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Wan, Z. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Liang, M. (author), Šavija, B. (author)Vascular self-healing concrete (SHC) has great potential to mitigate the environmental impact of the construction industry by increasing the durability of structures. Designing concrete with high initial mechanical properties by searching a specific arrangement of vascular structure is of great importance. Herein, an automatic optimization...journal article 2024
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Angst, Ueli M. (author), Rossi, Emanuele (author), Boschmann Käthler, Carolina (author), Mannes, David (author), Trtik, Pavel (author), Elsener, Bernhard (author), Zhou, Z. (author), Strobl, Markus (author)The steel–concrete interface (SCI) is known to play a major role in corrosion of steel in concrete, but a fundamental understanding is still lacking. One reason is that concrete’s opacity complicates the study of internal processes. Here, we report on the application of bimodal X-ray and neutron microtomography as in-situ imaging techniques...journal article 2024
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Cheng, H. (author), Weemstra, C. (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author), Yang, Y. (author)Coda wave interferometry (CWI) holds promise as a technique for concrete stress monitoring. This is because the coda, which consists of multiply scattered arrivals, is the result of propagation through the medium over large distances. As such, it is sensitive to both minute structural changes and small velocity changes in that medium....journal article 2023
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Wan, Z. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Šavija, B. (author)In this paper, optimization of vascular structure of self-healing concrete is performed with deep neural network (DNN). An input representation method is proposed to effectively represent the concrete beams with 6 round pores in the middle span as well as benefit the optimization process. To investigate the feasibility of using DNN for...journal article 2023
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Awasthy, Nikhil (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Hordijk, Dick (author), Šavija, B. (author), Lukovic, M. (author)Concrete is characterized in terms of its engineering properties, mainly strength and stiffness, which are subsequently used in structural design. However, the apparent (i.e., measured) concrete properties are not intrinsic but dependent on the conditions under which the measurement is performed. Herein a combined experimental and numerical...journal article 2023
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Nedeljković, Marija (author), Tošić, Nikola (author), Holthuizen, Patrick (author), França de Mendonça Filho, F. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Fennis, Sonja (author)The utilization of locally available concrete waste for producing recycled concrete aggregates is recognized as one of the most sustainable ways of satisfying the growing demand for concrete production. However, the quality of concrete waste depends on its origin and it may significantly differ from one concrete structure to another. Knowing the...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Chunbo (author), Hu, Mingming (author), van der Meide, Marc (author), Di Maio, F. (author), Yang, Xining (author), Gao, Xiaofeng (author), Li, Kai (author), Zhao, Hailong (author), Li, Chen (author)Meeting the current demand for concrete requires not only mining tons of gravel and sand, but also burning large amounts of fossil fuel resources in cement kilning. Consequently, concrete recycling is crucial to achieving a material-efficient society, especially with the application of various categories of concrete and the goal of phasing...journal article 2023
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Saidmurodov, Saidkomil S. (author), Jacobsen, Stefan (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author), Shamsutdinova, Guzel (author)The process of ice melting during abrasive interactions with concrete is essential in a variety of contact phenomena. In this paper, we refer to abrasive tests for different samples of concrete with roughness in the range of 9–35 μm. The experimental conditions were: 1 MPa ice pressure, ambient temperature −10 °C, average sliding velocity 0–0.16...journal article 2022
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Liang, M. (author), Li, Z. (author), He, S. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Gan, Y. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)Stress evolution of restrained concrete is a significant direct index in early-age cracking (EAC) analysis of concrete. This study presents experiments and numerical modelling of the early-age stress evolution of Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) concrete, considering the development of autogenous deformation and creep. Temperature...journal article 2022
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Liang, M. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Wan, Z. (author), Gan, Y. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)This study aims to provide an efficient and accurate machine learning (ML) approach for predicting the creep behavior of concrete. Three ensemble machine learning (EML) models are selected in this study: Random Forest (RF), Extreme Gradient Boosting Machine (XGBoost) and Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LGBM). Firstly, the creep data in...journal article 2022
