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Nie, Ding (author), Shang, Feng (author), Han, Xun (author)Concrete dams are subjected to soft water penetration of a high water head during their long service lives. Degradation due to calcium leaching will decrease the durability of the concrete and affect dam safety. The long-term performance of concrete dams due to calcium leaching should be evaluated and predicted accurately to complete the...conference paper 2021
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Andrade, C. (author), Coppens, E. (author)In Belgium the construction of a repository for low and intermediate short living radioactive waste is in preparation. The safety is, among other aspects, based on engineered barriers of cementitious materials preventing release of radionuclides to the atmosphere or to the surrounding soil. Relatively low water infiltration through these...conference paper 2021
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Leemann, Andreas (author), Lindgård, Jan (author)ASR products formed in various aggregates of two different concrete mixtures tested both at 38 °C and 60 °C with the concrete prism test have been analysed by scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Additionally, Raman spectra of ASR products have been acquired. The variations in the chemical composition of ASR...conference paper 2021
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Wang, Haochuan (author), Feng, Pan (author), Geng, Zifan (author), Liu, Qi (author)The deterioration of organic coatings on concrete is closely linked to the efficiency in the protection process of reinforced structures. In the present work, polyurea resin and epoxy resin, which are widely used engineering coatings, were selected to measure and compare the performance under artificial aging. Fourier Transform infrared...conference paper 2021
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Ebrahimi, Nafiseh (author), Ghaziaskar, Amin (author), Makar, Jon M. (author)It is well known that iron sulphides such as pyrite (FeS2) and pyrrhotite ((Fe1-xS, 0-x-0.125) are unstable in presence of oxygen and moisture, oxidizing to produce sulfuric acid and iron sulphate. Further reactions in concrete cause the formation of expansive reaction products such as ettringite and thaumasite, potentially leading to structural...conference paper 2021
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Kara De Maeijer, Patricija (author), Craeye, Bart (author), Kazemi-Kamyab, Hadi (author), Snellings, Ruben (author), Loots, Michel (author)In the present study, a proprietary 0.2 tonne/h Dusty Cloud Separation (DCS) technology prototype by Value Ash Technologies NV (Belgium) was used to obtain ultra-fine fly ash as a novel by-product. Two types of Class F fly ash were used: separated fly ash (FA1) with particle size < 9.3 μm and ultra-fine fly ash (FA2) < 4.6 μm as sub-fraction of...conference paper 2021
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OUYANG, Boya (author), LI, Yuhai (author), SONG, Yu (author), WU, Feishu (author), YU, Huizi (author), WANG, Yongzhe (author), BAUCHY, Mathieu (author), SANT, Gaurav (author)Despite previous efforts to relate concrete proportioning and strength, a robust knowledgebased model for accurate concrete strength predictions is still lacking. As an alternative to physical or chemical-based models, machine learning (ML) methods offer a new solution to this problem. Although ML can handle the complex, non-linear, non-additive...conference paper 2021
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Paglia, C. (author), Antonietti, S. (author)In reinforced concrete structures carbonation and chloride ingress are two main phenomena that induce rebar corrosion. Agents such as CO2 gas or water containing chloride enter the cementitious material mainly throughout the pore system. The air permeability was measured with a non-destructive rapid test method. The aim of the present work was...conference paper 2021
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Granda Valencia, Camilo (author), Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author)Large torsional moments, which need to be considered in a design, can result among others, in structures with an asymmetric layout or loading. To find the required longitudinal and transverse reinforcement to resist these torsional moments, the link between the three-dimensional action of the torsional moment and sectional analysis methods is...conference paper 2020
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Granda Valencia, Camilo (author), Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author)This paper provides a practical example of the torsion design of an inverted tee bent cap of a three-span bridge. A full torsional design following the guidelines of the ACI 318-19 building code is carried out and the results are compared with the outcomes from CSA-A23.3-04, AASHTO-LRFD-17, and EN 1992-1-1:2004 codes. Then, a summary of the...conference paper 2020
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Vrijders, Jeroen (author), Dooms, Bram (author), Van Itterbeeck, Petra (author)Although there has been extensive research and several demonstration projects in Belgium and abroad, the use of recycled aggregates in concrete is still limited in practice. Several barriers were identified: lack of practical experience, limiting standards and the need for specific quality assurance. The paper describes recent developments in...conference paper 2017
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Vrijders, Jeroen (author), Wastiels, Lisa (author)The use of recycled aggregates in new structural concrete is generally considered as a measure for lowering the environmental impact of concrete. Existing literature considers transport distances and the final performance of the concrete (linked to its composition) as main influencing factors to evaluate the environmental burdens or gains when...conference paper 2017
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Bougrain, Frédéric (author)According to the European Commission website, construction and demolition waste (CDW - consisting of materials such as concrete, bricks, gypsum, wood, glass, metals, asbestos, excavated soil…) accounts for approximately 25% - 30% of all waste generated in the EU. To move towards a recycling society, various policies have been launched by...conference paper 2017
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Magan, Christopher (author), Coenders, J.L. (author), Huijben, F (author), Nijsse, R. (author), van der Horst, A.Q.C. (author)This paper presents a design for a topology-optimised concrete floor slab, of which the structural optimisation process is guided by manufacturability constraints from a vacuumatic formwork. Ihe design has been obtained using an open-source, tliree-dimensional topology optimisation algorithm. Traditional floor systems are cost-optimised but can...conference paper 2016
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Koekkoek, R.T. (author), Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author), Yang, Y. (author), Boer, A. de (author), Hordijk, D.A. (author)As the bridge stock in The Netherlands and Europe is ageing, various methods to analyse existing bridges are bemg studied. Proof loading of bridges is an option to study the capacity when crucial information about the structure is lacking. This information could be related to the material (for example, the effect of alkali-silica reaction on the...conference paper 2016
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Vegt, I. (author), Weerheijm, J. (author)Dynamic tests demonstrate an extensive rate effect on the tensile strength as well as the post-peak behaviour beyond loading rates of about 50 GPa/s. One of the possible explanations for the observed rate effects on the fracture behaviour is enhanced resistance by moisture in the pores. To study the influence of the moisture content and pore...conference paper 2016
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Stroeven, P. (author)Path length measuring is a relevant engineering problem. Leonardo Da Vinci designed for the military appropriate equipment, the podometer, to do so. Modern equipment such as step meters and map meters are quite similar to Da Vinci?s design, despite geometrical statistical - stereological - methods based on theorems of Cauchy and Buffon that were...conference paper 2015
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