Steel Reinforcement in GFRP Strengthened Concrete Cylinders
The long-term durability of FRP composites is a crucial factor in their successful application as repair materials or as reinforcement for concrete. Extensive research has been carried out on using these FRP
Geopolymer Concrete - A New Eco-friendly Material of Construction
The cement industry is the India’s second highest payer of Central Excise and Major contributor to GDP. With infrastructure development growing and the housing sector booming, the demand for cement is also bound to increase. However, the cement industry is extremely energy intensive. After aluminium and steel, the manufacturing of Portland cement
Dupont Zemdrain: A concrete problem solver
"A foolproof way to get high quality, high finish and highly impermeable concrete? You must be joking!" said an experienced structural consultant recently. The consultant admitted that he had been putting up exposed
Effect of Sulphate Attack on Self compacting Concrete
In Limestone and Granite Quarries, considerable amounts of limestone and quarry dust powder is being produced as by-products of stone crushers. Large Quantity of both type of powder are being collected
Concrete for Tall Residential and Composite Office Buildings
Concrete for New Age Structures especially for tall buildings, concrete has major advantages – it is economical, fire-proof, has lower floor-to-floor heights, higher damping values and higher stiffness
Ferrocement Roofing Elements - Analysis Using ANSYS
Ferrocement is a composite material made up of cement matrix and reinforcement in the form of multiple layers of mesh. Ferrocement structures are flexible and strong, due to the fact that they are
Biofouling and Corrosion of Specialty Coated Reinforcement
The influence of biofouling on concrete was studied by exposing reinforced concrete specimens in natural marine environment. The facilities at Offshore Platform and Marine Electrochemical
Experimental Investigation on Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
Moderate and severe earthquakes have struck different places in the world, causing severe damage to reinforced concrete (RC) structures. Retrofitting of existing structures is one of the major challenges
BASF Launches (MRF) Under the Name Basonetic®
BASF has launched magnetorheological fluids (MRF) which will now be available under the brand name Basonetic®. MRF have a remarkable, adjustable flow behavior that makes them suitable for
Remmers Celanese Emulsion on the Bandra Worli Sea Link Bridge
Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH was awarded the contract to supply coatings for the Bandra Worli Sea Link Bridge in India. It is estimated that 120,000 liters of Remmers' Funcosil® Betonacryl will be required to cover the 5.6 km long bridge. This waterborne coating is formulated with Mowilith® pure acrylic emulsion from Celanese
Role of Fibers for Durable Concrete Construction
The use of fibers to reinforce concrete materials is a well–known concept. It has been practiced since ancient times, with straw mixed into mud bricks and horsehair included in mortars. However, in our
Self–compacting Concrete A Paradigm Shift
In the era of highrise and over congested construction sites, the performance required for concrete structures is becoming more and more complicated and diversified. The concrete is required to
Interlocking Concrete Paver Blocks
Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement (ICBP) has been extensively used in a number of countries for quite sometime as a specialized problem-solving technique for providing pavement in areas where
SFRC for Industrial Floors
During the last three decades SFRC was considered a new technology for construction industry. However, this technology has found high acceptance among the construction industry. Currently, steel
Matrix Ductility and Reinforcement on the strength, durability and performance of concrete
This paper reports the response mechanism of a composite moment resisting portal frame system with self– centering and energy dissipation capabilities under cyclic loading. The load deformation response is
Effect of Replacement of Cement by Silica Fume
Slurry infiltrated fibre reinforced concrete (SIFCON), is a relatively new and advanced material of construction. It is fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) containing high percentage of fibres in which
Recent Technologies Using Waste Materials
Sustainability and long term performance of concrete structures are the two important criteria with respect to the prevailing environmental conditions. Sustainability cannot be sacrificed to attain high strength. High ultimate strength is generally accompanied by a low W/C ratio. This is not, in itself, adequate to satisfy all sustainability related requirements. All
DURAboardHD100 - Most Compressible Filler Board for Expansion Joints
The Supreme Industries Ltd., founded in 1942, pioneered many path-breaking products in the country and became trendsetters in plastics products by introducing many advanced solutions for various
Steel Fibre Concrete Composites for Special Applications
In recent times, the sustained efforts of researchers all over the world to innovate and incorporate unmatched excellence in construction have led to development of several advanced concrete construction
New Construction Materials for Modern Projects
India is witnessing construction of very interesting projects in all sectors of Infrastructure. High rise structures, under construction, include residential/commercial blocks up to a height of 320 m and RC chimneys
VINNAPAS Polymer Powders have revolutionized the Construction Sector
Usually invisible, but always indispensable: WACKER's dispersible polymer powders have been leaving their mark on the construction industry for more than 50 years now. Enabling high-quality mineral
A Study on Engineering Properties of Cement Stabilized Seashore Soil
Soil stabilization is a technique for improvement of weak soils. The engineering properties of soil can be improved by soil stabilization. Two road stretches located in seashore areas have been selected for this study and three samples were collected from each road stretch at various locations. This study deal about the improvement of weak soil particularly
Splitting Tensile Strength of HSSFRC with Silica Fume Replacement
This paper presents the investigations on the contribution of steel fibers on the splitting tensile strength of high-strength steel fiber reinforced concrete (HSSFRC) with silica fume replacement. For 32 series of concrete mixes, splitting tensile strengths were
Role of Additives in Optimization of Flyash in Cement
This paper deals with the effect of various additives in optimizing the flyash content in portland cement. The study showed that with the use of various additives like naphthalene based superplasticizer, calcium
CICO VISCOPLAST
CICO VISCOPLAST is a new generation concrete rheology modifying agent based on proprietary compounds to control the viscosity of flowing concrete without settlement of aggregates and bleeding. CICO VISCOPLAST is used in combination with CICO PLAST SUPER C-300 for producing extremely flowing concrete, pumped concrete, pre-stressed and denser
Influence of Replacement of Cement by Micro Silica
Applications of ferrocement are vast increasing. Ferrocement is lightweight cement composite. It does not require any special construction technique and skilled labor. It has its cracking resistance, ductility and fatigue
Economic Design of CUSUM Control Charts for Indian RMC Industry
The design of a control chart has economic consequences, in which the costs of sampling and testing, costs associated with investigating out of control signals and possibly correcting assignable causes, are all affected by
Anti-Corrosive Treatment for Reinforcement Bar
Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures is the major cause of premature failure of infrastructures like flyovers, concrete bridges etc. The most prevalent deterioration mechanism of reinforcement corrosion involves contact of
Yearnings of a Reinforced Concrete Structure
Concrete has attained this pre-eminent position because of many useful properties it is endowed with. Among these properties are the relative ease of formability, rigidity on setting and curing, and the
RMC Means Concrete Fit for Posterity
Concrete is one of the oldest construction materials known to man. Platforms made of lime concrete, found in Israel, have been dated to as far back as 7000 B.C. In India, a sunken city discovered off
