Two-stage concrete (TSC) is characterized by its exceptional placement technique, whereby aggregates are first pre-placed in the formwork then injected with a flowable grout. The quality of TSC grout is a controlling factor of the mechanical strength and durability of TSC. Therefore, this study investigates the properties of grout mixtures incorporating two types of fine aggregate including natural sea sand and crushed fine aggregate. The grout mixtures proportions were prepared at a water-to-cement ratio (w/c) of 0.45. Three fine aggregate-to-cement ratios (fa/c) of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 were tested. Results indicate that grout mixtures made with natural sand exhibited higher flowability and lower bleeding resistance than those made with crushed fine aggregate. Moreover, increasing the fine aggregate content reduced the grout flowability, while it improved the bleeding resistance and compressive strength. It was concluded that grout mixture made with crushed fine aggregate, (fa/c) = 1.0, and 0.8% high-range water-reducing admixture (HRWRA) was the best for successful TSC grout since it exhibited acceptable flowability, excellent bleeding resistance and high compressive strength. arabic 14 English 79
ENAS AB MOHAMED ELMUSRATI, , , (1-2021)

The main purpose of this research is to improve the shielding of gamma rays by developing special concrete with high physico-mechanical properties using local aggregates. Various concrete mixtures are designed using heavy fine aggregate as a substitute for normal fine aggregate at rates of 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100%, by weight. Other concrete mixtures have been designed by replacing coarse aggregate with 50 and 60% of heavy fine aggregate. The properties such as density, compressive strength, and tensile strength of hardened mixtures were studied. Gamma ray attenuation has been studied on concrete mixtures after exposure to utilized radiation source comprised 137Cs radioactive element with photon energy of 0.662 MeV. From the results, we concluded that the density and compressive strength in addition to the linear attenuation coefficient of hardened mixtures increased with the ratio of replacing normal aggregate with heavy aggregate up to 60%. With an increase of the ratio more than 60%, compressive strength and tensile strength were reduced with the continued increase in density. On the other hand, density and the linear attenuation coefficient increased with the replacement of coarse aggregate by 50 and 60% of the heavy fine aggregate; while both compressive strength and tensile strength decreased. arabic 21 English 108
Hakim Salem Abdelgader Abdelgader (1-2019)

The number of deteriorating bridges due to chloride-induced corrosion increases annually as does the cost of inspection, maintenance, repair and where necessary replacement. Meanwhile, budgets made available to bridge owners/managers for repair and maintenance of these bridges are reducing. To optimise and manage their budget spend, bridge owners/mangers need to rely more on rational decision making methods rather than on subjective engineering judgment. In this thesis, the author has developed a probabilistic- based model which aims to predict the lifetime performance of Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures exposed to chloride corrosive environment and consequently to optimise their lifetime management.
Omran Kenshel(11-2009)