[HTML][HTML] Seawater concrete: a critical review and future prospects

S Saxena, MH Baghban - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete production requires a large amount of water which causes a shortage of natural
freshwater. Conversely, seawater in concrete can improve sustainability in construction by …

Anchorage systems for reinforced concrete structures strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer composites: State-of-the-art review

Q Wang, H Zhu, B Zhang, Y Tong… - Journal of reinforced …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been widely used to strengthen the
deteriorated reinforced concrete structures due to their outstanding characteristics of light …

[HTML][HTML] Shear improvement of defected RC beams with sustainable aluminum boxes incorporating high performance concretes

M Emara, G Elsamak, M Ghalla, JW Hu… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation of the shear improvement of defected
reinforced concrete (RC) beams using sustainable aluminum boxes filled with high …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ growth and anticorrosion mechanism of a bilayer CaCO3/MgO coating via rapid electrochemical deposition on AZ41 Mg alloy concrete formwork

Y Wang, W **ao, K Ma, C Dai, D Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract An anticorrosive CaCO 3/MgO coating was obtained on AZ41 Mg alloy via rapid
electrochemical deposition for the application of concrete formwork. Surface …

Inhibitive effect of sodium molybdate on corrosion behaviour of AA6061 aluminium alloy in simulated concrete pore solutions

D Wang, M Wu, J Ming, J Shi - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Corrosion inhibition of MoO 4 2− for AA6061 aluminium alloy in simulated concrete pore
solutions was investigated. Electrochemical methods were adopted to assess corrosion …

[HTML][HTML] Shear strengthening of RC beams using prestressed near-surface mounted bars reducing the probability of construction failure risk

S Fayed, M Ghalla, JW Hu, EA Mlybari, A Albogami… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, shear-critical reinforced concrete (RC) beams were strengthened by combining
the prestressing and near-surface mounted (NSM) rods approaches. The potential danger of …

Improvement of bond performance between concrete and CFRP bars with optimized additional aluminum ribs anchorage

B Zhang, H Zhu, G Wu, Q Wang, T Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The slippage of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars in concrete occurs frequently because
of the insufficient anchorage capacity of FRP bars in concrete, and it considerably affects the …

[HTML][HTML] Embedded Aluminum Sections and Prestressed High-Performance Concretes for Improving Shear Performance of RC Beams

G Elsamak, M Ghalla, JW Hu, A Albogami… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper presents a novel sustainable technique for shear strengthening of reinforced
concrete (RC) beams utilizing embedded aluminum boxes and prestressed high …

Structural performance assessment of concrete components based on fractal information of cracks

Y Liu, K Dai, D Li, M Luo, Y Liu, Y Shi, J Xu… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Damage assessment of concrete components is of vital importance for ensuring the safety of
civil structures. The occurrence and development of cracks in reinforced concrete …

Short-and long-term performance of the novel additional aluminum alloy ribs anchored CFRP reinforced pretensioned PC beams

W Qiang, H Zhu, Y Tong, Y Sun - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The anchorage shortage in FRP (fiber reinforced polymer) reinforced pretensioned
prestressed concrete (PPC) elements has frequently led to the uncontrollable slippage. To …