... ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 modelling moisture-related properties temperature-related & thermal effects In Algeria, the building sector represents 44.4% of total energy consumption; 70% is exploited for heating and cooling (Imessad et al., 2017). The quality...

... measurements were in agreement with the results of the weighing method. Figure 2. Sample preparation: (a) moulds; (b) samples ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 cement/cementitious materials durability-related properties moisture-related properties Concrete structures are one...

.... The proposed model was tested using two sets of experimental data and was also compared with other two empirical models. 19 04 2018 03 11 2018 24 01 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 durability-related properties electrical properties moisture-related properties...

... & cracking moisture-related properties shrinkage Internal relative humidity (IRH) in concrete plays a significant role in affecting its properties, such as shrinkage, shrinkage-related cracks and durability. Shrinkage occurs as a result of water loss, attributed to moisture diffusion or self...

...–concrete TDS considering the effect of sustained load and dry–wet cycles was developed. 27 01 2018 09 03 2018 12 04 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 bond loads & loading moisture-related properties Bond is the shear stress on the contact surface...

... moisture-related properties The transfer of chlorides in porous media is a major indicator of the durability of reinforced concrete structures. Chlorides are responsible for the corrosion of reinforcement in structures built in marine environments, thus reducing their lifetimes (Bouteiller et...

..., was added to the silica and the mixture was stirred for 5 min. The minerals were collected by filtration as RFT in the experiments. The dosages of calcium chloride and sodium oleate used in the silica minerals were 0·55 kg/t and 3 kg/t, respectively. cement/cementitious materials moisture-related...

... before application of the instrument to determination of the moisture content in concrete. 04 01 2015 18 12 2015 18 12 2015 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2016 compressive strength moisture-related properties non-destructive testing Non-destructive...

... moisture-related properties However, there remains a lack of agreement over the mechanism governing salt frost scaling, which is known to be much more complex than pure frost induced internal cracking (Marchand et al., 1994 ; Pigeon et al., 1996). Many theories attribute...