The Journal of Asian Concrete Federation (ACF Journal) provides a forum to disseminate and exchange most recent technical information of concrete materials and structures among concrete engineers and scientists in Asia and the World.
The ACF Journal is regularly published under the auspice of the Asian Concrete Federation. The Editorial Board of the ACF Journal consists of eminent scholars from ACF member countries as well as top scholars invited from the World.
Article topics include, but are not limited to, research on:
1. Concrete structures;
2. Concrete materials and technologies;
3. Maintenance, monitoring, repair and strengthening;
4. Sustainability;
5. Construction and Engineering; and
6. Recent research and related topics.
Discussion on any article published in earlier issues of ACF Journal is welcome for possible publication with the Author’s Closure.
Copyright transfer agreement
Completion of a signed Copyright Transfer Agreement will be required upon acceptance of
the manuscript. No article can be published unless a signed publication agreement is
provided, which serves as a transfer of copyright from author to publisher.
ACF Journal does not advocate open access policies for copyrighted articles. It is the
author’s responsibility to obtain written permission to reproduce materials that has
appeared in another publication.
Journal of Asian Concrete Federation (ACF Journal) is published biannually on June 30 and December 31.
ACF Journal considers four categories of articles: technical papers, invited papers, review papers, and technical documents/reports issued by ACF Technical Committees. All articles should be original and contain significant research findings that are not only logically sound but also supported by scientific evidences.
Article typesThe submission process requires uploading electronic file(s) online at https://acf.jams.or.kr/co/main/jmMain.kci (ACOMS). All correspondences, including reviewers’ comments, resubmission of revised electronic file(s), and notification of the Editor-in-Chief’s final decision, are communicated with the corresponding author(s) via e-mail.
ACF Journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are requested to submit
four separate electronic files as follows:
1. Cover letter
2. A separate title page, containing title, all authors’ names and affiliations, and
contact information (i.e., email address and telephone number) of the corresponding
author(s)
3. A full manuscript including title, all authors’ names and affiliations, abstract,
keywords, body of main text, acknowledgement, and references
4. (optional) A list of at least three potential reviewers including names, academic
degree(s), position, department, institution, email address, and reason. The referees
must be independent and not from your own organization. Please note that the journal may
not use your suggestions.
Article length
There is no limit on the manuscript length for all types of articles, except that discussions on the published articles in ACF Journal should not be longer than 8 manuscript pages.
Word processing software
Microsoft Word is strongly recommended for preparing the manuscript. PDF is not an acceptable file format.
Text
– The text should be double-spaced and both-side justified in single column format, using Times New Roman font and 11-point font size.
– The manuscript must be prepared using A4 typeset with 20-mm margin at all sides.
– The manuscript should not contain any headers or footers except for page numbers.
– Page numbers and consecutive line numbering are required for peer review process.
– Use the International System of Units (SI units). Other units may be given in parenthesis as supplement.
Article structure
The following is a prototype structure of a technical paper manuscript in the preferred order.
– Title: 80 characters maximum, including spaces between words.
– Author names and affiliations: List all authors’ names by the first name(s), (middle name(s)), and last name(s) without commas. Affiliations of the authors should include the institution and department names in full, and the city, state/province, postal code, and country. Also, clearly indicate the corresponding author with an asterisk who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication.
– Abstract: 200 words maximum on the first page of the manuscript
– Keywords: Six keywords maximum
– Body of main text: Divide the main text into numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1, (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, …) 1.2, etc.
– Acknowledgements
– References
– Appendices
– Appendices
Reference style
List all bibliographical references cited in the text at the end of the paper. Number
the references in order of appearance in
the main text in square brackets in line with the text (e.g., [1], [1,2,3]). Essential
information should be cautiously provided using
the following reference style:
Examples:
1. Shin, M.; Kim, K.; Gwon, S.; and Cha, S. (2014) “Durability of sustainable sulfur concrete with fly ash and recycled aggregate against chemical and weathering environments,” Construction and Building Materials, 69, pp. 167~176.
Reference to a conference proceeding
2. Shin, M.; Gwon, S.; Lee, K.; and Han, S. (2013) “Improved earthquake-resistant design methods of shallow coupling beams,” Proceedings of the 2013 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Jeju, Korea.
Reference to a book
3. Paulay, T. and Priestley, M.J.N. (1992) Seismic design of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, USA.
Figures and tables
All figures and tables need consecutive numbering, following their order of appearance (e.g., Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Table 1, etc.), along with self-explanatory brief captions. Figures should be submitted at a high resolution. To create tables, authors should use the Table option of Microsoft Word. All figures and tables can be inserted into the main body of the text.
