An investigation was conducted to determine the influence of recycled scrap tire rubber on the engineering properties of controlled low strength material (CLSM). With control over the ultimate compressive strength of CLSMs being key for applications such as backfilling utility trenches where re-excavation is often necessary, incorporation of scrap tire rubber into the CLSM mixture is a viable w...

statement of the problem : in clinical situations, calcium-enriched mixture (cem) comes into direct contact or even mixes with blood during or after placement. purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of blood contamination on the compressive strength of cem. materials and method: three experimental groups were included in this study. in the first group, cem was mixed with dist...

background and aims. polymethyl methacrylate, pmma, is widely used in prosthodontics for fabrication of removable prostheses. this study was undertaken to investigate the effect of adding silver nanoparticles (agnps) to pmma at 2% and 0.2% concentrations on compressive and tensile strengths of pmma. materials and methods. the silver nanoparticles were mixed with heat-cured acrylic resin in an a...

background and aims. although microwave irradiation has been used for disinfection of dental stone casts, there are concerns regarding mechanical damage to casts during the process. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of microwave irradiation on the compressive strength (cs) and diametral tensile strength (dts) of stone casts. materials and methods. in this in vitro study, 80 cylin...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding propylene glycol (pg) to mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) liquid with volume ratio of 20% on the compressive strength (cs) of mta in two time periods (4 and 21 days) after mixing. methods and materials: four groups of steel cylinders ( n =15) with an internal diameter of 3 and a height of 6 mm were prepared and mta (groups...

as regards if curing stops for some time and then resumes again, then strength gain will also stop and reactive, in this study with choose suitable curing conditions after improper first curing (recurring) for normal and silica-fume concrete, effect of this curing conditions on strength and permeability was investigated. the results from tests such as compressive strength, capillary water absor...

background and aims. substituting chlorhexidine (chx) for water has been shown to enhance antimicrobial activity of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta). the purpose of this study was to compare the compressive strength of mta mixed with distilled water, 0.12% and 0.2% chlorhexidine. materials and methods. mta was mixed according to manufacturer’s instructions in group i (n = 20). in groups ii & ii...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the moisture effect on the strength of concrete specimens that has completely cured. This study is also aimed to develop relations that can be used to determine the properties of concrete with different moisture contents that are normally experienced in outside conditions. Numerous compressions and split tensile tests are performed. In order to better unders...

This paper reports the results of an experimental investigation into the effects of incorporating varying amounts of expanded polystyrene beads on the engineering properties of high-strength concrete. It was observed that a density reduction of 8.3% caused compressive strength, tensile strength and modulus of elasticity to reduce by 48%, 39% and 15%, respectively. Drying shrinkage was marginall...