In this paper a review is presented based on experimental studies done on high performance concrete. The compiled test data revealed distinct differences in the mechanical properties of normal, high strength and high performance concrete. Shape of the specimen ( cube, cylinder, beam etc), size of specimen, magnitude of temperature load applied on the specimen, percentage of fibers varied in the...

Multiscale modeling for cement-based materials, such as concrete, is a relatively young subject, but there are already a number of different approaches to study different aspects of these classical materials. In this paper, the parameter-passing multiscale modeling scheme is established and applied to address the multiscale modeling problem for the integrated system of cement paste, mortar, and...

As the premier material in construction industry across the world, concrete has major role in the effects of construction to our environment. Consumption of concrete is very high due to extensive use of concrete in many structural applications. The rapid infrastructural growth in developing countries and production of many by-product as waste material making high role to concrete producers in i...

performance seismic evaluation is an important topic in earthquake engineering. in this regard, several methods have previously been developed and used. the main objective of present research is to evaluate two methods including “capacity spectrum method (csm)” and “improved capacity spectrum method (icsm)” in determination of seismic performance of concrete frames. for this purpose, several sa...

Concrete is the extensively used construction material in the world. However, environmental concerns both in terms of damage caused by the extraction of raw material and CO2 emission during cement manufacture have brought pressure to reduce cement consumption by the use of supplementary materials. The utilization of calcined clay, in the form of metakaolin (MK) in concrete has received consider...

In recent years, the Lamb wave analysis by the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) for concrete structures has been an effective nondestructive evaluation, such as the condition assessment and dimension identification by the elastic wave velocities and their reflections from boundaries. This study proposes an effective Lamb wave analysis by the practical application of MASW to concre...

We analyze the concrete security provided by a signature scheme described in a recent Internet Draft by McGrew and Curcio.