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Preface
The first International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures
(ICCMATS2014) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 24–26 November 2014.
The event was locally considered to be a major onset for promotion and stimulation of
research and engineering applications in the fields of materials and their structural implications on physical infrastructure. The core value of the conference was embedded

on science and engineering as a necessary vehicle for addressing infrastructure needs
and related modern socio-economic concerns, of the global community. The event also
served to strengthen existing relationships and to establish new directions between
South Africa as a country and research leader in the African continent, and other countries within and outside the continent including Europe, China, North America, to mention but a few.
The Proceedings of this conference contain about two hundred peer-reviewed
papers from fifty-one countries, making this a truly international event. They include
ten keynote speeches by some of the leading academics, researchers and international
experts from Canada, USA, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uganda, New Zealand, South
Africa, Qatar, and Japan.
The geographical location and timing of this event demanded special consideration
on issues of developing countries where the severe lack of a critical mass of academics,
research scientists and engineers undermines efforts to attain sustainable development.
In developing countries, the fast population growth promotes rapid urbanization; resulting in high poverty and mortality, aggravation of poor housing conditions, disproportionately high energy demands and environmental degradation due to human activity,
among other social ills. Besides these negative issues, most of these countries are on a
significant economic growth trajectory, but remain in dire need for impactful and sustainable physical infrastructure. In an attempt to confront these concerns, the International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures was organized to bring
together international experts from several countries to discuss scientific research and
share advances in technology. Against this backdrop, ICCMATS 2014 was used as a
platform for sharing of cutting-edge theories, techniques and scientific advances by
some of the foremost scientists and researchers worldwide. The event provided insights
for addressing issues of modern local infrastructure, and inspired future advancements,
innovations and emerging researchers.
Consistent with the technical focus of the conference, high quality papers presented in these Proceedings covered a range of fields, categorized into nine (9) sub-topics
and five (5) main themes viz. materials and characterization, durability of construction
materials, structural implications and service life, sustainability and the environment,
building science and construction. All the papers that were submitted for ICCMATS
2014 were fully peer-reviewed, a task undertaken by the International Scientific Committee (ISC). The acceptance of the papers for publishing in these Proceedings was
based on the recommendations provided in the reviewer reports. Sincere gratitude is
due to the individual members of the ISC and all reviewers for their important contribution of ensuring the high quality of these Proceedings.

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The following organizations are gratefully acknowledged for their significant financial and technical support to the conference: The National Research Foundation of
South Africa, Council of Geoscience (South Africa), Concrete Society of Southern
Africa, Johannesburg Convention Bureau, The American Concrete Institute and
RILEM.
On behalf of the Organising Committee, the Editors of the Proceedings wish to extend special thanks to all authors for the technical contribution of their high quality
research, expertise and knowledge through these Proceedings. In addition, the dilemmas of resource planning for participation in the conference, placed high demands on
the authors; for which collective applause is in order for all authors who participated in
the event.
Finally, thanks are due to all members of the Conference Organizing Committee,
the Conference Secretarial team, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built
Environment at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), academic and technical staff of
the UJ Department of Civil Engineering Science, partners from Harbin Institute of
Technology, research students and all those who contributed to the running and success
of the event. It was a rewarding programme to all those involved, not excluding the
wider scientific community. In that regard, this event’s continuity into the future is
anticipated.

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Morgan Dundu
Xiaojian Gao

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ICCMATS 2014 Committees
Organizing Committee
Prof. Morgan Dundu (Co-Chair)
University of Johannesburg
Dr. Stephen O. Ekolu (Co-Chair/Coordinator)
University of Johannesburg
Prof. Xiaojian Gao
Harbin Institute of Technology (Co-Chair)
Mnr. John Sheath
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa
Dr. Alvin Masarira
Anglo-American (pty) Ltd
Dr. Felix Okonta
University of Johannesburg
Engr. Deon Kruger
University of Johannesburg
Dr. Harry Quainoo
University of Johannesburg
Dr. Jean-Bosco Kazurikanyo
The Advanced Cement Institute

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Local Advisory Committee
Engr. Balu Tabaaro

