Torsional Strength of Horizontally Curved Continuous Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges
Torsional Strength of Horizontally Curved Continuous Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges

Asala A. Dawood; Khattab S. Abdul-Razzaq; Wael S. Abdulsahib

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 03 December 2023

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.2023.142438.1533

Abstract
  The horizontally curved box girder bridges are considered important nowadays because of their low cost compared to the load capacity and torsion moments that they can carry. This study ...  Read More ...
Performance of potato starch admixture on fresh and hardened behaviours of concrete at varied mix design ratios
Performance of potato starch admixture on fresh and hardened behaviours of concrete at varied mix design ratios

Chidobere David Nwa-David

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 12 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.2024.145272.1654

Abstract
  The urgency to attenuate techno-economic and ecological threats constituted by chemical admixtures has necessitated the adoption of feasible natural admixtures. The chemical interaction ...  Read More ...
Evaluation of the Performance of Steel Slag and Waste Glass as a Cement Replacement
Evaluation of the Performance of Steel Slag and Waste Glass as a Cement Replacement

Ahmed T. Azeez; Maan S. Hassan; Alaa A. Atiyah

Volume 41, Issue 12 , December 2023, , Page 1567-1577

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.2023.143602.1597

Abstract
  The industrial development and growth in population activity caused an annual increase in solid wastes over the past decades. The emissions of CO2 from the cement industry are the main ...  Read More ...
Uncracked Palm Kernel Shell Effect on Compressive Strength of Concrete
Uncracked Palm Kernel Shell Effect on Compressive Strength of Concrete

Chidiebere S. Ezenkwa; Thaddeus I. Elogu

Volume 41, Issue 11 , November 2023, , Page 1266-1273

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.2023.140014.1460

Abstract
  In recent times, the production of concrete has become a significant concern due to the rapid population growth and the depletion of raw materials. In this research, we investigated ...  Read More ...
Some Properties of Sustainable Concrete with Rubber Waste Aggregate
Some Properties of Sustainable Concrete with Rubber Waste Aggregate

Rafid F. Motloq; Wasan I. Khalil; Eethar T. Dawood

Volume 41, Issue 11 , November 2023, , Page 1337-1345

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.2023.140271.1458

Abstract
  The cumulative quantities of non-biodegradable solid tire waste, which are byproducts of transport vehicles, contribute to environmental pollution.. This study seeks to address this ...  Read More ...
Push–out Test of Timber Concrete Composite Construction
Push–out Test of Timber Concrete Composite Construction

Ihab S. Saleh; Nabeel A. Jasim; Anis A. Mohhamed Ali

Volume 40, Issue 5 , May 2022, , Page 668-676

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.v40i2.2175

Abstract
  In this study, push – out test specimen is proposed to explore the behavior of shear connectors in timber–concrete composite beams. Since there are no standard shapes and ...  Read More ...
Effect of the Waste Rubber Tires Aggregate on Some Properties of Normal Concrete
Effect of the Waste Rubber Tires Aggregate on Some Properties of Normal Concrete

Abdul R. Kamel; Ahmed H. Ali; Nahedh Mahmood; Mohammed M. Kadhum

Volume 40, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Page 275-281

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.v40i1.2166

Abstract
  Waste rubber tires are considered to have substantial environmental and economic impacts, and they are non-biodegradable.  This study aims to get rid of waste tires as much as ...  Read More ...
Effect of Starch Powder on Behavior of Silica Fume Biopolymer Concrete
Effect of Starch Powder on Behavior of Silica Fume Biopolymer Concrete

Samir M. Atia; Waleed A. Abbas

Volume 39, Issue 12 , December 2021, , Page 1797-1805

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.v39i12.2103

Abstract
  The great economic development and the growth of modern means of construction have led to the spread of large quantities of chemical admixtures that we must be cautious of. As the world ...  Read More ...
The Effect of the Waste of Materials and Carbon Nanotube on the Concrete Incorporated with Steel Fibers
The Effect of the Waste of Materials and Carbon Nanotube on the Concrete Incorporated with Steel Fibers

Mayada H. Saleem; Farhad. M. Othman; Alla A. Abdul-Hameed

Volume 39, Issue 6 , June 2021, , Page 956-964

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.v39i6.2018

Abstract
  The addition of agricultural and industrial solid wastes and nanomaterials to concrete combined with steel fibers to improve the mechanical and electrical properties of concrete was ...  Read More ...
Effect of Ordinary Portland Cement on Some Properties of Pervious Geopolymer Concrete
Effect of Ordinary Portland Cement on Some Properties of Pervious Geopolymer Concrete

Wasan I. Khalil; Qais J. Frayyeh; Haider T. Abed

Volume 39, 4A , April 2021, , Page 668-674

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.v39i4A.1793

Abstract
  In this research, a study is made on the Pervious Geopolymer Concrete (PGC), which is based on local material (Metakaolin). The inclusion of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) as a partial ...  Read More ...
Investigate and Comparison Effect add Amorphous and Crystalline - Nano SiO2 on Properties of Concrete
Investigate and Comparison Effect add Amorphous and Crystalline - Nano SiO2 on Properties of Concrete

