Cement-based materials, including cement and concrete, are the most widely used
construction materials in the world. In recent years, the investigation and application of …

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 …

Nano-silica (NS) can significantly improve the microstructure, mechanical properties, and
durability of metakaolin/fly ash-based geopolymer mortar (GPM). To investigate the high …

Currently, low heat Portland (LHP) cement is widely used in mass concrete structures. The
magnesia expansion agent (MgO) can be adopted to reduce the shrinkage of conventional …

Geopolymer composites can be used as a proper substitute for ordinary Portland cement,
which can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and make rational use of industrial …

Currently, the MgO expansion agent is widely used to reduce the cracking risk of concrete.
The influence of MgO reactivity (50 s and 300 s) and dosage (0, 4 wt.% and 8 wt.%, by …

Purpose More than 2 billion tons of construction waste soil are generated every year in
China, leading to waste and degradation of land resources. This study aims to develop a …

Laterally loaded piles are widely used in structural foundations under horizontal loads such
as wave load, wind load, seismic load, and traffic load. Based on the complexity of pile‐soil …

CaO-based expansive agent (CEA) and MgO-based expansive agent (MEA) are commonly
used expansive agents to control the shrinkage of concrete. Understanding the effect of CEA …

The restrained shrinkage deformation of concrete structures at an early age is the main
reason for cracking. Basalt-polypropylene fiber can reduce the shrinkage strain and cracking …