Soil stabilization has become a major issue in construction engineering and the researches regarding the effectiveness of using industrial wastes are rapidly increasing. The present experimental work briefly describes the suitability of the locally available Rice Husk Ash (RHA) to be used in the local construction industry in a way to minimize the amount of waste to be disposed to the environme...

the present paper investigates the influence of stabilization with cement, peat ash, and silica sand on permeability coefficient (kv) of compacted clay, using a novel approach to stabilize the clay with peat ash as a supplementary material of cement in the compacted and stabilized soil. in order to assess the mentioned influence, test specimens of both untreated and stabilized soil have been te...

Macro-defect-free (MDF) cement with high flexure strength has been an active research area over several decades. To study the tensile properties of these materials, it is essential to understand the mode I crack propagation. In this article, cleavage cracking in calcium aluminate cement (CAC)–phenol resin composites is analyzed based on an energy method. The crack-trapping effect of the cement ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of incrementally added uncured HEMA in experimental HEMA-added glass ionomer cement (HAGICs) on the mechanical and shear bond strength (SBS) of these materials. Increasing contents of uncured HEMA (10-50 wt.%) were added to a commercial glass ionomer cement liquid (Fuji II, GC, Japan), and the compressive and diametral tensile strengths o...

Abstract Cement Treated Base (CTB) is a foundation layer (base course) on flexible pavement and the development of soil-cement commonly used in construction that receives high loads. Generally, CTB combination coarse aggregate (split), fine aggregate, cement, water with zero slumps. The purpose this study was to determine optimum cement content mixture variations 2.5%, 3%, 3.5%, 4%, 4.5%, 5%, 5...

Glass ionomer cements (GICs) originally designed for use as dental materials have a number of advantages over acrylic bone cements. These include nonexothermic setting reaction with no thermal damage to surrounding tissues, minimal shrinkage during gelation, the possibility of incorporation drugs and growth factors within the cement and the ability to release fluoride. It is already known that ...

In this study, the effects of graphene oxide (GO) on the microstructure of cement mortars were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric (TG), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Cement mortar samples with different proportions of GO (0.02, 0.04, 0.06, and 0.08 wt % based on the weight of cement) were prepared. The test results showed that GO affected the crystalli...

INTRODUCTION To determine and compare the pH, conductivity and calcium release of an experimental Portland cement (PE) consisting of trioxid mineral aggregate and a comercially available modified Portland cement (C.P.M.) after 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 15 and 30 days. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cements were mixed following the manufacturer's instructions, with a powder: liquid ratio of 3:1. Each cement wa...

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/Portland cement (PC) composites have been prepared to evaluate their electromagnetic wave absorbing properties. The effects of MWCNTs content and sample thickness were discussed in the frequency ranges of 2–18 GHz. Results show that the absorbing properties of cement-based composites are affected by the content of MWCNT and the thickness of the samples. When...

The effects of aggregate characteristics on flow ability of mortar mixtures were investigated. Two types, five single sizes, and three gradations of fine aggregate were considered. Uncompacted voids of the aggregates were measured. Flow properties of 166 mortar batches made with the aggregates, together with different sand-to-cement ratios (s/c) and water-to-cement ratios (w/c), were evaluated ...