GEOengineering, Uganda
Mnr. Lucky Aluge
Lucky Links Consult, Nigeria
Mnr. Firehiwot Azene
Council of Geoscience, South Africa
Mnr. Johan de Koker
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Mnr. Pierre van Tonder
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Mnr. Bruce Raath
B.A. Raath and Associates Johannesburg, South Africa

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International Scientific Committee
Prof. Hakim Abdelgader
Tripoli University, Libya
Dr. Hamid Akbarazadeh
McGill University, Canada
Prof. Mark Alexander
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Prof. Henry Alinaitwe
Makerere University, Uganda
Dr. Janis Anderson
University of Latvia, Latvia
Prof. Nicolae Angelescu

Valahia University, Romania
Prof. Abdul Awal
University of Technology, Malaysia
Prof. Hans Beushausen
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Prof. Billy Boshoff
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Dr. Souleymane Diop
Council of Geoscience, South Africa
Dr. Sydney du Plessis
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Amr S. El-Dieb
United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates

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Prof. George Fanourakis
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. David W. Fowler
The University of Texas at Austin, United States of America
Prof. Suresh B. Gholse
Nagpur University, India
Prof. Douglas Hooton
University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. Kei-chi Imamoto
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Dr. Maria Kaszynska
University of Szczecinie, Poland
Prof. Agnieszka J. Klemm
Caledonian University, United Kingdom

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Prof. M. Iqbal Khan
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Baoguo Ma
Wuhan University of Technology, China
Dr. Jeffrey Mahachi
Centre for Research and Housing Innovation, NHBRC, South Africa
Dr. Olumide O. Ojuri
Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Dr. Ioan Pepenar
ICECON Res Inst. for Construction Equipment, Romania
Prof. Wassim Raphael
Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon
Prof. Ali Rizwan
National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
Prof. Marios Soutsos
Queen’s University, United Kingdom
Dr. Shaikh Faiz Uddin Ahmed
Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Dr. Celeste B. Viljoen
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Prof. Keijin Wang
Iowa State University, United States of America
Prof. Nadia Fahim Youssef

Housing & Building National Research Center, Egypt
Prof. Yamei Zhang
Southeast University, China

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Prof. Alphose Zingoni
University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Contents
Preface
Stephen O. Ekolu, Morgan Dundu and Xiaojian Gao
ICCMATS 2014 Committees

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Keynote papers

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Achieving concrete durability for specified service-life in chloride exposures
R. Doug Hooton

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Nanoparticle modified concrete materials: opportunities, challenges
and prosperities
Kejin Wang and Gilson R. Lomboy

16

Low-damage earthquake-resistant structures achieved through movability
and ductility
Nawawi Chouw

27

Severe plastic deformation as a new processing for enhancing the performance
of metallic components
Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Rifai Muhammad and Hiroshi Fujiwara

35

Optimizing coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete and its importance
on concrete structures

Md Sarwar Siddiqui and David W. Fowler

47

Superabsorbent polymers in cementitious composites with fly ash cements –
selected aspects
Agnieszka J. Klemm, Karol S. Sikora and David E. Wiggins

57

Steel hysteretic damper featuring displacement dependent hardening
for seismic protection of structures
Murat Dicleli and Ali Salem Milani

68

Failure of structure in East Africa with focus on the causes of failures
in the construction phase
Henry Mwanaki Alinaitwe and Stephen Ekolu

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Design and properties of ultra-high performance concrete
Caijun Shi, Zemei Wu, Dehui Wang and Linmei Wu
Green road construction using discarded materials: a holistic overview
from the Middle East
Ramzi Taha

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1. Materials and characterisation
Cementitious materials and concrete
Structural and mechanical characterization of high alumina additivated
cement based on high refractory mineralogical compounds
Nicolae Angelescu, Cristina Stancu and Vasile Bratu

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Investigation on the suitability of borrow pit sand as fine aggregate
for structural concrete
Amadou Adamou and Munachi U. Nnebe

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Concreting method that produces sustainable concrete
H.S. Abdelgader, A.M. Othman, A.S. El-Baden and N. Angelescu

127

Reuse of non-metallic residues from aluminium recycling industry

in production of porous building materials
Diana Bajare, Girts Bumanis, Aleksandrs Korjakins and Laura Sele

136

Study of properties of steel fiber reinforced concrete for possible applications
in Pakistan
Asad-ur-Rehman Khan and Tatheer Zahra

