We present a fuzzy version of description logics with concrete domains. Main features are: (i) concept constructors are based on t-norm, t-conorm, negation and implication; (ii) concrete domains are fuzzy sets; (iii) fuzzy modifiers are allowed; and (iv) the reasoning algorithm is based on a mixture of completion rules and bounded mixed integer programming.

We present a fuzzy version of description logics with concrete domains. Main features are: (i) concept constructors are based on t-norm, t-conorm, negation and implication; (ii) concrete domains are fuzzy sets; (iii) fuzzy modifiers are allowed; and (iv) the reasoning algorithm is based on a mixture of completion rules and bounded mixed integer programming.

The cementing efficiency factor k of a pozzolan is defined as the number of parts of cement in a concrete mixture that could be replaced by one part of pozzolan without changing the property being investigated, which is usually the compressive strength. This concept was proposed by Smith [1] and was initially applied in rational proportioning of fly ash concrete by using the ‘‘fly ash cementing...

Industrial activities in Iraq are associated with significant amounts of non-biodegradable solid waste, waste plastic being among the most prominent. This study involved 86 experiments and 254 tests to determine the efficiency of reusing waste plastic in the production of concrete. Thirty kilograms of waste plastic of fabriform shapes was used as a partial replacement for sand by 0%, 10%, 15%, ...

Since the aggregate is 80 % of the total volume of the concrete and mortar, the characteristic properties of the aggregate affect the fresh and hardened properties of the concrete and mortar [1]. The characteristic properties of the aggregate such as the shape, the size and structure affect the properties of the fresh concrete and the mortar like workability, settlement, pumping and segregation...

Since the aggregate is 80 % of the total volume of the concrete and mortar, the characteristic properties of the aggregate affect the fresh and hardened properties of the concrete and mortar [1]. The characteristic properties of the aggregate such as the shape, the size and structure affect the properties of the fresh concrete and the mortar like workability, settlement, pumping and segregation...

Reactive powder concrete (RPC) mixtures are reported to have excellent mechanical and durability characteristics. However, such concrete mixtures having high amount of cementitious materials may have high early shrinkage causing cracking of concrete. In the present work, an attempt has been made to study the simultaneous effects of three key mixture parameters on shrinkage of the RPC mixtures. ...

In this paper, to study mechanical properties of manufactured-sand concrete after high temperatures, experiments on the residual strength of manufactured-sand concrete were carried out under high temperatures in which raw materials performances and concrete mixture proportion were considered. The mechanism of elevated temperatures on residual strength was theoretically discussed, and the calcul...