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Wang, Xinyue (author), Dong, Sufen (author), Li, Z. (author), Han, Baoguo (author), Ou, Jinping (author)This study investigates the effects of nanofillers on the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between aggregate and cement paste by using nanoindentation and statistical nanoindentation techniques. Moreover, the underlying mechanisms are revealed through micromechanical modeling. The nanoindentation results indicate that incorporating...journal article 2022
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Gulamussen, N.J. (author), Marques Arsenio, A. (author), Matsinhe, N. P. (author), Manjate, R. S. (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author)Experiments were conducted to evaluate the possibilities of using treated wastewater for the production of unreinforced concrete blocks. Compressive strength, water absorption and morphology tests of concrete blocks, produced from different makeups of mixing water, drinking water, drinking water spiked with ammonium and phosphate, and the...journal article 2021
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Veeger, M.I.A. (author), Ottele, M. (author), Prieto Hoces, A.I. (author)Increased urbanisation will put an increasing strain on our green spaces, which is expected to have a significant effect on our physical and mental health, as well as the health of our ecosystems. As such it is important to integrate more green spaces in our urban fabric. One way of doing this is by making use of so-called bioreceptive concrete...journal article 2021
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Pardo Redondo, G. (author), Franco, Giovanna (author), Georgiou, Antroula (author), Ioannou, Ioannis (author), Lubelli, B. (author), Musso, Stefano F. (author), Naldini, S. (author), Nunes, Cristiana (author), Vecchiattini, Rita (author)Historic concrete buildings are at risk. Limited knowledge of concrete technology until the 1960s led to more sensitive buildings than modern concrete buildings. In addition, the lack of sensibility regarding their heritage value and insufficient protection is leading to remorseless demolition. Still, concrete has proved to be a resilient...journal article 2021
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Lu, T. (author), Li, Z. (author), Huang, H. (author)Shrinkage-induced cracking can impair the durability of concrete structures. In the past few decades, this topic has drawn more and more attention. Shrinkage of mortar and concrete is actually the result of the interaction between the shrinking cement paste and the non-shrinking aggregates. In recent years, different models that consider the...journal article 2021
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Mors, R.M. (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author)Bacteria‐based self‐healing concrete is an innovative concrete that contains a self‐healing agent that provides the material with enhanced autonomous crack‐sealing performance. A specific type of this concrete, based on a healing agent composed of bacterial spores and lactate as carbon source, has been developed and applied by the Delft...journal article 2020
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Kongshaug, Simen Sørgaard (author), Oseland, Oddbjørn (author), Kanstad, Terje (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author), Rodum, Eva (author), Markeset, Gro (author)The alkali silica reaction (ASR) in concrete causes internal localized swelling and micro cracking, which result in expansion and correlated deterioration of the concrete material. The stress state of the concrete is known to affect expansion due to ASR, with an anisotropic stress state giving rise to anisotropic expansion. Similarly, the...journal article 2020
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Chang, Z. (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)The lattice fracture model is a discrete model that can simulate the fracture process of cementitious materials. In this work, the Delft lattice fracture model is reviewed and utilized for fracture analysis. First, a systematic calibration procedure that relies on the combination of two uniaxial tensile tests is proposed to determine the input...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author), Liang, X. (author), Ye, G. (author)This study aims to investigate the cracking potential of alkali-activated slag (AAS) and alkali-activated slag-fly ash (AASF) concrete subjected to restrained autogenous shrinkage. Temperature Stress Testing Machine (TSTM) is utilized, for the first time, to monitor the stress evolution and to measure the cracking time of alkali-activated...journal article 2020
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Liaudat, J. (author), Carol, Ignacio (author), López, Carlos M. (author)Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) is a particular type of chemical reaction in concrete, which produces cracking and overall expansion of the affected structural element due to the formation of expansive reaction products within the cracks. This paper develops the formulation of a coupled Chemo-Mechanical (C-M) Finite Element (FE) model for...journal article 2020