145

Blended cement utilizing ceramic wall tiles waste
Dina M. Sadek, Sh.K. Amin and N.F. Youssef

152

Estimation of concrete properties at early age by thermal stress device
Sang Lyul Cha and Jin Keun Kim

162

Effects of recycled aggregates on the properties of fresh and hardened
concrete
B.N. Makhathini, A. Dawneerangen and A.T. Shohniwa

168

An examination of natural pozzolans in Uganda for low-strength
construction applications
Dans N. Naturinda and Anthony G. Kerali

175

Mechanical properties and microscopic structure of cement based materials
with very low water-cement ratio
Xiqiang Lin, Zhongnan Song, Tao Zhang and Liang Huo

183

Experimental research on mechanical properties of engineered cementitious
composites
Guoyou Li, Liang Huo, Tao Zhang and Hang Yao

189

Study on drying shrinkage cracking characteristics of steel chip reinforced
polymer cementitious composite
Sunhee Hong, Shinya Kimura, Yuichi Sato and Yoshio Kaneko

196

The effect of steel and polypropylene fibres in the mechanical properties
of structural lightweight concrete
S.P. Yap, Ubagaram Johnson Alengaram and Mohd Zamin Jumaat

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Utilization of ceramic wastes as replacement of portland cements
Viviana Rahhal, Edgardo Irassar, Cristina Castellano, Zbyšek Pavlík
and Robert Černý

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Rheology of portland cement pastes with siliceous mineral additions
Viviana Rahhal, César Pedrajas, Edgardo Irassar and Rafael Talero
Cement calorimetry with different condition of calcium sulfate and water
reducer admixture
Horacio Donza and Viviana Rahhal

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Foam concrete landfill use in landslide hazardous area in West Şırnak Road
Yıldırım İ. Tosun

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Pozzolans as a binder for affordable building materials in Uganda
William Balu-Tabaaro

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Effect of temperature on rheological performances of fresh SCC mixture
Huan Ye, Xiaojian Gao and Hui Wang

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Assessing the effect of procurement source of scoria rocks on the pozzolanic
properties of the cementitious system
Galal Fares, A. Alhozaimy, A. Al-Negheimish and Omer A. Alawad

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Potential South African standard sand for cement mortar testing and research
Stephen O. Ekolu

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A study of thermal conductivity of wood ash blended cement mortar
Akeem Ayinde Raheem, Ibrahim Akinyemi Akinteye and Saheed A. Lasisi

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Behavior of high-volume fly ash concrete in mass concrete applications
Anton K. Schindler and Kevin P. Keith

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Microstructure and durability characteristics of self-curing concrete
Amr S. El-Dieb, Tamer A. El-Maaddawy and Abdelrahman Al-Sallamin

276

Palm Kernel Incinerated Ash as low cost concrete component
Emem-Obong Emmanuel Agbenyeku and Felix Ndubisi Okonta

284

Ultrasonic pulse velocity used to predict the compressive strength of structural
sand lightweight concrete
J. Alexandre Bogas, M. Glória Gomes, Sofia Real and Jorge Pontes

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Influence of different grinding types on granulometry of recycled glass
Karel Dvořák, Marcela Fridrichová and Petr Dobrovolný

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Material properties of bottom ash and welding slag as fine aggregates
in concrete
Karthikeyan Jayakumar and Ananthi Arunachalam

311

The use of waste materials for the production of an hydraulic mortar based
on slacked lime
Bartolomeo Megna, Laura Ercoli and Giovanni Rizzo

320

Effects of polycarboxylate-based superplasticizer on rheological

and mechanical properties of concrete
Samer Al-Martini, Omar F. Najim and Waddah Al Hawat

327

Influence of a new viscosity modifying admixture on the performance
of different superplasticizers
Stephen O. Ekolu and Jean-Bosco Kazurikanyo

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Effect of microfines mineral admixtures on rheology of blended cement paste
Maulik M. Panseriya, U.V. Dave and A.K. Tiwari
Research on a novel technology of FRP bonded to concrete substrate without
adhesive
Ming Li, Yunpeng Liu, Muyu Liu and Fazhou Wang

