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381 articles for “flexural”
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Strength and Durability Properties of Metakaolin Amalgamated High Performance Concrete
Abstract: In past three decades, it is inevitably for the development of high strength concrete (HSC) and high performance concrete (HPC) is progressively enhanced, since these concrete are widely used throughout the world in most prominent projects like oil, bridges, multi-storey buildings and nuclear industries etc. In meticulous, the amalgamation of supplementary cementing material (SCM) or pozzolanic materials is vital when high strength and durability become the most desired properties of …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 36–44 Read article
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Mechanical Properties of High Performance Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete with Super Plasticizer
Abstract: High performance concrete (HPC) has been used in various structures all over the world since last two decades. Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) is a relatively new type of building material and it is being increasingly used in different countries. Glass-fibre reinforced concrete (GRC) is a material made of a cementitious matrix composed of cement, sand, water and admixtures, in which short length glass fibres are dispersed. The usage of …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 11–16 Read article
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Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Manufactured Sand in Concrete
Abstract: Concrete is the most widely used construction material owing to its versatile nature. Three fourth of the concrete is made of aggregates, amongst which fine aggregate has massive demand. River sand is the predominantly used fine aggregate, which is under significance because of the increased demand and less availability. The continuous mining of river sand has also affected the environment; ecologically and economically. Manufactured sand offers viable alternative to natural …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 45–52 Read article
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Studies on Effect of Various Curing Methods in Glass Fibre Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete with 12 Molarity Alkaline Solutions
Abstract: Due to the increasing environmental impacts associated with ordinary Portland cement, need to develop alternative binders to make concrete, is steadily increasing. Geopolymer concrete is the result of the reaction of materials containing Alumino-silicate with concentrated alkaline solution to produce an inorganic polymer binder. Alkaline solutions used were Sodium Hydroxide and Sodium Silicate. This paper presents results of an experimental study on the compressive strength, flexural strength and split tensile …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Experimental Research on the Effect of Manufactured Sand as Fine Aggregate on Concrete Performance
Abstract: Currently, river sand obtained from natural resources is used as a fine aggregate in concrete works in the construction of buildings, bridges, dams, rigid pavements, etc., as a filler material in sub-grades and sub-bases of flexible pavements and in all other important structures in the field of civil engineering. In several districts, there are a few numbers of rivers that have only a shorter length, in such a way that …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 17–22 Read article
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Comparative Analysis of Ordinary Concrete and Bacterial Concrete
Abstract: In present study, we observe the cracking in concrete is one of the major problem in the concrete structures. It is a common problem in concrete structure and then we further study on the bacteria that heals the cracks of concrete structure or it can heal the crack itself. This technique is advanced and very effective for smart structures that will heals by itself. It will also enhance the properties …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 40–47 Read article
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Analysis of Ferrocement Insulated Sandwich Wall Panel
Abstract: Ferrocement is a thin composite construction comprised of a rich cement-based mortar mixture and a variety of wire meshes. Ferrocement is a versatile building material that is widely used in developing countries for real estate, sanitation, water resources, etc. This project's major goal is to design an affordable insulation-resistant residential construction system for both urban and rural growth. Ferrocement methods decreased structural load, cost, and time by at least 30% …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 7–16 Read article
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Enhancing Concrete Strength: Investigating the Impact of Glass Fines on Mechanical Properties
Abstract: The global emission of CO2 from cement industries poses a significant environmental challenge, being a primary contributor to environmental issues. Numerous researchers have explored alternative cementitious materials to formulate robust and long-lasting concrete. This study focuses on utilizing waste glass powder (GlP), derived from rejected soda-lime glass bottles collected from various sources, for experimental purposes. The laboratory experiments investigate the behavior of concrete incorporating glass as a partial substitute for …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 15–23 Read article
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Experimental Investigation on Concrete with Partial Replacement of Cement by Fly Ash
Abstract: Fly ash is increasingly used as a supplementary cementitious material to partially replace cement in concrete. This paper presents an experimental investigation on the strength properties of concrete with varying percentages of fly ash replacement, from 0% to 25% by weight. The fresh, hardened, and durability properties of high performance concrete with fly ash percentages of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% were studied. The test results indicate that 20% …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 1–14 Read article
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USING DIFFERENT END CONDITIONS EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS FOR VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES BEAM
Abstract: The today’s research trend in composite is for the development of composite with natural fibre instead of synthetic fibre. It is because of properties like low cost, light weight, bio-degradability, ease to manufacture and low impact on environment. It becomes necessary to study the vibrational behaviour of composite in addition to mechanical strength and chemical properties for effective utilization in real world applications as they subjected to many types of …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 34–41 Read article
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Experimental Investigation on Utilization of Blast Furnace Slag as Fine Aggregate in Pavement Concrete