Rami Joseph Aghajan Sldozian

Volume 33, 3B , March 2015, , Page 547-555

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.33.3B.14

Abstract
  In this paper, the study included the comparison between amorphous silica and crystalline silica (quartz), and with nano scale size, two types of silicawere added to concrete by ratios ...  Read More ...
Optimum Position of Shear Reinforcement of High-Strength Reinforced Concrete Beams
Optimum Position of Shear Reinforcement of High-Strength Reinforced Concrete Beams

Omar Qarani Aziz; Sinan Abdulkhaleq Yaseen

Volume 31, 1A , January 2013, , Page 42-52

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.2013.71247

Abstract
  This paper reports experimental data on the behavior and strength of high-strength concrete slender beams reinforced with vertical shear reinforcement. Tests were conducted on ten reinforced ...  Read More ...
Experimental Evaluation of Effect of Flange Dimensions on Shear Behavior of NSC and SCC Double Tee Beams
Experimental Evaluation of Effect of Flange Dimensions on Shear Behavior of NSC and SCC Double Tee Beams

Ali H. Aziz; Mohammad Zohair Yousif; Laye K. Salman

Volume 30, Issue 17 , October 2012, , Page 3039-3053

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.30.17.7

Abstract
  This study deals with, experimentally, the effect of flange dimensions on shear behavior of normal strength concrete (NSC) and self-compacting concrete (SCC) double Tee beams. Twelve ...  Read More ...
Determination of the Stresses Concentration Factor and Cracks Growth in the Buildings by Finite Element Method
Determination of the Stresses Concentration Factor and Cracks Growth in the Buildings by Finite Element Method

Alyaa Hassan Abood; Hani Aziz Ameen

Volume 28, Issue 21 , October 2010, , Page 6347-6365

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.28.21.12

Abstract
  The novel analysis of two buildings A and B, by finite element method via ANSYS software and experimentally are presented. The investigation is carried out to show the stresses distribution ...  Read More ...
Bond Strength-Splice Length in Concrete Beams Confined by Transverse Reinforcement
Bond Strength-Splice Length in Concrete Beams Confined by Transverse Reinforcement

Sameh Badry Tobeia Shuker

Volume 28, Issue 2 , January 2010, , Page 322-339

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.28.2.11

Abstract
  This work aim to study the effect of transverse reinforcement , area of splicebar, concrete cover thickness , rib area and the increasing in concrete strength (highstrengthconcrete) ...  Read More ...
Effect of Dual Reinforcement on Wear Resistance by Aluminum Compacts Reinforce by SiC, Al2O3
Effect of Dual Reinforcement on Wear Resistance by Aluminum Compacts Reinforce by SiC, Al2O3

Mohammed Saeed. Waheed; Hassan Hamed. Abed

Volume 27, Issue 13 , September 2009, , Page 423-429

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.27.13.19

Abstract
  The producing composite materials of dual reinforcement in which the matrix material is aluminum reinforced with two types of ceramic particles : which are Alumina (50μmKeywordscomposite ...  Read More ...
Finite Element Analysis Up To Failure Of Composite Concrete – Corrugated Steel Cylindrical Shells
Finite Element Analysis Up To Failure Of Composite Concrete – Corrugated Steel Cylindrical Shells

Husain M. Husain; Eyad K. Sayhood; Ahmed T. Mahdi

Volume 27, Issue 13 , September 2009, , Page 2339-2351

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.27.13.7

Abstract
  This study presents three-dimensional finite element analysis to the behavior of composite concrete-corrugated steel cylindrical shell. This type of construction utilizes the advantages ...  Read More ...
Analysis Up To Failure of Straight and Horizontally Curved Composite Precast Beam and Cast-In-Place Slab with Partial Interaction
Analysis Up To Failure of Straight and Horizontally Curved Composite Precast Beam and Cast-In-Place Slab with Partial Interaction

Husain M. Husain; Mohammed J. Hamood; Shaimaa Tariq Sakin

Volume 27, Issue 13 , September 2009, , Page 2509-2522

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.27.13.18

Abstract
  In this study, a nonlinear three dimensional finite element analysis has been used to conduct an analytical investigation on the behavior of curved in plan composite concrete-concrete ...  Read More ...
Factors Affecting the Relationship Between Total Porosity and Electrical Resistivity for Concrete Repair Materials
Factors Affecting the Relationship Between Total Porosity and Electrical Resistivity for Concrete Repair Materials

Maan Salman Hassan

Volume 26, Issue 8 , August 2008, , Page 1016-1024

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.26.8.12

Abstract
  The paper examines the properties of five different types of repair and substratematerials, including conventional mortar, fly ash mortar, silica fume mortar, conventionalconcrete substrate, ...  Read More ...