347

Fundamentals of plastic settlement cracking in concrete
Riaan Combrinck and William Peter Boshoff

354

Initial study to determine the tensile material properties of fresh concrete
Jan Diederick Dippenaar, Riaan Combrinck and William Peter Boshoff

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Blended cements based on C&DW: its influence in the pozzolanicity
E. Asensio, C. Medina, M.I. Sánchez de Rojas and M. Frías

370

Use of crushed brick aggregate in structural concrete: properties
and performance
Sunanda Paul and Gopinandan Dey

378

Study of particle packing in self-consolidating mortar systems
Syed Ali Rizwan, Qamar uz Zaman and Thomas A. Bier

384

Nearly 20 years of the EN 197 cement standards in South Africa
Sibusiso Hlatshwayo and Reinhold Amtsbüchler

391

An investigation into the use of Piliostigma Thonningii Pod Ash as an admixture
in mortar
Suleiman Mannir

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Material selection and mix design of radiation shielding concrete
Stephen Ekolu and Mokgobi A. Ramushu

404

A new structural sand lightweight concrete mix design
J. Alexandre Bogas, M. Glória Gomes, Sofia Real and Jorge Pontes

411

Effect of partial replacement of sand in concrete with steel-file particles
Musibau Ajibade Salau, Kolawole Adisa Olonade
and Oyesola Sunday Ajiboye

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Mechanical properties of green concrete with Palm Nut Shell as low cost
aggregate
Emem-Obong Emmanuel Agbenyeku and Felix Ndubisi Okonta
New proposed direct tensile strength test for concrete
M. Iqbal Khan and Shehab Mourad

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The effect of different PPC binders, partially replaced by fly ash properties,
on self-compacting concrete
Omar Almuwbber, Rainer Haldenwang and Irina Masalova

445

Lowering the embodied CO2 by using fly ash concrete internally cured
with recycled ceramic tile aggregates
Mohammed S. Meddah, T. Nukushina, S. Seiki and R. Sato

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Geopolymers and polymers
Polyfurfuryl alcohol – a waste from sugarcane bagasse as a construction
material
Rakesh Kumar
Geopolymer concrete: a practical approach
Cyril Attwell
Development of geopolymer mortar using palm oil fuel ash-blast furnace
slag-fly ash-as binders
Azizul Islam, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat
and Iftekhair Ibnul Bashar

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The development of sustainable geopolymer mortar from fly ash-palm oil
fuel ash based binder and manufactured sand
Iftekhair Ibnul Bashar, Ubagaram Johnson Alengaram,
Mohd Zamin Jumaat and Azizul Islam

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Cementless concrete using ceramic waste powder
Amr S. El-Dieb and Ehab E. Shehab

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Engineering properties of Class-F fly ash-based geopolymer concrete
M. Albitar, P. Visintin and M.S. Mohamed Ali

495

Engineering properties of slag-based geopolymer concrete
M. Albitar, M.S. Mohamed Ali and P. Visintin

503

Steel-slag and activators ratio impacts on the shrinkage of alkaline activated

ultrafine palm oil ash-steel slag paste/mortar
Moruf O. Yusuf, Megat A.M. Johari, Zainal A. Ahmad and M. Maslehuddin

511

Use of self-compacting geopolymer concrete in a precast environment –
a case study
Warren McKenzie

518

EVA/intumescent agent flame retardant composite materials using
organic/inorganic hybrid filler
Ji-Won Park, Jung-Hun Lee, Hee-Chun Choi, Hyun-Joong Kim,
Hyun-Min Jang and Jung-Yun Choi

526

Evolution in physical modeling of structural built-up in polymer concrete
and in polymer-cement concrete
Dionys Van Gemert

532

Natural fibre reinforced polymer-concrete composite for future bridge
structures in earthquake regions
Libo Yan and Nawawi Chouw

544

Bituminous materials and pavements
Road conditions and engineering performance of subgrade soils in part
of South-Western Nigeria
N.O. Adebisi, S.A. Adeniji and F.O. Akintayo

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The application of polymer coated aggregates in flexible pavement
Reshma Rughooputh and Najeeb Ahmad Fokeerbux

560

Use of waste plastics and scrap rubber tyre in the wearing course
of a bituminous pavement
Reshma Rughooputh and Nishley Ravikesh Gunesh

