... Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only composite materials engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) fibre-reinforced concrete low temperature nanosilica saturation degree silica fume single-fibre pull-out toughness National Natural Science...

...Mohammad Omidi Manesh; Vahab Sarfarazi; Nima Babanouri; Amir Rezaei; Arsham Moayedi Far The fracture toughness (mode I) of shotcrete specimens was obtained using edge-notched partial disc (ENPD) specimens. Notched Brazilian discs (NBDs) were also tested to validate the results of the ENPD...

...Onkar Mishra; Surinder Pal Singh; Shweta Mishra The paper presents the results of an investigation conducted to investigate the effects of hybrid fibres (polypropylene (PP) and steel (S) fibres on the workability, compressive strength, flexural strength and flexural toughness of high-volume fly ash...

...Jianjun Zhao; Changwang Yan; Shuguang Liu; Ju Zhang; Shuang Li; Yunfei Cao; Yue Yan With the requirements for the ductility, toughness and durability of structures increasing and the promotion of sustainable development, low-cost and high-performance building materials are highly valued...

...Christopher Chella Gifta; Ramesh Gopal This study presents an estimate of various strength and toughness properties of steel–polyester hybrid fibre-reinforced concrete obtained using artificial neural network techniques. Input parameters used in the development of single and hybrid fibre-reinforced...

... analysed. The test results indicate that the three variables considered had significant effects on the confined columns’ strength and post-peak behaviour. 14 02 2020 20 08 2020 24 08 2020 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2020 composite materials sustainability toughness...

... demoulded after 24 h and then cured at a temperature of 24 ± 3°C and relative humidity of 90 ± 5% for 28 d until the test. 18 07 2018 28 05 2019 29 05 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 bond composite materials toughness Sulfoaluminate cement (SAC...

... incorporated into the matrix as a partial replacement of silica sand to enhance the toughness of the matrix. Methyl silicone oil is a common type of oiling agent with prominent chemical stability, which is favoured for use in highly alkaline cementitious systems. Moreover, methyl silicone oil has excellent...

... and analysis of experimental data, including evaluation of the alkali resistance, biaxial bending capacity and toughness of two-way slabs. Suitable fibres are selected based on alkali resistance; the effect of fibre meshes on the biaxial bending capacity of the two-way TRC slabs is studied. By addressing...

... significantly, while the cracking resistance and toughness of the specimens were adequate. 14 09 2017 19 04 2018 27 04 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 durability-related properties fibre-reinforced concrete toughness In cold regions, the deterioration...

... Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 cracks & cracking fibre-reinforced concrete toughness Fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC) has gained considerable attention during the last two decades due to the remarkable number of research studies and conferences worldwide (Banthia et al...

... specimens with different fibre mix proportions. Three-point bending tests were conducted to obtain the load–displacement curves of each group of specimens. The test results showed that the addition of mixed fibres led to significant increases in initial fracture toughness and unstable toughness...

... for the application of UHPC. 15 03 2017 13 07 2017 18 07 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 fibre-reinforced concrete tensile properties toughness Owing to its remarkable compressive strength, concrete is one of the most widely adopted materials in the construction...

... Figure 6. Effect of NS on the fluidity of cement slurry permeability & pore-related properties reinforcement toughness The term ‘deep water seas’ refers to sea areas of depths greater than 500 m, whereas ‘ultra-deep water seas’ refers to sea areas with depths over 1500 m (Rae...

... casting. In order to obtain different roughness indexes, three methods of surface preparation were employed as-cast surface on wooden formwork wire-brushed surface grooved surface. bond shear toughness The most common techniques for repairing and/or strengthening concrete...

... with amorphous metallic fibres, FRC with hooked-end steel fibres exhibited much higher flexural toughness, residual strength and fracture energy, but showed lower compressive toughness and strain capacity. The volume content of amorphous metallic fibres had a pronounced effect on the flexural and tensile...