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Daniel Suarez-Riera, Luca Lavagna, Juan Felipe Carvajal, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Devid Falliano and Luciana Restuccia
Biochar, the solid sub-product of biomass pyrolysis, is widely considered an effective water retention material thanks to its porous microstructure and high specific surface area. This study investigates the possibility of improving both mechanical and r...
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Maria Valean, Daniela Lucia Manea, Claudiu Aciu, Florin Popa, Lumini?a Monica Ple?a, Elena Jumate and Gabriel Furtos
The rising concern for the environment and the need for a sustainable economic model has stimulated experimentation in the field of construction materials, notably in replacing certain components from cementitious materials with construction and demoliti...
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Xiaoyun Song, Heping Zheng, Lei Xu, Tingting Xu and Qiuyu Li
An investigation was carried out to study the influence of two types of anti-washout admixtures (AWAs) on the performance of underwater concrete, specifically, workability and washout resistance. The tested AWAs were hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) ...
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Daniel Mulat Nega, Begashaw Worku Yifru, Woubishet Zewdu Taffese, Yalew Kassa Ayele and Mitiku Damtie Yehualaw
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of partially replacing cement with a blend of marble waste powder (MWP) and granite waste powder (GWP) in mortar, with the goal of reducing the environmental harm caused by cement. The investigation inc...
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Piotr Smarzewski
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of polypropylene fibres (PP) to decrease the brittleness of high-performance self-compacting concrete (HPSCC). The influence of PP fibre content on the fresh and mechanical assets of PP-fibre-...
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Haneen AlTawaiha, Fadi Alhomaidat and Tamer Eljufout
The incorporation of nanotechnology has led to significant strides in the concrete industry, ushering in innovative construction methodologies. Various nanomaterials, including nano-silica (NS), have undergone comprehensive scrutiny as potential partial ...
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Bruna A. Silva, Ana Paula Ferreira Pinto, Augusto Gomes and António Candeias
This paper evaluates the influence of water content and mixing conditions (mixing time and sequence of addition of the constituents) on the fresh state properties of lime-based materials and their impact on the hardened state properties. Higher water con...
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Robert Bu?ic, Ivana Milicevic, Tihomir Dok?anovic and Marin Grubi?ic
Waste rubber takes many years to decompose, and thus the increasing number of tires in the world can be characterised as an important environmental issue, which generated the idea of implementing crumb rubber in structural self-compacting concrete (SCC)....
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Michal Kloiber, Dita Frankeová, Zuzana Slí?ková and Jirí Kunecký
The paper describes a method of structural repair to damaged elements of protected timber houses. Emphasis is laid on minimum intervention in the valuable material that needs to be preserved to the maximum possible extent, especially without larger inter...
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Tarikul Islam, Md. Safiuddin, Rezwan Ahmed Roman, Bodhijit Chakma and Abdullah Al Maroof
This paper presents the key mechanical properties of PVC fiber-reinforced concrete. Six concrete mixtures were produced using plastic fibers obtained from clear PVC sheets. Three concrete mixtures were made using 20 mm long PVC fibers, whereas the other ...
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