568

Influence of curing time and compaction on black cotton soil stabilized
with fly ash, ground-granulated blast furnace slag and lime
A. Maneli, W.K. Kupolati, J.M. Ndambuki and O.S. Abiola

575

Analysis of coarse aggregate microtexture in polishing process
Marta Wasilewska

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Response modelling of recycled concrete and masonry in pavements
F. Barisanga, C. Rudman and K. Jenkins

587

The effects of residual moisture on asphalt concrete strength
Nura Usman

595

Effect of different additives on fatigue behavior of asphalt mixtures
Amin Daghighi and Ali Nahvi

601

Characterization of lateritic soils/gravels for their suitability as a pavement
material – a review
D.R. Biswal, S.R. Dash and U.C. Sahoo

608

Proposing a realistic frequency for fatigue tests using Artificial Neural
Network

Ali Khodaii and Attila Hassanzadeh Zonouzy

613

Polymer modified bitumen asphalt, a proposed solution for UAE pavement
deterioration
Reem Sabouni and Ahmed Al-Ghazali

620

Investigating the packing condition of porous asphalt mixture using Discrete
Element Method
Mengjia Chen and Yiik Diew Wong

629

Comparison of in-situ and lab-measured void contents for a bituminous
pavement of a carriageway
Lewis Kabwe Kizyalla and Stephen Ekolu

637

Brick and block masonry
Flexural strength of low density blockwork
A. Ahmed

647

Properties of conventional cement and thin layer mortars
A. Ahmed

655

Improving physical properties of red clay from Morapalala Village, Limpopo
Province
Nthabiseng Portia Mahumapelo

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Physical, chemical and pozzolanic properties of bricks of X-X zone
of Karacahisar castle, Turkey
İnci Güldoğan, Yücel Güney and Erol Mehmet Altinsapan

668

Cement stabilization of laterite-quarry dust mixture for interlocking brick
production
Amana Ocholi and Manasseh Joel

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Effect of wetting and air curing durations on strength of stabilized
sands
Lerato J. Moatlhodi and Felix N. Okonta

683

Material science and nanotechnology
Phase transitions and microstructural characterization of martensite in copper
based shape memory alloys
O. Adiguzel
Using carbon nanotubes in self-compacting paste systems
Afshan Naz, Syed Ali Rizwan, Naveed Z. Ali, Thomas A. Bier
and Hameed Ullah
Influence of the characteristic of input materials on formation and properties
of sintered fly ash body
Vit Cerny and Rostislav Drochytka
Thin spray rock liners with different concentrations of nanoclays
P. van Tonder and C.J. Booysen
Effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on strength and interfacial
transition zone of concrete
P. Van Tonder and T.T. Mafokoane

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Molecular dynamics research of triple junctions structure of tilt
and mixed-type grain boundaries in nickel
Gennady Poletaev, Darya Dmitrienko, Vadim Diabdenkov,
Vladimir Mikrukov and Mikhail Starostenkov

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Analysis of elongation variance of tendons using stress-strain graphs
Morgan Dundu and Sebastian Rupieper

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Limits of elongation variation of tendons in post-tensioning
Morgan Dundu and Sebastian Rupieper

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2. Durability of construction materials
Performance of corrosion inhibiting admixtures in a marine environment
Ian N. Robertson

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Effect of superplasticizers on concrete durability indexes
Stephen O. Ekolu

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Effects of sulphuric acid on the compressive strength of blended
cement-cassava peel ash concrete
Kolawole Adisa Olonade, Akinropo Musiliu Olajumoke,
Ayoade Oluwaseun Omotosho and Funso Ayobami Oyekunle
Properties of self-consolidating concrete containing limestone filler
Daman Panesar and Mohammad Aqel
Evaluation of sulphate attack on concrete incorporating high volume palm oil
fuel ash
I.A. Shehu, A.S.M.A. Awal, S. Mohammad and A. Sulaiman

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Sulphate corrosion behaviour of high volume slag concrete
Stephen O. Ekolu and Adam Ngwenya

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Sulphate resistance of concrete made with moderately high alumina slag
Stephen O. Ekolu and Adam Ngwenya