Mathematical formulae
Please make mathematical equations as editable format. Number consecutively and place each of them in the text on a separate line(s). Only simple relevant equations should be provided in the body of the main text: any derivation of an equation(s) should essentially appear in the appendix.
Peer review
All articles submitted to ACF Journal will undergo a peer-review process by at least three international experts on the specific subject of each submitted article for technical evaluation.
Review and revision
Manuscripts may be accepted for publication without change. If revisions are required, the manuscript will be sent back to the author(s) with reviewers’ comments. In this case, an item-by-item detailed response to reviewers’ criticisms should be provided upon resubmission. Based on the recommendations of reviewers and revision with justification of the criticisms, final decision for publication or rejection will be made by the Editor-in-Chief.
1. Duties of Authors
– The author(s) should write original works. In case the author(s) has partly cited the work of others, the part cited should be quoted while the quoted article be included in the reference of the manuscript.
– The author(s) should not submit and try to publish a manuscript of the same work in more than one journal.
– The author(s) should not fabricate or intentionally change data and/or photos that are results of research.
– The author(s), first author, corresponding author or coauthor, should be the one who has significantly contributed to the research.
– A corresponding author is the author who is responsible for communication for the purpose of publication of the manuscript in the ACF Journal: i.e. submission of the manuscript and the responses to reviewer’s comments, etc. All authors should have seen the manuscript at the time of original submission and agreed to its submission.
– In case a technical mistake or editorially misleading error is found in the published paper, the corresponding author of the specific paper should contact and notify the editor of the ACF Journal so that the editor can properly act to it: e.g. Errata.
– The author(s) should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
2. Duties of Reviewers
– The importance of reviewer’s role is acknowledged as a reviewer assists the editor for technical evaluation and processing of the manuscript, to assist editor to make editorial decisions and may assist the author(s) to improve the manuscript.
– Any specific privileged information acquired by the reviewer during reviewing a manuscript should be kept confidential to the reviewer. The contents of a manuscript in general should not be shown to or discussed with others until the manuscript is published.
– While reviewing a manuscript, the reviewer should use professional knowledge objectively and provide the author(s) with opinions that are scientifically backed up. Any personal criticism of the author(s) by a reviewer should be avoided.
– A reviewer should inform editor any similarity between a manuscript and an already published paper.
– In case a reviewer feels he (or she) is unable to provide a timely review, he (or she) should notify the editor as such and decline to review that manuscript.
– A reviewer should decline to review a manuscript that can be of conflict of interest personally or professionally.
3. Duties of Editors
– The editor should handle a manuscript in the order of the first submission date in general and evaluate a manuscript solely based on technical merits of the manuscript.
– The editor is responsible to make decision on the final publication of a manuscript. The editor may consult with the reviewers to reach a final decision, which may include copyright infringement and plagiarism.
– A copyright transfer agreement signed by a corresponding author should be submitted prior to the final publication of a manuscript.
– The editor and editorial staff should not disclose any information acquired from a manuscript to others until final publication. The editor and editing staff should not attempt to use any unpublished materials included in an unpublished manuscript.
