The slump test is a tool to assess the mechanosensitivity of the neuromeningeal structures within the vertebral canal. While some studies have investigated the reliability of aspects of this test within the same day, few have assessed the reliability across days. Therefore, the purpose of this pilot study was to investigate reliability when measuring active knee extension range of motion (AROM)...

In this study, first, different mix design of four types of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), 1. SCC consisted of only nanosilica, 2. SCC included only microsilica, 3. SCC consisted of both microsilica and nanosilica and 4. SCC without microsilica and nanosilica called as control mix, were casted and tested to find out the values of the Slump Flow, L-Box and 7 and 28 days compressive strength. Th...

Recent scientific concerns to achieve sustainability in construction have suggested the implementation of using recycled aggregate in concrete because it has the potential to reduce the demand for extraction of natural raw materials and decrease the volume of wastes landfilled. In this respect, this study aims to investigate the suitability of using ceramic tile (CT) and ceramic sanitary (CS) w...

Coarse aggregates gradings have varying effects on the properties of concrete. sizes 10mm, 20mm and 25mm were used for this study. Sieve analysis was conducted these aggregates. Their coefficients curvature (Cc) ranged between 1.01 1.19, while uniformity (Cu) 1.24 1.73, showing that they are all uniformly graded. 10mm coarse mixed in various proportions to produce five different concrete mixes ...

Participants in human computation workflows may become fatigued or get bored over long, interminable working hours. This leads to a slump of motivation and morale, which in the long run causes reductions in both productivity and work quality. In this paper we propose an initial investigation into possible ways to alleviate worker fatigue and boredom by employing micro-breaks that provide timely...

Fundamental interactions between polymeric superplasticizers and cement are studied. Cements with different alite-, belite-, C3Aand C4AF-contents are used. The use of commercially available superplasticizers like melamine formaldehyde sulfite(MFS) and β-naphthalene sulfonic acid formaldehyde-(NSF) resins is investigated. These superplasticizers (industrial products) are characterized by means o...

This study presents the effect of incorporating metakaolin (MK) on the mechanical and durability properties of high strength concrete for a constantwater/binder ratio of 0.3.MKmixtureswith cement replacement of 5, 10 and15 %weredesigned for target strength and slump of 90 MPa and 100 ± 25 mm. From the results, it was observed that 10 % replacement level was the optimum level in terms of compres...