797

Simple criteria for evaluating sulphate attack in concrete
Stephen Ekolu

806

Comparison of moisture equilibrium of cement-based materials in presence
of slag and silica fume in different wetting and drying cycles
M. Seaidpour and L. Wadsö
Chloride penetration into concrete with compressive load-induced cracks
M.Y. Balqis, H.M. Jonkers and E. Schlangen
Indicative tests on the effect of fly ash-β cyclodextrin composite on mortar
and concrete permeability, sorptivity and porosity
B.D. Ikotun, G.C. Fanourakis and S. Mishra
Durability of mortars and concretes containing scoria-based blended cements
Aref Mohammad Alswaidani and Samira Dib Aliyan
Effect of surface treatments on abrasion and permeation properties of clay
concretes
Fitsum Solomon and Stephen Ekolu
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3. Structural implications, performance and service life
Reinforced concrete and structural composites
Impact of environmental exposure on concrete strength in highway bridges

in Uganda
Hilary Bakamwesiga, Jackson Mwakali, Stephen Sengendo
and Sven Thelandersson

861

Strength and behaviour of steel fibre reinforced self-compacting rubberised
concrete beams under flexure
Bharati Raj, N. Ganesan and A.P. Shashikala

871

Effects of pit-sand on shear capacity of reinforced concrete space framed
structures: case study of a building at Oba – Ile Akure
Lekan Makanju Olanitori and Joseph Olaseinde Afolayan

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An experimental study on acoustic emission of a notched three point
bending concrete beams
Zohra Dahou and Abdelkhalek Benmiloud
Flexural tests of Mi Panels
G.M. Bukasa and M. Dundu

893

Compression tests of Mi Panels
G.M. Bukasa and M. Dundu

899

Infrared thermography as a diagnostic tool for subsurface assessments
of concrete structures
Matthew Scott and Deon Kruger

904

The stress-related material damping of rigid frame bridge with corrugated
steel webs
Liu Baodong, Li Weilong, Li Pengfei and Lv Wenjuan

910

Evaluating concrete with high-performance steel fibers using double-punch
testing
Aaron P. Woods, Richard Klingner, James Jirsa, Shih-Ho Chao,
Netra Karki and Oguzhan Bayrak
Relationship between the wide-flange steel and the long-term deformation
of steel-reinforced concrete columns
Gyeong-Hee An and Jin-Keun Kim
Experimental bond behaviour between textile reinforced cement
and concrete: Review of the existing test methods and the analysis
of the results of a modified double-lap shear test
Maciej Wozniak, Tine Tysmans, John Vantomme and Sven De Sutter

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932

Relation between crack width and corrosion degree in elements of concrete
with crushed sand
Oscar A. Cabrera, Néstor F. Ortega, Luis P. Traversa and Horacio Donza

939

Investigation of prestressed hollow core concrete slabs at elevated
temperatures
Ehab Ellobody

946

Behaviour of reinforced concrete slabs strengthened by concrete overlays
Wael Ibrahim, Mohamed El-adawy and Gouda Ghanem

956

Study on the mechanical property recovery of concrete subjected to elevated
temperatures

Qingtao Li, Guanglin Yuan and Qianjin Shu

963

Shear behavior of ultra-high-strength steel fiber-reinforced self-compacting
concrete beams
Amr S. El-Dieb, Tamer A. El-Maaddawy and Omar Al-Rawashdah

972

Static and dynamic testing of RC-slabs with high strength concrete overlay
Norbert Randl and Csaba Simon

980

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Effect of the loading condition on the restoring force characteristics
of the rigid frame RC pier with the shear wall
Wenjun Gao, Hisanori Otsuka and Yukihide Kajita

989

A study on behavior of reinforced concrete columns subjected to axial
compression
P.K Gupta and V.K Verma

998

Parametric study of non-uniform thickness rectangular concrete filled steel
tube in pure bending
P.K. Gupta and S.K. Katariya

1007

Load-deflection curve prediction of RC beams strengthened by externally
bonded CFRP wraps and strips
Asad-ur-Rehman Khan and Fawwad Masood

