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Recycled steel fibers from tires offer a sustainable solution for concrete reinforcement, enhancing tensile strength while addressing environmental concerns.

Concrete is the most used material on Earth after water. It is strong, cheap, and essential; at the same time, it is also one of the largest single sources of industrial CO₂. Replacing even a ...

The use of lightweight concrete with expanded clay has increased as an alternative for reducing the self-weight of structures. Consequently, techniques that facilitate the analysis of the mechanical ...

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ABSTRACT: The global awareness and utilization of superplasticizers (SPs) in concrete have significantly contributed to developing resilient and sustainable infrastructure. Despite this, many ...

School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P.R. China Key Lab of Guangdong High Property & Functional Polymer Materials, Guangzhou 510640, P.R ...

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The elastic modulus, also known as the modulus of elasticity or Young’s modulus, is a measure of a material’s elasticity or stiffness. This property determines the relationship between stress and ...