OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Construction and Building Materials is 98. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Machine learning prediction of mechanical properties of concrete: Critical review	282
Durability of ultra-high performance concrete – A review	265
Novel engineered wood and bamboo composites for structural applications: State-of-art of manufacturing technology and mechanical performance evaluation	263
Fly ash-based eco-friendly geopolymer concrete: A critical review of the long-term durability properties	249
A review on durability of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars reinforced seawater sea sand concrete	213
Influence of the incorporation of recycled coarse aggregate on water absorption and chloride penetration into concrete	209
Efficient machine learning models for prediction of concrete strengths	197
Review of ultra-high performance concrete and its application in bridge engineering	192
Machine learning-based prediction for compressive and flexural strengths of steel fiber-reinforced concrete	175
The influence of steel fibres on compressive and tensile strength of ultra high performance concrete: A review	173
Evaluating the use of recycled concrete aggregate and pozzolanic additives in fiber-reinforced pervious concrete with industrial and recycled fibers	172
Predicting the compressive strength of concrete with fly ash admixture using machine learning algorithms	167
Development of 3D-printable ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete for digital construction	166
Methods for improving the microstructure of recycled concrete aggregate: A review	164
Use of recycled plastic as fine aggregate in cementitious composites: A review	163
Steel slag and its applications in cement and concrete technology: A review	159
An evaluation of the recycled aggregate characteristics and the recycled aggregate concrete mechanical properties	157
Review on geotechnical engineering properties of sands treated by microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) and biopolymers	156
A laboratory investigation of steel to fly ash-based geopolymer paste bonding behavior after exposure to elevated temperatures	155
Hydration, shrinkage, pore structure and fractal dimension of silica fume modified low heat Portland cement-based materials	153
Utilising CO2 technologies for recycled aggregate concrete: A critical review	152
Comparison between the effects of phosphorous slag and fly ash on the C-S-H structure, long-term hydration heat and volume deformation of cement-based materials	148
Effects of nano cotton stalk and palm leaf ashes on ultrahigh-performance concrete properties incorporating recycled concrete aggregates	148
Crumb rubber asphalt mixtures: A literature review	144
Effect of pumice powder and nano-clay on the strength and permeability of fiber-reinforced pervious concrete incorporating recycled concrete aggregate	141

Combined effects of supplementary cementitious materials (silica fume, GGBS, fly ash and rice husk ash) and steel fiber on the hardened properties of recycled aggregate concrete	141
Deep machine learning approach to develop a new asphalt pavement condition index	138
Prediction of chloride diffusivity in concrete using artificial neural network: Modelling and performance evaluation	137
Mechanical performances and microstructures of metakaolin contained UHPC matrix under steam curing conditions	136
Effect of source materials, additives on the mechanical properties and durability of fly ash and fly ash-slag geopolymer mortar: A review	136
A cost effective solution for pavement crack inspection using cameras and deep neural networks	135
The influence of fiber type and length on the cracking resistance, durability and pore structure of face slab concrete	135
Automated crack detection and measurement based on digital image correlation	135
Investigation on early-age hydration, mechanical properties and microstructure of seawater sea sand cement mortar	132
Yield stress criteria to assess the buildability of 3D concrete printing	132
Utilization of mill tailings, fly ash and slag as mine paste backfill material: Review and future perspective	131
Analyzing the compressive strength of green fly ash based geopolymer concrete using experiment and machine learning approaches	131
Steel fibres reinforced 3D printed concrete: Influence of fibre sizes on mechanical performance	130
Influence of quality of recycled aggregates on the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concretes: An overview	130
Machine learning prediction of compressive strength for phase change materials integrated cementitious composites	128
Review on the deterioration and approaches to enhance the durability of concrete in the freeze–thaw environment	127
Performance comparison of cement replacing materials in concrete: Limestone fillers and supplementary cementing materials – A review	127
Geopolymers in construction - recent developments	127
Reinforced concrete structures: A review of corrosion mechanisms and advances in electrical methods for corrosion monitoring	126
Influence of silica fume on mechanical and durability of pervious concrete	125
An intensive review on the role of graphene oxide in cement-based materials	125
A review of 3D printed concrete: Performance requirements, testing measurements and mix design	125
Bonding behavior between reactive powder concrete and normal strength concrete	125
Detection of concealed cracks from ground penetrating radar images based on deep learning algorithm	125
Multi-objective optimization of concrete mixture proportions using machine learning and metaheuristic algorithms	124
