Browsing Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap (IV) by Journals "Construction and Building Materials"
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25 years of field exposure of pre-cracked concrete beams; combined impact of spacers and cracks on reinforcement corrosion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The state of corrosion of three pre-cracked concrete beams was investigated after 25 years of marine exposure (atmospheric, tidal and submerged). The influence of inadequate plastic spacers was found to overrule the possible ... -
5 years of in situ reinforcement corrosion monitoring in the splash and submerged zone of a cracked concrete element
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Results of more than 5 years of in situ reinforcement corrosion monitoring are presented including continuous measurements of concrete resistivity, temperature, and open circuit corrosion potential measurements. Depth ... -
A density-dependent failure criterion for concrete
(Journal article, 2016)This work focuses on the large effect of small secondary stresses on the compressive strength of concrete. The strength and especially the ductility of structural concrete members depend on local triaxial stress conditions ... -
Aerogel-Incorporated Concrete: An Experimental Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Lightweight concrete can be prepared by replacing the normal aggregate of concrete, either partly or totally, with lightweight materials. In this work, by incorporating silica aerogel particles into concrete matrix, we ... -
Analysing limitations of the FlowCyl as a one-point viscometer test for cement paste
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The FlowCyl is a simple flow viscometer – a modification of the Marsh Cone test apparatus – developed to quantify the flow behaviour of cement pastes. The FlowCyl gives a one-parameter characterisation of rheology called ... -
Analysis of dynamic moisture movement within bio-based earth mortars
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Understanding moisture movement within building materials is critical for the understanding of how they dynamically respond to their hygrothermal environment. Utilising low embodied energy, hygrothermal materials such as ... -
Calibration of simplified safety formats for structural timber design
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)A framework for calibrating the reliability elements in simplified semi-probabilistic design safety formats is presented. The objective of calibration is to minimize the increase of construction costs, compared to the ... -
Carbonation-induced corrosion: Investigation of the corrosion onset
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)There are different views in the literature on the relationship between the location of the carbonation front and the onset of reinforcement corrosion. Theoretically, corrosion starts when the carbonation front reaches the ... -
Comparative study of indirect tensile test and uniaxial compression test on asphalt mixtures: Dynamic modulus and stress-strain state
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Dynamic modulus is an essential parameter for the performance characterisation of asphalt materials for performance prediction and pavement design. The Indirect Tensile (IDT) test and the Uniaxial Compression (UC) test are ... -
Comparison of Accelerated Climate Ageing Methods of Polymer Building Materials by Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Radiation Spectroscopy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The degradation of the polymer building materials polypropylene (PP) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) intended for application as water barriers/repellants around building foundation walls have been studied. The PP and ... -
Comparison of the condition of steel fiber-reinforced shotcrete with water-glass and alkali-free activators after more than 20 years of service in a subsea road tunnel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The in-service condition of steel fiber-reinforced shotcrete installed more than 20 years ago as single-shell rock support lining in the Nordkapp subsea road tunnel was investigated. The novelty of this study is the ... -
The cracking risk of hardening concrete exposed to realistic curing temperature regimes and restraint conditions – Experimental investigations of important parameters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Early age cracking in hardening concrete can be evaluated using dedicated calculation methods. Such calculations require a wide selection of input parameters, e.g. autogenous- and thermal deformation, hydration heat ... -
Durability Evaluation of Adhesive Tapes for Building Applications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In the building sector, various adhesive materials are experiencing an increased usage for sealing of overlaps and joints between most commonly used building materials, around penetrations, pipes and windows for increasing ... -
Effect of storage and curing conditions at elevated temperatures on aerogel-incorporated mortar samples based on UHPC recipe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The effect of elevated temperature during storage and curing of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) formulated aerogel-incorporated mortar (AIM) samples was investigated. It was found that an effective aerogel loading ... -
Effects of pre-curing treatment and chemical accelerators on Portland cement mortars at low temperature (5 °C)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Artificial heating and chemical admixtures are widespread solutions to keep and improve the early strength of cement concretes in cold weather. The research analyzed the performance of cement mortar at low temperature (5 ... -
Elastic and thermodynamic properties of the major clinker phases of Portland cement: Insights from first principles calculations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Portland based cement is one of the most popular materials used in the civil and construction applications. Reliable computational methods to provide an insight into the underlying mechanics of the major phases of this ... -
Energy density and fracture parameters of coated Scots pine
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)An attempt was made to investigate the Michalski’s proven fluctuation theory through the use of the fracture characteristic and the energy density – dynamic surface value – of Scots pine coated with Renaissance wax, paraloid, ... -
Experimental investigation of ASR-affected concrete – The influence of uniaxial loading on the evolution of mechanical properties, expansion and damage indices
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)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 ... -
Experimental investigation on axially-loaded threaded rods inserted perpendicular to grain into cross laminated timber
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper presents an experimental work on axially-loaded threaded rods inserted perpendicular to grain into the narrow face of cross laminated timber (CLT). Penetration length, loading type (tension, compression, fully ... -
Experimental Investigations of Aerogel-Incorporated Ultra-High Performance Concrete
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Improvements to concrete will have a large impact in the construction and building sector. As the attention is drawn towards energy-efficient and zero emission buildings, the thermal properties of concrete will be important. ...