Abstract: Concrete is the second largest consumed material by human kind in the world. In this modern era, cement concrete pavements are in demand as compared to bituminous pavements in highway projects. In the recent time, under ages of green technology, the waste utilization in production of concrete especially for pavements is major concern of study. Blast furnace slag is one of the major wastes produced from steel processing plants around …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 58–64 Read article
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Structural Evaluation of Flexible Pavement by Using Benkelman Beam Deflection Technique: A Case Study of Rajkot-Morbi State Highway 24
Abstract: Normally, in India, highways pavement is flexible type there is need to evaluate their strength due to lower flexural strength and rapid deterioration due to increased commercial vehicles, heavier loaded truck traffic, etc. Structural evaluation of pavements is an important part of the pavement management. For the structural evaluation of flexible pavement stretch of Rajkot-Morbi state highway-24, 5 to 15 km has been selected due to same deterioration. The pavement …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 56–64 Read article
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Experimental Investigation on Two Lift Cement Concrete Pavement
Abstract: Rigid pavement construction is promoting now a days due to its durablilitycriteria.Cost of fresh aggregate is 30-35% more than recycled aggregate which causes increase of overall cost of pavementthustwo lift pavement has great potential as a sustainable paving solution.The main objective of this study is to use recycled aggregate in concrete pavement which reduced overall cost of the pavement.Sincenatural aggregate scarcity is increasing day by day.Generally homogenous layer of concrete …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Detecting the Additives Impact on The Durability of Asphalt Concrete
Abstract: Modification of asphalt cement with additives is considered as a sustainable issue to enhance the asphalt concrete quality and durability among the expected service life. An attempt has been made in the present investigation to detect the influence of modification of the asphalt binder by 2 % silica fumes and 4 % fly ash additives on the durability of asphalt concrete in terms of fatigue life under long-term ageing and …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 21–29 Read article
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Influence of Metakaolin Content on the Properties of Pavement Quality Concrete
Abstract: The use of ordinary portland cement in infrastructure construction needs to be regularized due to sustainability issues. In this regard, there has been an emergence of supplementary cementing materials possessing pozzolanic characteristics. The objective of this paper is to partially replace the cement with metakaolin and investigate the effects of metakaolin on properties of Pavement Quality Concrete. Concrete mixtures with varying MK content of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 8–20 Read article
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Hybrid Agro-Waste Reinforced PLA Smart Composites with Embedded NFC for Sustainable Lifecycle Monitoring
Abstract: The growing demand for sustainable engineering materials has accelerated the development of biodegradable polymer composites capable of combining structural performance with intelligent lifecycle management. In this study, a smart biodegradable agro-waste polymer composite reinforced with rice husk and sugarcane bagasse fibres was developed using a polylactic acid (PLA) matrix integrated with an embedded passive Near Field Communication (NFC) tag for digital traceability and circular economy applications. The composite containing 80 …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 5, 2026 Read article
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Real-Time Crack Detection in Polymer Composites Using Embedded IoT Sensor Networks
Abstract: This study developed an embedded Internet of Things sensor network for real-time crack detection, localization, and severity assessment in glass–fiber-reinforced polymer composites. Four polyvinylidene fluoride sensors were embedded near the laminate mid-plane and connected to synchronized wireless acquisition nodes. Controlled low-velocity impacts generated graded damage states. Ultrasonic C-scan and optical microscopy provided independent labels. A compact multi-channel convolutional model processed normalized waveforms, spectral entropy, signal energy, and arrival-time differences at …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2026 · pp. 866–899 Read article
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Development of Environmentally Friendly Concrete by Incorporating Rubber and Leather Waste
Abstract: The valorization of post-consumer polymeric waste into high-performance composite materials offers a sustainable strategy for advancing circular economy principles and reducing environmental impacts.This study investigates the feasibility of utilizing recycled crumb rubber from end-of-life tires and leather-derived polymeric waste from the footwear industry as sustainable fillers in polymer-modified cementitious composites. Crumb rubber and processed leather waste were incorporated as partial replacements for natural fine aggregate at replacement levels of 0%, …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2026 · pp. 547–563 Read article
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Electrically Conductive Micro-Aluminum Reinforced Polymer Composites for IoT-Enabled Lightweight Antenna Housings
Abstract: Electrically conductive polymer composites have emerged as promising multifunctional materials for lightweight antenna housings by integrating structural strength, electrical conductivity, thermal stability, and electromagnetic interference shielding. In this study, micro-aluminum reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) polymer composites were fabricated using twin-screw melt compounding followed by compression molding for IoT-enabled lightweight antenna housing applications. The influence of micro-aluminum loading on microstructure, mechanical performance, electrical conductivity, EMI shielding, thermal stability, and wireless …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 5, 2026 Read article
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Crystallization Kinetics and Morphological Shifts in Polylactic Acid/Nanocellulose Blends Under Isothermal Melt Conditions
Abstract: The great potential of polylactic acid as a sustainable biopolymer for packaging, biomedical materials, and additive manufacturing, polylactic acid's slow crystallization kinetics during melt processing causes it to be poorly crystallized, thermally weak, and mechanically underperforming. Crystallization models of PLA/nanocellulose blends have been limited to isothermal melt crystallization kinetics and the resulting morphological changes. The phenomena discussed in this work are systematically explored by melt compounding of polylactic acid with …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2026 Read article