What are the recent improvements and applications of ferrocement ?

A very thin section of cement matrix reinforced with a heavy steal reinforcement can be used in special concrete member to reduce dead load with a higher tensile resistant .

02 March 2018 3,273 2 View

What are the well known methods available to recycle concrete demolition?

Million tons of concrete blocks are now unneeded because of improved security situation . These blocks must be demolished and recycle as aggregate to produce a new concrete . In this ways we...

01 February 2018 5,964 6 View

I want to know a successful method to make concrete very dense to regard as water tightening ? The goal to prevent internal and external attack ?

Concrete deteriorate due to sulphate . Sulfuric salts are very destructive to concrete characteristics .

31 December 2017 7,149 1 View

What are the most important characteristics of a composite materials ?

Fibers are most effective than conventional steel reinforcement in concrete . The amount and orientation factors are dominants .

11 December 2017 2,457 1 View

What are reasons for concrete deterioration ? What are the facilities s to maintain concrete stable with its age . I want the concrete be durable ?

All tests of concrete focused at its instantaneous properties , but no or limited tests investigate its properties with its age. Durability of concrete must be studied with details .Tests...

10 November 2017 8,203 21 View

What is the procedure to determine the permeability of concrete?

can anyone help me in this, it will help me with my research work

01 March 2021 834 3 View

Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS?

I need to model masonry and reinforced concrete minarets for my MSc thesis. Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS? (Or any other program for just...

01 March 2021 736 3 View

Apart from Nanosilica and CNT's what are the other nanomaterials readily available to use in concrete mixture?

Nanotechnology in concrete materials

01 March 2021 3,379 3 View

Concrete compressive strength databases?

I am looking for datasets similar to this one: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Concrete+Compressive+Strength I am looking for concretes with different types of aggregates (Recycled,...

27 February 2021 6,801 3 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

What is the best way to calculate the angles of twist for concrete columns subjected to torsional moment using finite element software?

In Finite element software like ANSYS , there is difficulty in obtaining direct results of twisting of concrete members because SOLID65 which is the unique element designed to represent concrete...

26 February 2021 3,806 2 View

Compute for the total volume of concrete needed for the concrete pouring of the foundation including its column up to NGL only as shown in the plan?

Looking for the quantity of cement, sand, and gravel of footings and columns. Thank you!

25 February 2021 3,092 2 View

How to determine solutionizing time for cast Al alloys?

For wrought alloys soaking time at solutionizing temperature is determined by thickness .Do we have such standards for cast Al alloys

23 February 2021 8,839 3 View

RNA degraded after good nanodrop readings?

23 February 2021 8,850 2 View

Best FE Program for Concrete Strengthened with FRP Sheets?

Colleagues, I have been using ANSYS to model concrete strengthened FRP sheets, but less than happy with it. Any has recommendation for efficient, easy to use FE program for modelling concrete...

22 February 2021 7,528 3 View