Most of the existing concrete dams are subjected to cracking. These cracks are caused by various factors such as construction practices, curing, loads and volume change of mass concrete which reduce the efficiency, failure or instability of concrete dams. Using fracture mechanics as a new method to estimate stability and durability of concrete dams is recommended in scientific publications in w...

Indonesia is an archipelagic country with many buildings located in the coastal area. Seawater contains 3.5% salt, which can eat away at strength and durability of concrete. Sodium salts be dangerous when combined reactive alkaline aggregates, crystallization concrete cavities destroy them due to pressure. Concrete porosity important study, especially beachfront that intersect ground. In Riau P...

Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) is an ultra high performance concrete which has superior mechanical and physical properties. The RPC is composed of cement and very fine powders such as crushed quartz (100–600 μm) and silica fume with very low water/binder ratio (W/B) (less than 0.20) and Super Plasticizer (SP). The RPC has a very high compressive and tensile strength with better durability prope...

Polymers not only possess repairing functions concerning the concrete structures, but also due to their properties are used in making different types of polymer cements and improving the matrix structure of cement materials, enhancing the viscosity, mechanical, and stability power of concretes. Today, there is limited knowledge on the use of SBR in structural light aggregate concrete. In the pr...

This dissertation deals with the effect of a new concrete additive, called salt-insensitive superabsorbent polymer, on the physical properties of normal and high strength concrete. Superabsorbent polymers, short SAP, are special polymers that are able to absorb many times more water than their own weight within short time. They can even store water when exposed to gentle mechanical stress. When...

self-desiccation is the major source of autogenous shrinkage and crack formation in low water-binder ratio (w/b) concretes which can be reduced by internal curing. in this paper performance of high strength self consolidating concrete (hs-scc) with w/b of 0.28 and 0.33 including autogenous shrinkage, drying shrinkage, compressive strength, and resistance to freezing-thawing was investigated. th...

In order to solve many disadvantages of the artificial water curing method commonly used in precast beam yard, control quality beam, intelligent system cement concrete is developed, which adopt wireless sensor and automatic technology collecting temperature humidity data components, when preset threshold value exceeded, linkage robot can automatically quantity, spray frequency, time, supplement...

The improper curing of concrete can seriously affect its hardened properties. However, a large quantity water is required to cure after casting. Water valuable resource and availability posing particular challenge in the Middle East including Kurdistan region Iraq. Self-curing may be considered novel method that inside mix retained so hydration continue without supply additional Therefore, aim ...

Green concrete are generally composed of recycling materials as hundred or partial percent substitutes for aggregate, cement, and admixture in concrete. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, efforts are needed to develop environmentally friendly construction materials. Using of fly ash based geopolymer as an alternative binder can help reduce CO2 emission of concrete. The binder of geopolymer con...

Concrete is a versatile construction material used along with reinforcement. made up of binder materials and aggregates. Cement primary to produce conventional concrete. Carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere are symptom issue related Portland cement manufacture. It estimated that one ton produced releases an equal amount CO2 into atmosphere. On other hand, many industrial wastes dumped ope...