Ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete. Part V: Mixture design, preparation, mixing, casting, and curing

Case Studies in Construction Materials - Tập 17 - Trang e01363 - 2022
Mahmoud H. Akeed1, Shaker Qaidi2, ‎Hemn U. ‎Ahmed3, Rabar H. Faraj4, Samadar S. Majeed5, Ahmed S. Mohammed3, Wael Emad6, Bassam A. Tayeh7, Afonso R.G. Azevedo8
1School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia
2Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Duhok, Iraq
3Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq
4Civil Engineering Department, University of Halabja, Kurdistan Region, Halabja, Iraq
5College of Engineering, Nawroz University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
6Department of Civil Engineering, Komar University of Science and Technology, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
7Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine
8Advanced Materials Laboratory, State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro – UENF, Av. Alberto Lamego 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ 28013-602, Brazil

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