Functions and impacts of plastic/rubber wastes as eco-friendly aggregate in concrete – A review	123
An ensemble machine learning approach for prediction and optimization of modulus of elasticity of recycled aggregate concrete	122
Combined use of recycled powder and recycled coarse aggregate derived from construction and demolition waste in self-compacting concrete	120
Potential role of a novel green eco-friendly inhibitor in corrosion inhibition of mild steel in HCl solution: Detailed macro/micro-scale experimental and computational explorations	120
Machine learning study of the mechanical properties of concretes containing waste foundry sand	120
Correlation between pore structure, compressive strength and thermal conductivity of porous metakaolin geopolymer	119
Effect of ferrosilicon and silica fume on mechanical, durability, and microstructure characteristics of ultra high-performance concrete	119
Estimation of the compressive strength of concretes containing ground granulated blast furnace slag using hybridized multi-objective ANN and salp swarm algorithm	118
Fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag-based alkali-activated concrete: Mechanical, transport and microstructural properties	118
Performance of recycled waste glass sand as partial replacement of sand in concrete	117
Slag uses in making an ecofriendly and sustainable concrete: A review	117
Corrosion resistance evaluation of rebars with various primers and coatings in concrete modified with different additives	117
The effect of using nano rice husk ash of different burning degrees on ultra-high-performance concrete properties	117
Thermal and mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete incorporated with microencapsulated phase change material	116
Improving the sulfate attack resistance of concrete by using supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs): A review	116
Establishing a 3D aggregates database from X-ray CT scans of bulk concrete	116
Utilization of coal gangue as coarse aggregates in structural concrete	114
Efficiency of silica-fume content in plain and natural fiber reinforced concrete for concrete road	114
Natural fiber reinforced high calcium fly ash geopolymer mortar	114
A critical review and comparative study on image segmentation-based techniques for pavement crack detection	114
New perspectives on recycling waste glass in manufacturing concrete for sustainable civil infrastructure	112
A novel green reinforcement corrosion inhibitor extracted from waste Platanus acerifolia leaves	112
Performance of high volume fly ash concrete incorporating additives: A systematic literature review	112
Geopolymer concrete as sustainable material: A state of the art review	111
Durability performance of waste granite and glass powder added concrete	111

Geopolymer concrete durability subjected to aggressive environments – A review of influence factors and comparison with ordinary Portland cement	111
Mechanical properties and microstructure of glass fiber and polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete: An experimental study	111
Analysis of interfacial adhesion properties of nano-silica modified asphalt mixtures using molecular dynamics simulation	110
Post-fire compressive strength of recycled PET aggregate concrete reinforced with steel fibers: Optimization and prediction via RSM and GEP	109
Yield stress and thixotropy control of 3D-printed calcium sulfoaluminate cement composites with metakaolin related to structural build-up	109
A review on seawater sea-sand concrete: Mixture proportion, hydration, microstructure and properties	109
Mechanical and physical properties and morphology of concrete containing plastic waste as aggregate	108
Concrete crack detection and quantification using deep learning and structured light	107
Effects of nano-TiO2, nano-Al2O3, and nano-Fe2O3 on rheology, mechanical and durability properties of self-consolidating concrete (SCC): An experimental study	105
Steel slags in cement-based composites: An ultimate review on characterization, applications and performance	105
Graphene reinforced cement composites: A review	103
The influence of nano-additives in strengthening mechanical performance of 3D printed multi-binder geopolymer composites	103
High volume Portland cement replacement: A review	103
Microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation study using Bacillus subtilis with application to self-healing concrete preparation and characterization	102
Performance evaluation of asphalt mixtures containing warm mix asphalt (WMA) additives and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP)	102
Phase change materials for pavement applications: A review	101
Evaluation of pore size distribution and permeability reduction behavior in pervious concrete	101
Multi-response optimization using Taguchi-Grey relational analysis for composition of fly ash-ground granulated blast furnace slag based geopolymer concrete	100
Mechanical and durability properties of hybrid fiber reinforced foam concrete	100
Study on the optimum initial curing condition for fly ash and GGBS based geopolymer recycled aggregate concrete	100
Post-cracking behaviour of basalt and macro polypropylene hybrid fibre reinforced concrete with different compressive strengths	99
New perspectives on utilization of CO2	99
Bond of FRP bars with different surface characteristics	99
Influence of alkaline activators on the mechanical properties of fly ash based geopolymer concrete cured at ambient temperature	98
Characterization and properties of geopolymer nanocomposites with different contents of nano-CaCO3	98