth, SW Moon, J Moon, T Ku - Soils and Foundations, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil stabilization through cementation is a commonly-adopted ground improvement
technique in which Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is widely used as the binding material …

Determination of mortar setting times using shear wave velocity evolution curves measured by the bender element technique

J Zhu, JN Cao, B Bate, KH Khayat - Cement and Concrete Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Although identified as a good indicator to characterize freshly cast cementitious materials,
shear wave velocity (V s) alone has not been used successfully to determine the initial and …

Continuous characterization of stiffness of cement-based materials: experimental analysis and micro-mechanics modelling

JLD Granja - 2016 - search.proquest.com
The structural performance and durability of reinforced concrete structures are strongly
influenced by the material properties of concrete. Concrete's characteristics endure strong …

Theoretical researches of rammer's operating element dynamics in a soil foundation of oil and oil products storage tank

AV Gruzin, VV Gruzin, VV Shalay - Procedia Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of technologies for a directional soil compaction is a new prospective task
which solving will enable to obtain the required carrying capacity of soil foundations with a …

Continuous Monitoring of Elastic Modulus of Mortars Using a Single-Board Computer and Cost-Effective Components

T Russo, RR Ribeiro, A Araghi, RM Lameiras, J Granja… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Elastic Modulus Measurement through Ambient Response Method (EMM-ARM) is
designed to continuously monitor the elastic modulus of hardening construction materials …

Towards a robust and versatile method for monitoring E‐modulus of concrete since casting: Enhancements and extensions of EMM‐ARM

J Granja, M Azenha - Strain, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In face of the importance of assessing mechanical properties of cement‐based materials
since early ages, as well as the known limitations of existing methods, the EMM‐ARM …

[HTML][HTML] New impulse-based test method for early-age elastic modulus measurement in cementitious materials

A Araghi, RR Ribeiro, T Russo, J Granja… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate monitoring of the elastic modulus evolution during the early-age fluid-solid
transition in cementitious materials is crucial for understanding their mechanical behavior …

Experimental Study about the Influence of Storage Conditions of Bulk Cement on the Early-Age Stiffness Evolution of Cementitious Pastes

L Cieri, P Cassese, G Fabbrocino, A Occhiuzzi… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effects of uncontrolled storage and curing temperature on the early-age mechanical
behavior of cement are under-investigated issues, and the few available studies in the …

Two-staged kinetics of moduli evolution with time of a lime treated soil under different curing temperatures

J Silva, M Azenha, AG Correia, B François - Transportation Geotechnics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the temperature effects on the kinetics of moduli evolution with time of
a silty soil treated with quicklime. The moduli were obtained using different laboratory wave …

A retrospective view of EMM-ARM: application to quality control in soil-improvement and complementary developments

M Azenha, J Silva, J Granja, A Gomes-Correia - Procedia Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The EMM-ARM (Elasticity Modulus Measurement through Ambient Response
Method) is a technique that allows the continuous measurement of the E-modulus of a given …