Polymer modified concrete (PMC) consists of Portland cement concrete with a polymer modifier. Its advantages are proper bonding strength to substrate concrete, high tensile and flexural strength and low amount of shrinkage and permeability. Using PMC overlays can be considered as a method for preservation of damaged concrete structures due to their suitable performance and durability. In this r...

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a high-performance widely used as building material. The present investigation examines the effects of age and cooling type (air-cooled water-cooled) SCC after being exposed to elevated temperatures compares them those normal conventional (NCC). Two types concrete; i.e., NCC SCC, were developed studied for early-age residual strengths. was with three different ...

The type of soil known as expansive is capable changing its volume through swelling and contracting. These types soils are mostly composed montmorillonite, a mineral with the capacity to absorb water, which causes heave by increasing volume. Due their contract or expand in response seasonal fluctuations water content, these might prove be significant risk engineering structures. Many studies ha...

Welding fume is a complex mixture containing ultra-fine particles in the nanometer range. Rather than being in the form of a singular sphere, due to the high particle concentration, welding fume particles agglomerate into long straight chains, branches, or other forms of compact shapes. Understanding the transport and deposition of these nano-agglomerates in human respiratory systems is of grea...