The chloride penetration resistance of phosphoaluminate cement (PAC) concrete was investigated in this study. The effects of mixture proportioning parameters, including cement content, water–cement ratio (w/c), and superplasticizer content on chloride ion penetration resistance of PAC concrete were investigated by the rapid chloride migration test (RCM). The result shows that the increase of ce...

Statement of Purpose: Calcium phosphate cements are prepared by mixing calcium phosphate powder with a liquid component to form a paste that hardens over time via a dissolution-precipitation reaction. Thus, in addition to being osteoconductive and resorbable, these biomaterials have the advantageous property of being injectable. This property can be leveraged for castingbased approaches to scaf...

Cement manufacture has undergone extensive change in its attempts to rise to the successive challenges posed by society. The hydration of Portland cement is a complex phenomenon that depends on both reagent characteristics and reaction conditions. It is a well-known fact that the curing temperature plays an important role on the hydration kinetics. The present study is the first to be undertake...

Monomineralic, abiotic marine cements formed in low-latitude Phanerozoic reefs provide the direction and amplitude of secular variation of õ•3C and õ•80 in marine calcite and defines two end member compositions580 to 360 my (-7 to-5 %0 õ•8Om)B) and 360 to present (-3 to 0 %0 õ•8Om)B). Sampling of the Devono-Carboniferous tran ition (375-320 my) at several global sites reveals a rapid change in ...

The aim of this paper is to carried out statistical analysis for optimization of various concrete mix proportions by using full factorial experimental technique. The variables such as 28 days cube compressive strength, water to cement ratio (w/c), coarse aggregate to total aggregate ratio (CA/TA) and total aggregate to cement ratio (TA/C) were the parameters to be used for optimization. Four w/...

This paper presents the results of an experimental research on the workability and mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete. The work focused on concrete mixes having Water/Cement ratios of 0.23, 0.24, 0.25, 0.26 and 0.27, with a Packing Factor of 1.12. The Concrete mixes contains different proportions of GGBS, Super plasticizers, water binder ratios and constant proportions of Cement,...

This study investigated the basic mechanical and microscopic properties of cement produced with metakaolin and quantified the production of residual white efflorescence. Cement mortar was produced at various replacement ratios of metakaolin (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25% by weight of cement) and exposed to various environments. Compressive strength and efflorescence quantify (using Matrix Laborator...

Semi-flexible pavement surfacing is a composite pavement that utilizes the porous pavement structure of the flexible bituminous pavement, which is subsequently grouted with appropriate cementitious materials. This study aims to investigate the compressive strength, flexural strength, and workability performance of cementitious grout. The grout mixtures are designed to achieve high strength and ...

The use of elastomer additives to solve the problems in oil well cementing has been investigated in recent years by several research groups in the petroleum industry. This study includes the laboratory examination of the effect of elastomer additives on the physical properties of heavy-weight oil well cement. In the research process, a candidate well is selected and the properties of the cement...