1015

New investigations of butt-jointed precast and in-situ concrete columns
Daniel Wolff, Manuel Koob, Markus Blatt and Jens Minnert
Innovative structural frame using composite precast concrete components,
the SMART frame
Won-Kee Hong, Chaeyeon Lim, Joongsoo Park and Sunkuk Kim
Flexural behavior of RC Beams with local steel – experimental investigation
Shehab Mourad, Abdelhamid Charif and M. Iqbal Khan
Experimental study of time dependent bond transfer length under pure
tension in slabs
Behnam Vakhshouri and Felix Shami Nejadi
Condition assessment of a Johannesburg skyscraper
Willem F. van Ede and Stephen Ekolu
Understanding the influence of marine microclimates on the durability
performance of RC structures
Olukayode O. Alao, Mark Alexander and Hans Beushausen

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Concrete filled double skin circular tubes: a review
Yoosuf Essopjee and Morgan Dundu

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Flexural failure modes of steel plate-strengthened reinforced concrete
elements
Akinropo Musiliu Olajumoke and Morgan Dundu

1074

Methods for flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete elements using
steel plates
Akinropo Musiliu Olajumoke and Morgan Dundu

1080

Structural steel and other metals

Behaviour and design of a double track open timber floor plate girder
railway deck steel bridge
Ehab Ellobody

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Kinetic study of steel emissivity and its effect on steel behaviour under fire
condition
Han Fang, Man Biu Wong and Yu Bai

1100

Low cycle fatigue performance of integral bridge steel H-piles subjected
to earthquakes
Murat Dicleli and Semih Erhan

1107

Buckling behavior of 6082-T6 aluminum alloy columns with box-section
and L-section under eccentric compression
Ximei Zhai, Lijuan Sun and Yuanzheng Zhao

1116

A different approach to the design of steel columns
Anthony F. Gee and Primus V. Mtenga

1125

A critical review on current and proposed structural fire engineering codes
for steelwork in South Africa
Richard Walls, Celeste Viljoen, Hennie De Clercq and Johan Retief

1134

Factors that influence friction in tendons of unbonded post-tensioning
systems
Morgan Dundu and Michelle Ward

1141

Cold-formed circular hollow sections under axial compression
Morgan Dundu and Vongani Chabalala

1148

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Structural masonry and timber
Assessment of the unreinforced masonry shear wall stiffness
Nebojša Mojsilović

1157

A complete timber building system for multi-storey buildings
Per-Anders Daerga, Ulf Arne Girhammar and Bo Källsner

1164

Sheathing-to-framing fasteners in light wood-framed buildings as finite
beam element
Michał Baszeń and Czesław Miedziałowski

1172

Repair of masonry arch bridges with respect to longitudinal cracking
and load assessment
Tríona Byrne and Dermot O’Dwyer

1181

The conservation state of the wooden roof of the National Museum
in Phnom Penh
Bartolomeo Megna and Giovanni Liotta

1190

Modelling, simulation and computation
Macro vs mesoscale modelling of fracture in concrete beams: size effect
and crack openings
N. Aissaoui, S. Ghezali and M. Matallah
Review of the strength theories
Ilmir Valiakhmetov

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Analysis of hopper eccentricity effect on granular flow in three-dimensional
silos using discrete element method
M. Benyamine, N. Fezzioui, O. Hami, M. Djermane and A. Slimani

1215

A constitutive model for shape memory alloys, visualizing internal
deformability mechanism
Seyed Amirodin Sadrnejad

1223

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Brittle material damage pro-elasticity model for rock made structures
Seyed Amirodin Sadrnejad

1233

Target column overdesign factor of steel frames considering system
reliability

Yan-Gang Zhao, Zhao-Hui Lu and Mohammad Sharfuddin

1242

Effect of shear wall in improving the reliability of RC frame buildings
subjected to seismic loading
Mohamed A. Dahesh, Ahmet Tuken and Nadeem A. Siddiqui

1249

Prediction on short-term burst pressure of plastic pipe reinforced
by cross-winding steel wires
Xiangpeng Luo, Jinyang Zheng, Ping Xu, Weican Guo and Jianfeng Shi

1256

Neural network model for predicting deterioration of bridge components
using visual inspection data
Md Saeed Hasan, Sujeeva Setunge and David W. Law

1264

Information-based formulation of a creep model using a new experimental
database
Wassim Raphael, Laurent Touma and Alaa Chateauneuf

