Numerical Study on Shear Performance of a New Perfobond Connector with Controllable Stiffness by Yangqing Liu, Yuqing Liu, Haohui Xin, Hao Tian, Jun Wei

“…The thicker side wing could reduce the confinement effects provided by surrounding concrete on concrete dowels, resulting in a drop of the yield load of new RPBLs. …”
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Novel Optimized Support Vector Regression Networks for Estimating Fresh and Hardened Characteristics of SCC by Babak Naeim, Ali Javadzade Khiavi, Parisa Dolatimehr, Behnam Sadaghat

“…Fly ash-containing concrete has only been the subject of a small amount of research focused on forecasting the hardened concrete qualities. …”
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Results of analysis of temperature monitoring data around the nuclearly hazardous cluster of fuel-containing materials in the sub-reactor room 305/2 of the "Shelter" object, inside... by O. V. Mykhailov, A. O. Doroshenko, M. V. Saveliev

“…From 2021, no next increase in the mean annual temperature of concrete has been noticed. As of 2023, if compared to the monitoring period before Arch pushed into its design position, the calendar shift between the temperature of concrete and the surrounding environment enhanced to 1 month, according to both minimum and maximum average month values.…”
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Further Validation of the Norwegian Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Mode Use by Victoria C. Ritter, Mikkel M. Thørrisen, Farzaneh Yazdani, Tore Bonsaksen

“…However, its items reflect abstract concepts rather than concrete behaviors. Aim. To validate further the N-SETMU by linking its items to the Norwegian client assessment of modes (N-CAM), with 30 items constituting six scales (linked to each mode), possessing concrete, behavioral content. …”
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Air-Entraining Effect on Rheological Properties of Cement-Based Mixtures by Aigerim Tolegenova, Gintautas Skripkiunas, Lyudmyla Rishko, Kenzhebek Akmalaiuly

“…The rheological properties and stability of cement-based materials determine the technological properties of concrete mixtures and significantly influence concrete properties. …”
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Mechanical Analysis of Preventing Reflection Cracks Based on Stress Absorbing Layer by Lingjie Han, Shihao Zhang, Zhengqi Zhang, Taotao Gao

“…After asphalt concrete overlay, the reflection crack in the old pavement remains a great challenge. …”
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Superhydrophobic property of cement mortar with polydimethylsiloxane modifier and a rough surface by Siyu Yu, Li Li, Chao Zhou, Song Lan

“…Hydrophobic modification has been widely used to prepare waterproof concrete, but reduces mechanical stability of the concrete, thereby limiting its applications in engineering. …”
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Modeling and Seismic Performance Analysis of Grid Shear Walls by Weijing Zhang, Caiwang Li, Xiao Chu

“…A grid-like reinforced concrete shear wall with vertical and transverse limbs is formed by casting concrete into the reserved vertical and transverse hollow cavities in the prefabrication of cement polystyrene granular concrete wall formworks. …”
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Lamb Waves-Based Computation of Impact Echo Thickness Resonant Frequency: Theory Development and Case Study by Yujin Wang, Gang Zhang, Shibin Lin, Yong Cheng, Xi Liu, Yan Zhu, Zexiang Qin, Hajin Choi, Guochen Zhao

“…Factors affecting the frequency are systematically examined using a range of Poisson’s ratios, thicknesses, densities, and moduli for concrete plates. Numerical simulations of one Portland cement concrete plate and one asphalt concrete plate are employed to validate the new equation. …”
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Compression Behavior of CFST Stub Columns with Holes by Yanhua Liu, Qingxin Ren, Yuqing Li

“…Holes are always opened in the steel tubes during the inspection and revision of initial concrete imperfections in concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) columns. …”
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On the Torsion of Asymmetric Bearing Systems of Multi-Storey Buildings by V. A. Lyublinskiy

“…The results of the analysis carried out can be used in the design of compressed and bending reinforced concrete structures subject to torsion.…”
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An approach for the modeling of interface-body coupled nonlocal damage by J. Toti, E. Sacco, S. Marfia

“…Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) can be used for strengthening concrete or masonry constructions. One of the main problem in the use of FRP is the possible detachment of the reinforcement from the support material. …”
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Modeling of Chloride Distribution in Cement-Based Materials with Neumann Boundary Condition by Qi Meng, Yan Zhang, Chun-jin Lin, Lin-hua Jiang, Da Chen

“…Inspired by the heat transport of concrete, the second boundary condition called the Neumann boundary condition is considered in the chloride transport of concrete. …”
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Existence and Uniqueness of Mild Solutions to Impulsive Nonlocal Cauchy Problems by Mohamed Hannabou, Khalid Hilal, Ahmed Kajouni

“…Some concrete applications to partial differential equations are considered.…”
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STANDAR ISI MATERI PELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB DI MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH (MTs) DALAM KURIKULUM 2013 (Tinjauan Psikologi Perkembangan) by Mujahid Mujahid, Mujahid Mujahid

“…That incompatibility appears from the material that presents more concrete materials rather than abstract one. …”
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Breeding Habitat Preference of the Dengue Vector Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from Urban, Semiurban, and Rural Areas in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka by J. M. Manel K. Herath, W. A. Priyanka P. De Silva, Thilini C. Weeraratne, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne

“…For Ae. aegypti, the most preferred breeding sites were gutters and concrete slabs. Ae. albopictus mostly preferred concrete slabs in urban areas and tyres in semiurban and rural areas. …”
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Shear strength and behavior of eco-friendly RC corbels by Kadhim Z. Naser, Abdulamir Atalla Almayah, Abdulnasser M. Abbas

“…In this study, the behavior of reinforced concrete corbels made of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) was investigated. …”
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The damage evolution law and life prediction of mortar under Freeze-thaw cycles and sulfate corrosion based on entropy weight method by Yizheng Jiang, Yuang Cui, Yi Song, Xuepeng Zhang

“…Freeze-thaw cycles coupled with sulfate attack represent one of the most challenging service environments for concrete. This study aims to enhance the durability of concrete materials in environments characterized by sulfate attack and severe freeze-thaw conditions. …”
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Rheological Properties of Cement Pastes with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Gintautas Skripkiunas, Ekaterina Karpova, Irmantas Barauskas, Joana Bendoraitiene, Grigory Yakovlev

“…The evaluation of rheological properties of cement systems is getting more relevant with growing interest to self-consolidating concrete (SCC), high-performance concrete (HPC) and ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC). …”
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Study on the Vibration Effect of Short Footage Blasting Load on Surrounding Rock-Support Structure of Tunnel by Chunquan Dai, Hongtao Sui, Chao Ma

“…According to the displacement nephogram of the concrete spray layer, the displacement of the concrete spray layer accumulates after three times of blasting, which affects the stability of the supporting structure. …”
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