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Fresh, hardened and durability properties of concrete made with flyash and limestone based Portland composite cement |
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Prediction of Compressive Strength of Self-Compacting Concrete using Machine Learning Techniques |
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Exploring effects of initial water content of recycled aggregate and additional water consumption on the permeability resistance of concrete to chlorine salt |
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Investigation of the filling-overflow behavior of corrosion products in reinforced mortar |
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Effect of moisture content of recycled aggregates on workability, compressive strength and durability of concrete-A review |
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Fire Performance of Fiber-reinforced Ultra-High-Performance Concrete: A state-of-the-art review |
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Finite element analysis of steel-concrete composite connection with prefabricated
permanent steel form |
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Experimental investigations on mechanical properties of normal and high strength
high calcium geopolymer concrete |
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A Case Study on Condition Assessment of Fire-Damaged RC Members of TurboGenerator |
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Study on effect of fly ash and limestone powder on compressive strength of roller compacted concrete for dam construction |
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Comparative study of advanced computational techniques for estimating the compressive strength of UHPC |
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EFFECT OF FINE AGGREGATES ON THE STRENGTH AND HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF PERVIOUS CONCRETE |
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ULTRA-LIGHT FOAMED CONCRETE WITH RECYCLED SAND |
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DEVELOPMENT OF 100-MPA GREEN REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE USING 100% RECYCLED AGGREGATES |
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SHORT-TERM DEFORMATION MODEL OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE PLATE BASED ON SURROUNDING TEMPERATURE |
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EVALUATION OF POLYMER MODIFIED MORTAR AND BONDING AGENT FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR |
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EMPIRICAL EQUATION AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF SHEAR PARAMETERS FOR HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE (HSC) |
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Electrochemical and microscopic analysis on corrosion behavior of steel bars in
slag/fly ash-cement paste subjected to seawater attack |
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Estimation of present-day strength of concrete for a 40-yearold building from non-destructive tests: A case study |
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The durability and rehabilitation technologies of concrete sewerage pipes: A
state-of-the-art review |
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ASSESSMENT OF A FIRE DAMAGED REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING |
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DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN OF GRADE SLAB USING NUMERICAL APPROACH |
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON SUBSTITUTION OF NATURAL SAND IN CONCRETE WITH COPPER SLAG AND BLAST FURNACE SLAG |
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MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A FRCM SYSTEM WITH ARAMID FIBER FABRIC EMBEDDED IN GREEN HIGH-STRENGTH CEMENTITIOUS MATRIX |
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Mechanical characterization of a FRCM system with aramid
fiber fabric embedded in green high-strength cementitious
matrix |
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INFLUENCES OF NYLON FIBER GEOMETRIES AND CONTENTS ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED MORTAR |
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COMPARISON OF CREEP MODELS AND EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF CREEP COEFFICIENTS FOR NORMAL AND HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE |
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APPRAISAL OF GEOPOLYMER LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES SINTERED BY MICROWAVE RADIATIONS |
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EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE MADE WITH INDIAN BOTTOM ASH AS REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE |
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ANALYSIS OF STRESS BLOCK PARAMETERS FOR HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE |
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EFFECT OF CLAY AS DELETERIOUS MATERIAL ON PROPERTIES OF NORMAL STRENGTH CONCRETE |
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OPTIMIZATION AND EVALUATION OF ULTRA HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE |
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BOND AND DURABILITY INVESTIGATION OF BASALT FIBER AND PEN FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR CONCRETE APPLICATIONS |
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HARDENING, MICROSTRUCTURE, AND SHRINKAGE DEVELOPMENT OF UHPC: A REVIEW |
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Hardening, microstructure, and shrinkage development of
UHPC: A review |
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A NEW CONCRETE FROST RESISTANCE EVALUATING METHOD CONSIDERING MOISTURE CONTENT INCREASE UNDER OUTDOOR EXPOSURE |
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DIAGNOSIS OF ALKALI AGGREGATE REACTION IN CONCRETE DAMS (AN INDIAN CASE STUDY) |
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DEFLECTION HARDENING BEHAVIOR AND ELASTIC MODULUS OF ONE-PART HYBRID FIBER-REINFORCED GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITES |
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A STUDY ON EFFECT OF SILICA FUME AND SURFACE PENETRANT ON BONDING STRENGTH FOR OVERLAYING |
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DURABILITY AND CORROSION STUDIES IN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE MADE WITH BLENDED CEMENT |
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CONSERVATIVE CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTH OF CONCRETE FROM NON-DESTRUCTIVE AND PARTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE TESTING |
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CARBONATION RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE TREATED WITH NANO-SIO2-MODIFIED POLYMER COATINGS |
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THE CRITICAL FREEZE-THAW CYCLE CONSIDERING MOISTURE CONTENT INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATED FREEZE-THAW TEST |
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EFFECT OF INITIAL CURING CONDITIONS ON AIR PERMEABILITY AND DE-ICING SALT SCALING RESISTANCE OF SURFACE CONCRETE |