1274

Testing and nonlinear numerical modelling of fibre pull-out mechanism
from cementitious materials

Faisal Abdulle and Robert Xiao

1287

Parameter identification for supports and cracks in beams with non-classical
boundary conditions
Ljubov Feklistova and Helle Hein

1295

Effect of proximity on wind loads on tall buildings
Ashok Kumar Ahuja and Ritu Raj
Evaluation of the scale effect for the tensile strength of aligned flax
fiber-reinforced composites
Jānis Andersons

1303

1310

Flexural behavior of RC beams with local steel: analytical investigation
Abdelhamid Charif, Shehab Mourad and M. Iqbal Khan

1317

Simplified torsional strength of reinforced and prestressed concrete beams
Khaldoun N. Rahal

1325

Effect of clay-concrete lining on canal seepage towards the drainage
region – an analysis using Finite-Element method
Fitsum Solomon and Stephen Ekolu

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4. Sustainability, waste utilization and the environment
Achieving building sustainability using sustainable building envelope
Joseph Iwaro and Abrahams Mwasha

1345

On-site concrete waste minimization in the UK
Amir B. Meibodi and H. Kew

1352

Moisture transfer in three hemp concretes
Ines Othmen, Philippe Poullain and Nordine Leklou

1358

Foam concrete production with şırnak mine waste claystone and fly ash
Yıldırım İ. Tosun

1364

Reducing CO2 in concrete by half
Michiel Haas

1370

Embedded LCA information in BIM models
Joaquín Díaz, Laura Álvarez Antón and Kareem Tarek Anis

1377

Compressive strength and durability of fly ash stabilized dolomitic waste
as a lightweight construction material
Ikechukwu F. Aneke and Felix N. Okonta
Preliminary study of strength of coal composites
Lerato J. Moatlhodi and Felix N. Okonta

1395

Use of ground waste glass in concrete production
Salim Barbhuiya, Aminul Laskar and Arnesh Das

1401

Radiological assessment of high density shielding concrete for neutron
radiography
Stephen Ekolu and Mokgobi A. Ramushu
Permeable reactive barriers for acid mine drainage treatment: a review

Ayanda N. Shabalala, Stephen O. Ekolu and Souleymane Diop

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Bottom ash and fly ash wastes as alkalinising reagents for neutralising acid
mine drainage
Stephen O. Ekolu, Souleymane Diop and Firehiwot Azene

1427

Potentiodynamic polarization study of the corrosion characteristics of acid
mine drainage
Stephen O. Ekolu, Souleymane Diop and Firehiwot Azene

1436

5. Building science and construction
Comparison of simple linear regression and multiple linear regression
for estimating fuel use and emission rates for excavators
Heni Fitriani and Phil Lewis

1445

The effects of natural and artificial UV exposure on the physical properties
of synthetic turf used for various sports fields

Adriano Coutinho Zuzarte and Deon Kruger

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Thermal characterization of heat reflective coating for building application
Bal Mukund Suman
Impact of traditional and modern building materials on the thermal behavior
and energy consumption of a courtyard house in the hot and dry climate
Naïma Fezzioui, Mébirika Benyamine, Saleh Larbi, Belkacem Draoui
and Claude-Alain Roulet
Assessment of the involvement of qualified professionals in building
supervision in Nigeria: Lagos and Ondo states as case studies
Catherine Mayowa Ikumapayi, Chinwuba Arum and Reuben P. Omale
Thermal insulation of crumb-rubber mortar for building walls application
Mukaila Yinka Sanni, Ocholi Amana and Pinder Ejeh Stephen

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Precast concrete fencing units in low cost domestic housing in South

Africa – a case study
Stella M. Mlasi

1489

The environmental performance of a reinforced precast concrete slab
with void forming system
Magdalena Hajdukiewicz, Jérémy Lebrêne and Jamie Goggins

1495

Foam geopolymers: state of the art and preliminary experimental results
Zahra Abdollahnejad, F. Pacheco Torgal and J.L. Barroso De Aguiar

1503

Quality assurance in low-cost housing construction projects in the metropole
Manelisi Rarani and Stanley Fore

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Author Index

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Performance measurement of quality of houses: development of a building
quality index for houses
Jeffrey Mahachi

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