The main disadvantage of high-strength concrete is its highly brittle behavior and this can beovercome by adding fibers to the concrete. This would also improve some other mechanical properties of high-strength concrete ...

Crusher dust is a fine material formed during the process of comminution of rock into crushed stone or crushed sand. This dust is composed by particles which pass 75 μm BS sieve. Effects of dust content in aggregate on ...

In the construction industry, one of the risk areas is lack of planning and management on the project budget, project time, and the project scope in the briefing design stages of the construction project between the ...

Impact resistance is a requirement for many applications in civil engineering such as pavements, industrial floors, overlays, and slabs on grade. Although there are many test methods to measure the impact resistance of ...

Günümüzde bina tasarımında gözönünde bulundurulan en önemli kriterlerden bazıları deprem güvenliği, bina maliyeti ve enerji tasarrufudur. Bundan dolayı bilim adamları sürekli bir arayış ve araştırma içerisindedirler. Hafif ...

A simple, economical, and practical drop-weight impact testing machine was developed to determine the impact resistance for high-strength fiber-reinforced concrete (HSFRC) composite. Impact and compression tests were carried ...

Selimiye Mosque is a great Gothic building situated in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was built as a Cathedral in 13th century. It has a span of the nave vaults of 9m and two aisle vaults each of them of 7m. Ottoman Empire invaded ...

Upon the completion of large national construction projects, their cost and time deviations are often reported. These deviations from the projected values are a result of complications in the time and cost management ...