Abstract: Using locally available raw materials, such as seawater, sea sand, and coral reefs, for construction on remote islands is conducive to saving costs and shortening the construction time. These raw materials contain high ...

Abstract: With the increasing scarcity of natural gravel resources and increased production of construction and demolition waste, recycled aggregates offer prospects for concrete structures. However, the adhered loose and porous ...

Abstract: Depending on the relevant material properties, failure of grouted anchor anchorage to concrete can result from pullout of concrete cones, debonding at either anchor-grout or grout-concrete interface, fracture of anchor, ...

Abstract: Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views ...

Abstract: The application of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) has so far mainly been limited to nonstructural components because of its inferior short- and long-term performance compared with normal concrete. Encasement of RAC with ...