This work presents a study on the effects of luffa fibers and gamma radiation as tools for mechanical improvement of polymer concrete based on a polyester resin/foundry sand mixture. Different concentrations of irradiated and non-irradiated fibers (0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 wt%) and higher irradiation doses were used. The results show that the compressive strength and flexural strength values decrease g...

This paper presents an experimental study on circular stirrup-confined concrete specimens under uniaxial and monotonic load. The effects of stirrup volume ratio, stirrup yield strength and concrete strength on damage evolution of stirrup-confined concrete were investigated. The experimental results showed that the strength and ductility of concrete are improved by appropriate arrangement of the...

The aim of this paper is to research new thermally-efficient concrete walls, analyzing the mechanical behavior of a self-compacting concrete to manufacture an uncoated solid structural panel, with the incorporation of a micro-encapsulated phase change material as additive. Different dosages are tested and mechanical properties of the product obtained from the molding of concrete specimens are e...

The aim of this work is to investigate how ANFIS modelling of the chloride permeability of concrete can contribute to the sustainable development. Therefore, to have an opinion about service lives of concrete structures, especially the reinforced ones. Thus, some mixture properties and the rapid chloride permeability test results of different types of concretes obtained from a previous study ar...

As a fair deck pavement material of its kind used in steel bridge, the epoxy asphalt concrete is considered much more superior to ordinary asphalt concrete in terms of road performance, while still greatly subject to the level of design and construction. Starting from a practical case of the epoxy asphalt concrete that has been applied in the deck pavement of Pingsheng Steel Bridge, this paper ...

The goal of this work is to find a solution for disposal of Vitroplast FR4, a material found in waste printed circuit boards. In this study, the influence of addition of Vitroplast, generated by mechanical treatment of printed circuit boards waste on concrete properties such as compressive strength was investigated in laboratory conditions. By substitution of filler (i.e. sand) in a mass ratio ...

In this paper, we report the results of our investigation on the possibility of producing foam concrete by using a geopolymer system. Class C fly ash was mixed with an alkaline activator solution (a mixture of sodium silicate and NaOH), and foam was added to the geopolymeric mixture to produce lightweight concrete. The NaOH solution was prepared by dilute NaOH pellets with distilled water. The ...

Over the past decade, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) focused research efforts on improving hot mix asphalt concrete (HMAC) mix design to preclude rutting in the early life of pavements. However, these rut-resistant stiff mixtures may be susceptible to long-term fatigue cracking due to oxidative aging. This project completed initial development of an HMAC mixture fatigue design a...

The feasibility of using recyclable household plastics, specifically those made of polyethylene, commonly used in water and soda bottles, as a replacement for concrete coarse aggregate, was assessed. A method was developed for cutting polyethylene materials into fibrous strips. These strips were then used as a replacement for the rock coarse aggregate in batches of concrete. Standard 6” x 12” t...

The replacement of natural aggregates by recycled aggregates in the concrete manufacturing has been spreading worldwide as a recycling method to counteract the large amount of construction and demolition waste. Although legislation in this field is still not well developed, many investigations demonstrate the possibilities of success of this trend given that concrete with satisfactory mechanica...