Fibre cement flat sheets are made of an inorganic hydraulic binder or a calcium silicate binder fanned by the chemical reaction of a calcareous and siliceous material reinforced by organic and inorganic synthetic fibers. These sheets are used for external ...
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Various types of concrete for different purpose, their mix proportions, properties, strength and durability and uses in construction.
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Building with Textile-Reinforced Concrete: Important Properties and Advantages
Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) or fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) is a composite concrete material that employs textile reinforcement instead of steel reinforcement. TRC is being widely used in construction for the past two decades and is a promising solution for retrofitting ...
What is Self-Sensing Concrete? [PDF]
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Self-sensing concrete is a smart concrete technology that can sense the stress, strain, and damage in itself. It is also called as self-monitoring or piezoresistive or pressure-sensitive or intrinsically smart concrete. The composition and significance of self-sensing concrete are explained ...
Applications of High-Performance Concrete in Civil Engineering
There are several applications of high-performance concrete in the field of civil engineering due to its superior properties such as high strength and good durability. The high-performance concrete has been used in the construction of bridges, hydropower structures, pavements, bridges, ...
Applications of Rice Husk Ash in Building Constructions
Rice husk ash (RHA) plays two roles in concrete constructions. The first role is using rice husk as a substitute for Portland cement which leads to the reduction of the cost of concrete, and the other role is as an ...
Magnesium Phosphate Cement: Characteristics and Advantages
Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) hardens rapidly and gains high strength in a short time, ranging about several hours to the level of normal strength of ordinary Portland cement concrete. The magnesium phosphate cement binder is produced from the reaction between ...
Cold Weather Concreting: Guidance, and Strategies
Cold weather concreting is the process of placement, finishing, curing, and protection of concrete during cold weather, as per ACI 306.1. The cold weather occurs when the average outdoor temperature is below 4.4C (40F) for more than three successive days. ...
Roller Compacted Concrete: Properties, Advantages, and Applications
Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) is a concrete of zero-slump consistency in its unhardened state used in pavement and dams. It is transported, placed, and compacted using earth and rockfill construction equipment.