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Natural Clay in Geopolymer Concrete: A Sustainable Alternative Pozzolanic Material for Future Green Construction—A Comprehensive Review Open
The ordinary Portland cement (OPC) manufacturing process is highly resource-intensive and contributes to over 5% of global CO2 emissions, thereby contributing to global warming. In this context, researchers are increasingly adopting geopol…
A Critical Review on Synergistic Integration of Nanomaterials in 3D-Printed Concrete: Rheology to Microstructure and Eco-Functionality Open
The use of nanomaterials (NMs) in 3D printing concrete (3DPC) has shown significant advancements in enhancing both fresh and hardened properties. This review finds that their inclusion in printable concrete has altered the rheological prop…
A Critical Review on Synergistic Integration of Nanomaterials in 3D Printed Concrete: Rheology to Microstructure and Eco-Functionality Open
The use of nanomaterials (NMs) in 3D printing concrete (3DPC) has shown significant advancements in enhancing both fresh and hardened properties. This review finds that their inclusion in printable concrete has altered the rheological prop…
Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Geopolymer Concrete Reinforced with Short Basalt Fibres Open
Due to their low environmental impact, various mineral or cellulose-based natural fibres have recently attracted attention in the construction industry. Hence, the current study focused on basalt fibres and explored the changes in the phys…
Assessing the Shear Capacity of Screw Connectors in Composite Columns of Cold-Formed Steel and Concrete Infill Open
Concrete-filled steel columns are increasingly recognised for their enhanced structural performance. This study investigates an innovative shear connector design with screw connectors as an alternative to conventional connection types. Fro…
A Review on Design Considerations and Connection Techniques in Modular Composite Construction Open
Precast concrete structures have become increasingly popular in the construction industry due to their ability to enhance efficiency, structural soundness, quality, and sustainability. Among these, modular construction has emerged as a tra…
A Review on Design Considerations and Connection Techniques in Modular Composite Construction Open
Precast concrete structures have become increasingly popular in the construction industry due to their ability to enhance efficiency, structural soundness, quality, and sustainability. Among these, modular construction has emerged as a tra…
Assessing the Shear Capacity of Screw Connectors in Composite Columns of Cold-Formed Steel and Concrete Infill Open
Concrete-filled steel columns are increasingly recognised for their enhanced structural performance. This study investigates an innovative shear connector design with screw connectors as an alternative to conventional connection types. Fro…
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Effects of various manufacturing parameters and test temperature and crosshead displacement rate on the peel resistance of UHMWPE composites Open
This study examines the peel resistance and fracture energy of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite, HB26. Peel tests were initially conducted on different sample widths to establish the critical fracture energy o…
Performance Assessment of One-Part Self-Compacted Geopolymer Concrete Containing Recycled Concrete Aggregate: A Critical Comparison Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Linear Regression Models Open
Geopolymer concrete, a cement-free concrete with recycled concrete aggregate (RCA), offers an eco-friendly solution for reducing carbon emissions from cement production and reusing a significant amount of old concrete from construction and…
Investigation of the impact of surface roughness on the flow characteristics of a broad-crested weir Open
Weirs are a common hydraulic structure. The broad-crested weir's effectiveness depends on its height and surface roughness. The present study investigates the coefficient of discharge (Cd) for various broad-crested weirs in a laboratory fl…
A Critical Review of Cold-Formed Steel Built-Up Composite Columns with Geopolymer Concrete Infill Open
Concrete-filled built-up cold-formed steel (CFS) columns offer enhanced load-carrying capacity, improved strength-to-weight ratios, and delayed buckling through providing internal resistance and stiffness due to the concrete infill. Integr…
Barriers to Adopting Digital Technologies to Implement Circular Economy Practices in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review Open
The construction industry is a resource- and energy-intensive sector, and, thus, it has been criticised due to rising environmental concerns. As a result, it has gained heightened interest in the concept of the circular economy (CE) over t…
Flow characteristics and energy dissipation over stepped spillway with various step geometries: case study (steps with curve end sill) Open
Stepped weirs are used in a wide range of applications, designed to increase energy dissipation. In this study, laboratory experiments were conducted in a flume on six stepped weir models, with a downstream angle of θ = 26.6°. The physical…
Barriers to Adopting Digital Technologies to Implement Circular Economy Practices in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review Open
The construction industry is a resource and energy intensive industry and thus, has been criti-cized due to rising environmental concerns. As a result of that it has gained heightened interest in the concept of Circular Economy (CE) over t…
The effect of the compound slope spillway on air entrainment and total kinetic energy using computational fluid dynamics Open
The spillway is a hydraulic structure used for managing discharge, dissipating energy, and aeration purposes. The objective of this CFD analysis was to compare the ways in which water moved over various slanted spillways. Both the turbulen…
Experimental study and numerical modelling of a novel two-way steel-concrete composite slab Open
This study proposes a new innovative two-way steel-concrete composite slab system. The experimental work investigates the structural capacity, shear behaviour and two-way load distribution of the proposed composite slabs consisting of a ne…
Structural assessment of Basalt FRP reinforced self-compacting geopolymer concrete using artificial neural network (ANN) modelling Open
Basalt FRP geopolymer composites are considered a sustainable solution to address the conventional OPC-Steel composite structures' structural and environmental concerns, especially the increased carbon emissions and structural deterioratio…
Investigation of the Effect of DownstreamSlope and Rockfill Materials on Flow Regimesover Gabion Stepped Weirs Open
It is important to determine the limits of flow regimes in the design of stepped weirs because of the hydraulic performance of each regime. The present study investigates the effect of downstream slope and rock fill materials on flow regim…
Influence of Discrete Basalt Fibres on Shrinkage Cracking of Self-Compacting Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Open
Short basalt fibres (BFs) have recently gained significant interest in the building materials sector due to their superior mechanical characteristics and cheaper manufacturing cost than other fibre types. Drying shrinkage and the early-age…
Investigating a new approach to enhance the discharge capacity of labyrinth weirs Open
Climate change has caused the inefficient operation of a significant number of old weirs to pass large discharges. Therefore, this study aims to increase the discharge capacity of the labyrinth weir. A new approach was proposed by modifyin…
Investigation of flow characteristics in gabion stepped weirs Open
Weirs are used to control and regulate the flow in open channels. In gabion structures, the flow conditions are more complex due to the complexity of flow through the porous body of a gabion. The present study aims to investigate the water…
A review of hydraulic performance and design methods of labyrinth weirs Open
Labyrinth weirs are complex hydraulic structures. They have been widely used as a water regulator and to increase discharge in channels and spillway dams. Labyrinth weirs are an economical and effective method to pass large floods. In addi…
Dissolved Oxygen Variation on the Steps with a Quarter Circle End Sill for Flows over the Stepped Spillways Open
Determining the aeration efficiency of the stepped spillways is important because the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) concentration helps indicate the water quality. This study investigated the effects of varying step shape and chute slope on the ae…
Influence of Hybrid Basalt Fibres’ Length on Fresh and Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacted Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Open
Recently, short basalt fibres (BFs) have been gaining considerable attention in the building materials industry because of their excellent mechanical properties and lower production cost than their counterparts. Reinforcing geopolymer comp…