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VISUAL INVESTIGATION METHOD AND STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR DEF INDUCED DAMAGED INDIAN RAILWAY PC SLEEPERS |
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Tensile behavior of UHPFRC under uniaxial and biaxial
stress conditions |
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TENSILE BEHAVIOR OF UHPFRC UNDER UNIAXIAL AND BIAXIAL STRESS CONDITIONS |
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DEFORMATION MECHANISM OF HARDENED CEMENT PASTE UNDER HIGH STRESS AND APPLICATION OF FLOW LAW |
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STRENGTH, SHRINKAGE AND CREEP OF CONCRETE INCLUDING CO2 TREATED RECYCLED COARSE AGGREGATE |
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PROPOSAL OF A FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION METHOD FOR RC SLABS FAILED UNDER TRAVELING WHEEL-TYPE LOAD TEST |
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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE BY A LARGE-SCALE TUBE MILL WITH STEEL ROD |
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EFFECT OF PRE-LOADING ON CHLORIDE DIFFUSION IN CONCRETE |
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BASALT FIBER RINFORCED MORTAR UNDER FREEZE-THAW AND CHLORIDE-RICH ENVIRONMENTS |
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COMPARISON OF CONCRETE STRENGTH FROM CUBE AND CORE RECORDS BY BOOTSTRAP |
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INVESTIGATION ON QUALITY OF THIN CONCRETE COVER USING MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS |
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EVALUATION OF CRITICAL CRACK WIDTH FOR REINFORCEMENT CORROSION IN RC MEMBER BASED ON NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TRANSPORT OF CHLORIDE IONS IN CONCRETE |
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RESEARCH ON FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF THE EXTERNALLY PRESTRESSED UHPC BOX GIRDER |
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SANDWICH PANELS OF ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE COMPOSITE WITH EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE |
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BLAST-RESISTANCE OF ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE AND REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE |
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Evaluation of critical crack width for reinforcement corrosion in RC
member based on numerical simulation of transport of chloride ions
in concrete |
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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT FINE AGGREGATES ON THE PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE |
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NEW RECOMMENDED PRACTICES IN CONCRETE DURABILITY |
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DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF CONCRETE ARCH BRIDGES IN CHINA |
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DIFFUSION OF MOISTURE AND CHLORIDE IONS IN REPAIRED CONCRETE SUBJECTED TO COMPLEX DETERIORATION FACTORS |
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FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON DIELECTRIC RELAXATION CHARACTERISTICS OF CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS |
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INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS MATERIAL PARAMETERS ON THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE BY SAND BLASTING |
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SANDWICH PANELS OF ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE COMPOSITE WITH EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE |
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SANDWICH PANELS OF ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE COMPOSITE WITH EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE |
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FIRE RESISTANCE CALCULATION OF EXISTING CONCRETE STRUCTURES USING MODIFIED TABULATED DATA METHOD |
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EFFECTIVENESS OF RECYCLED NYLON FIBERS AS REINFORCING MATERIAL IN MORTAR |
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RELATIVE EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF LIMESTONE CALCINED CLAY CEMENT COMPARED WITH PORTLAND POZZOLANA CEMENT |
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE USE OF CFRP GRID FOR SHEAR STRENGTHENING OF RC BEAMS |
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MESOSCALE STUDY OF WATER TRANSPORT IN MORTAR INFLUENCED BY SODIUM CHLORIDE |
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FLEXURAL AND FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS MADE WITH PORTLAND POZZOLANA CEMENT |
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MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND RECOVERABILITY OF LOW-QUALITY CRUSHED COARSE AGGREGATE BY SURFACE MODIFICATION AND MICROWAVE HEATING |
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DAMAGE EVALUATIONS OF OVEN-DRIED MORTAR SUBJECTED TO ONE-DIRECTIONAL FIRE |
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LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF RC BEAMS WITH LOCALLY CORRODED SHEAR REINFORCEMENT |
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EFFECT OF PERPENDICULAR BEAMS ON FAILURE OF BEAM-COLUMN KNEE JOINTS WITH MECHANICAL ANCHORAGES BY 3D RBSM |
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DIRECT-TENSILE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS OF HIGH-STRENGTH FIBER-REINFORCED CEMENT COMPOSITES WITH DIFFERENT STEEL FIBERS |
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ESTIMATION OF CONCRETE CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTH FROM LIMITED DATA BY BOOTSTRAP |
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ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR AXIAL STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR OF WELDED REINFORCEMENT GRID CONFINED CONCRETE COLUMNS |
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF KENAF FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH DIFFERENT FIBER CONTENT AND FIBER LENGTH |
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FLEXURAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF COMPOSITE STEEL DECK ONE-WAY SLAB SYSTEM WITH SFRC |
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LABORATORY ACCELERATED AND OUTDOOR DURABILITY TESTING OF CONCRETE WITH SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS |
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DUCTILE FIBER WRAPPING FOR SEISMIC RETROFIT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS |
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STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY OF EXTERNAL STEEL COLLARED CONCRETE COLUMNS UNDER COMPRESSIVE LOADING |
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EFFECT OF A SMALL ADDITION OF HIGHLY EXPANSIVE SLAG ON VOLUME STABILITY OF CEMENT MATRIX MATERIAL |
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