Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Proposed Approach for Determining Consistent Energy Parameters Based on the Surface Free Energy Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The surface free energy (SFE) components obtained from the Good–van Oss–Chaudhury (GvOC) method have been demonstrated to depend strongly on the selected test liquid set. To address this issue, the condition number approach ... -
Permeation and Transport Properties of Self-Healed Cementitious Composite Produced with MgO Expansive Agent
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study evaluated the self-healing capability of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) produced with 5% MgO expansive agent (MEA) compared with standard ECC counterparts. The efficiency of the proposed ECC-MgO ... -
Static and Cyclic Triaxial Behavior of Cemented Sand with Nanosilica
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Recently, improvement of cemented soils’ properties using nanoparticles has been taken into consideration by engineers. However, no attention has been paid to the effect of using nanosilica and cement on the static cyclic ... -
Experimental Study on Damage Mechanical Characteristics of Heat-Treated Granite under Repeated Impact
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The mechanical behaviors of rock under the combined action of high temperature and cyclic loading are a current concern in rock mechanics. In this study, biotite granite samples were thermally treated at the temperatures ... -
Assessment of Tests to Determine Long-Term Durability of Wisconsin Aggregates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Aggregates selected for Wisconsin transportation infrastructure must withstand harsh service conditions. In this paper, results of comprehensive statistical analyses on three sets of aggregate test data (two from Wisconsin ... -
Factors Affecting Corrosion of Buried Cast Iron Pipes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Although corrosion of metal in soils has been intensively investigated in the past, a review of the published literature shows that limited research has been undertaken to understand how soil properties affect the corrosion ... -
Properties and Modeling of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Subjected to Multiple Bullet Impacts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this study, ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) was reinforced by hybrid fibers and corundum aggregates. The dynamic behavior of UHPC against multiple bullet impacts was researched. The penetration damage to concrete ... -
Strain-Dependent Shear Stiffness of Cement-Treated Marine Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper proposes a framework for describing the modulus degradation behavior of cement-treated soft clay. The results show that effect of the mix ratio on the modulus degradation behavior can be captured through the ... -
Effect of Air Entrainment on the Mechanical Properties, Chloride Migration, and Microstructure of Ordinary Concrete and Fly Ash Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Air-entrained concrete has been extensively used in bridges and water conservancy projects in cold regions. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of air entrainment on the mechanical properties, chloride ... -
Behavior of Steel Furnace Slag, Coal Wash, and Rubber Crumb Mixtures with Special Relevance to Stress–Dilatancy Relation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The influence of rubber crumbs on the dilatancy behavior and critical state of steel furnace slag (SFS), coal wash (CW), and rubber crumbs (RC) mixtures was investigated via a series of monotonic drained triaxial tests. ... -
Characterization of Hydration Products’ Formation and Strength Development in Cement-Stabilized Kaolinite Using TG and XRD
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study investigates the use of thermogravimetry (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to characterize and quantify the hydration products, particularly calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) and calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2], in ... -
Passivation and Pitting Corrosion Behavior of a Novel Alloy Steel (00Cr10MoV) in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In order to prolong the service life of reinforced concrete structures in a severe marine environment, a novel alloy steel (Cr1MoV) was developed. The passivation behavior of Cr1MoV steel in a simulated concrete pore ... -
Effect of Citric Acid on the Time-Dependent Rheological Properties of Magnesium Oxychloride Cement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study was intended to evaluate how citric acid influences the time-dependent rheological properties of magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC). For this purpose, rheological parameters, setting time, electrodeless resistivity, ... -
Effect of a Carbon Nanotube/Surfactant Aqueous Dispersion on the Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Portland Cement Pastes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are expected to enhance the load transfer and increase the flexural strength of a MWCNT-cement composite by working as bridges for load across cracks. For this, an adequate dispersion ... -
Effect of Asphalt Binder Aging on Thermodynamic Parameters and Its Relationship with Moisture Sensitivity of Asphalt Mixes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In the existent methods for investigating the potential of moisture damage based on thermodynamic concepts in asphalt mixes, the role of asphalt binder aging on thermodynamic parameters has not been considered. The current ... -
Precision Analysis of Sigmoidal Master Curve Model for Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Mixtures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The sigmoidal master curve model can be used to obtain the value of dynamic modulus of asphalt mixtures at a high or low temperature, which cannot be obtained directly from laboratory tests. However, some studies indicated ... -
Effect of Cyclic Loading Deterioration on Concrete Durability: Water Absorption, Freeze-Thaw, and Carbonation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The effect of cyclic loading deterioration on freeze-thaw and carbonation resistances of concrete were experimentally investigated in this study. A novel loading method was designed, which simultaneously considers both ... -
Water Transport Behavior of Concrete: Boundary Condition and Water Influential Depth
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this study, water transport in concrete was investigated using an environmental simulation test system, and the boundary conditions of water transport on the concrete surface are proposed in this paper. The water ... -
Stress–Strain Relationship of Unconfined RPC Reinforced with Steel Fibers under Compression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this paper, the feasibility of applying the existing empirical models on reactive powder concrete (RPC) reinforced with different types of steel fiber under compression was assessed. The behavior of RPC reinforced with ... -
Influence of Combined Load on the Performance of Geosynthetics as Antireflective Cracking System in Semirigid Base Asphalt Pavements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Laboratory fatigue tests were conducted to investigate the antireflective cracking performance of geosynthetics under different combinations of traffic load and temperature variation (thermal load). Four ratios of traffic ...