Recycled Aggregate Concrete including Various Contents of Metakaolin: Mechanical Behavior by Khaleel H. Younis, Abdulfattah A. Amin, Hemin G. Ahmed, Shelan M. Maruf

“…This experimental research investigates the effect of utilizing metakaolin (MK) on the behavior of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). The RAC incorporates recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) originated from crushing construction and demolition waste. …”
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Variation Pattern of the Stress-Strain Curve of Concrete under Multifactor Coupling by Haijian Xie, Henglin Lv

“…In this study, concrete corrosion tests were carried out by simulating the complex environment of a coal mine air shaft lining to study the variation in the concrete stress-strain curve. …”
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Effect of Negative Temperatures on the Strength and Deformability of a Reinforced Concrete Element by Andrey D. Istomin, Victoria A. Petrova

Subjects: “…centrally tensioned reinforced concrete element…”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Influence of Early Disturbance on the Performance of Basalt Fiber Concrete by Zhe Huang, Yan Li, Yichen Liu, Fengjie Cai, Tianyu Liang

“…By applying early disturbance to the concrete, the influence of the disturbance on the macroscopic mechanical properties of basalt fiber concrete during the period from the initial setting to the final setting is explored, and the influence mechanism is revealed. …”
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Behavior of Concrete Columns Repaired with Polymer Mortar and Epoxy Fiber Panel by Sungnam Hong, Sun-Kyu Park

“…If this deterioration continues, the structures face serious structural problems, because of the corrosion of steel rods and the loss of concrete sections. Repairing or strengthening underwater structures requires effective, economic underwater repair and reinforcement techniques that allow the same working conditions as on the ground while maintaining dry condition for the repair sections. …”
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Influence of Aggregate Wettability with Different Lithology Aggregates on Concrete Drying Shrinkage by Yuanchen Guo, Jueshi Qian, Xue Wang, Zhengyi Yan, Huadong Zhong

“…Aggregate wettability is not directly correlated with concrete strength, but wettability significantly affects concrete drying shrinkage. …”
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Study on Influence of Copper Slag, Furnace Slag and Metakaolin In The Properties Of Concrete by N. Sakthieswaran

“…As a trigger to them here, it is extended from the earlier study to investigate the properties of concrete subjected to acid attack, the behaviour on concrete in reinforced structural members and also the microstructure study usin X-Ray Diffractometer and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.…”
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Distribution of Corrosion Attack in Chloride Exposed Concrete – Summary of Field Observations by Baral Kedar, Geiker Mette Rica, Øverli Jan Arve

Subjects: “…concrete…”
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Research Progress in Environmental Response of Fiber Concrete and Its Functional Mechanisms by Yanxuan Ma, Xia Yu, Fei Zhao, Jin Liu, Pengfei Zhu, Peng Zhang, Jian Zhang, Lei Wu

“…Smart fiber reinforced concretes (FRC) are good in intelligent environmental response. …”
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Shear Behavior of Wheat-Concrete Interface during Monotonic and Cyclic Loading by Changnv Zeng, Yuke Wang

“…The interface behavior between wheat and concrete plays a decisive role in the design of silo structures. …”
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Influence of graphite tailings on the mechanical performance, of ultra-high performance concrete by Jialun Sun, Ming Sun, Anshuang Su, Xiaojian Gao

Subjects: “…Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)…”
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Morphological criterion for distinguishing between abstract and concrete nouns: An experimental approach by Yu.A. Volskaya

“…To date, the dictionary has had 1000 entries, each provided with the abstractness/concreteness index number. During the study, the nouns with the highest degree of abstractness (from 3.5 to 5) were selected. …”
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Damage Evaluation of Concrete Bridge with Steel Piers Subjected to Explosive Loads by Sohrab Mirassi, Mohammad Momeni, Ahmad Hosseini Moorderaz

Subjects: “…concrete bridge with steel piers…”
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Repairing and Strengthening of Damaged RC Columns Using Thin Concrete Jacketing by Bassam A. Tayeh, Mohammed Abu Naja, Samir Shihada, Mohammed Arafa

“…This research aims to investigate the efficiency of repairing damaged concrete columns using thin concrete jacketing. The experimental program included casting of nine reference 300 mm long reinforced concrete column specimens: three specimens had a cross-sectional dimension of 100 mm × 100 mm, three specimens had a cross-sectional dimension of 150 mm × 150 mm, and three specimens had a cross-sectional dimension of 170 mm × 170 mm. …”
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Interactional Effect of the Influential Parameters on Seismic Behaviour of the Concrete Surface Tanks by Alirezar Hassanpour Yasaghi, Mazhar Fatahi, Seyed Mehdi Seyed Alizadeh

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Finite Element Analysis of Steel-Polypropylene Hybrid Fiber Concrete Penstock by HE Shan, WU Hailin, SI Dongdong

Subjects: “…steel-lined reinforced concrete penstock…”
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Study on Tensile Damage Constitutive Model for Multiscale Polypropylene Fiber Concrete by Ninghui Liang, Jifei Dai, Xinrong Liu

“…They can dissipate energy when cracks occur in concrete. Furthermore, they can improve the concrete tensile properties by synergistic work with it. …”
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A New Microstructure Development Model for the Evaluation of Concrete Setting Time by Ho-Jin Cho, Joo-Won Kang, Yong Han Ahn, Sunkook Kim, Xiao-Yong Wang

“…Concrete is an exceptionally attractive construction material, with stable material supply, adequate fire resistance, and high durability. …”
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Effect of Water-Cement Ratio on Pore Structure and Strength of Foam Concrete by Zhongwei Liu, Kang Zhao, Chi Hu, Yufei Tang

“…Effects of the water-cement ratio on the relative viscosity of the cement paste, as well as pore structure and strength of the hardened foam concrete, were discussed. Results showed that water-cement ratio can influence the size, distribution, and connectivity of pores in foam concrete. …”
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Experimental Study on Detection of Deterioration in Concrete Using Infrared Thermography Technique by Jungwon Huh, Quang Huy Tran, Jong-Han Lee, DongYeob Han, Jin-Hee Ahn, Solomon Yim

“…Concrete is certainly prone to internal deteriorations or defects during the construction and operating periods. …”
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