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Macro Synthetic Structural Fiber High Performance Concrete Reinforcement

Rajeev Gupta Business Head ECMAS Construction Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad Concrete is usually made of water, cement, admixtures and aggregates. Generally, the quantity of water added to the mix is greater with respect to the stoichiometric value which is...

Studies On Mechanical And Durability Properties Of Lathe Waste In Concrete

A Sofi Associate Professor Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering VIT Vellore Sanu Peter Thobiyas M. Tech Structural Engineering VIT Vellore With time, it has been proven that the use of fibre reinforced concrete...

Concrete Mix Proportions For Different Types Of Concrete

Dr. S.C. Maiti Former Joint Director National Council for Cement and Building Materials Concrete mix proportions are selected for the desired workability and the target 28-day compressive strength of concrete. The mix proportions should be economical and at the...

Elastic Modulus For Concrete

Dr. N. Subramanian Ph.D., FNAE Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA Concrete is not an elastic material, that is, it will not recover its original shape on unloading. In addition, the stress-strain curve of concrete is non-linear. Hence, modulus of elasticity and...

Evaluation Of Chloride Resistance Of Concrete By The Addition Of Secondary And Ultrafine Cementitious Materials

Dr. Narayan V. Nayak Consultant Siddhesh R. Kamat Mhamai DGM, QCP Alcon Construction (Goa) Pvt. Ltd. Vivekanand Laxman Harikantra Manager, QA/QC AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd. Shridhar A. Behare Associate Professor & Head Department of Civil Engineering,...

Global Efforts Towards Making Concrete More Sustainable

Dr. M. R. Kalgal Technical Advisor UltraTech Cement Ltd. Concrete As A Sustainable Material In the search for materials and systems that will provide a durable foundation for sustainable communities, people are increasingly turning to concrete. When...

Concrete In Structures – A Typical State Of The Art

Dr. S. C. Maiti Ex-Joint Director National Council for Cement and Building Materials Concrete is the integral part of the structures. Being the part and in close contact with steel reinforcements, the reinforced concrete produces structural elements and...