OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials is 5. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Property Assessment of High-Performance Concrete Containing Three Types of Fibers	59
Development of a 3D Printer for Concrete Structures: Laboratory Testing of Cementitious Materials	41
Calcined Attapulgite Clay as Supplementary Cementing Material: Thermal Treatment, Hydration Activity and Mechanical Properties	37
Effect of the Curing Condition and High-Temperature Exposure on Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag Cement Concrete	30
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Interlocking Bricks Utilizing Wasted Polyethylene Terephthalate	29
Durability of Structural Lightweight Concrete Containing Expanded Perlite Aggregate	27
Influence of Pore Structure Characteristics on the Mechanical and Durability Behavior of Pervious Concrete Material Based on Image Analysis	26
Crack Propagation Analysis of Synthetic vs. Steel vs. Hybrid Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Digital Image Correlation Technique	25
Synergistic Effects of Polypropylene and Glass Fiber on Mechanical Properties and Durability of Recycled Aggregate Concrete	24
Hydration Model and Evaluation of the Properties of Calcined Hwangtoh Binary Blends	23
Study on the Fracture Toughness of Polypropylene–Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Concrete	23
Review of Several Experimental Methods for Characterization of Micro- and Nano-Scale Pores in Cement-Based Material	22
Mechanical Performances of Concrete Produced with Desert Sand After Elevated Temperature	22
Flexural Capacity and Behaviour of Geopolymer Concrete Beams Reinforced with Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Bars	20
Toward Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Structures Based on Self-Sensing Concrete Nanocomposites: A Validation in a Reinforced-Concrete Beam	18
Studies on Hemp and Recycled Aggregate Concrete	18
Study on Reduction Effect of Vibration Propagation due to Internal Explosion Using Composite Materials	17
Tensile and Fracture Properties of Silicon Carbide Whisker-Modified Cement-Based Materials	17
A Review on Sustainable Fabrication of Futuristic Cementitious Binders Based on Application of Waste Concrete Powder, Steel Slags, and Coal Bottom Ash	16
Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Flexural and Shear Behavior of Precast Prestressed Deep Hollow-Core Slabs	16
Experimental Study on Crack Propagation of Concrete Under Various Loading Rates with Digital Image Correlation Method	15
Shear Capacity Contribution of Steel Fiber Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Compared with and without Stirrup	15
Experimental Research on Bond Behaviour of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix Composites for Retrofitting Masonry Walls	15
Analysis of Short-Term Prestress Losses in Post-tensioned Structures Using Smart Strands	14
Energy Absorption Characteristics of PVC Coarse Aggregate Concrete under Impact Load	14

Bond Behavior of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars Embedded in Concrete Under Mono-tensile and Cyclic Loads	14
Prediction of the Tensile Strength of Normal and Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Exposed to High Temperatures	14
Use of Higher-Harmonic and Intermodulation Generation of Ultrasonic Waves to Detecting Cracks due to Steel Corrosion in Reinforced Cement Mortar	13
Autogenous Shrinkage and Crack Resistance of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Cement-Based Materials	13
Effect of Waste Tire Rubber Particles on Concrete Abrasion Resistance Under High-Speed Water Flow	13
Experimental Study on Spall Resistance of Steel-Fiber Reinforced Concrete Slab Subjected to Explosion	12
Utilization of Completely Recycled Fine Aggregate for Preparation of Lightweight Concrete Partition Panels	12
Tensile Behavior of High-Strength Stainless Steel Wire Rope (HSSSWR)-Reinforced ECC	12
Flexural Behavior of Low Calcium Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Reinforced Concrete Beam	12
Experimental Study on Damage Evaluation, Pore Structure and Impact Tensile Behavior of 10-Year-Old Concrete Cores After Exposure to High Temperatures	12
Investigation on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Eco-friendly Mortar Containing WGP at Elevated Temperature	12
Automated Detection of Surface Cracks and Numerical Correlation with Thermal-Structural Behaviors of Fire Damaged Concrete Beams	12
Effect of Silica Fume on the Volume Expansion of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Considering the Silicon-to-Aluminum Molar Ratio	12
An Overview: The Application of Vibration-Based Techniques in Bridge Structural Health Monitoring	11
A Simplified Method to Predict Damage of Axially-Loaded Circular RC Columns Under Lateral Impact Loading	11
Characteristics of GGBFS-Based Pervious Concrete Considering Rheological Properties of the Binder	11
Finite Element Analysis and Calculation Method of Residual Flexural Capacity of Post-fire RC Beams	11
Experimental Investigation on Flexural Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with 3D-Fiberglass, CFRP and GFRP	10
Experimental Studies on Progressive Collapse Behavior of RC Frame Structures: Advances and Future Needs	10
Numerical Simulation of Consolidation Behavior of Large Hydrating Fill Mass	10
Dynamic Properties of Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composite Reinforced with Basalt and Steel Fibers	10
Simplified Constitutive and Damage Plasticity Models for UHPFRC with Different Types of Fiber	10
Coupled Effect of Temperature and Strain Rate on Mechanical Properties of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete	10
Enhancing the Performance of Knee Beam–Column Joint Using Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete	9
Failure Mode Detection of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls Using Ensemble Deep Neural Networks	9
Effects of Gamma-Ray Irradiation on Hardened Cement Mortar	9
Utilization of Recycled Aggregate Concrete for Marine Site Based on 7-Year Field Monitoring	9
Characteristics of Wood Ash Cement Mortar Incorporating Green-Synthesized Nano-TiO2	9
Bond Behavior Between Steel Fiber Reinforced Polymer (SRP) and Concrete	8
The Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Cement CAST Mortar/Graphene Oxide Composites Materials	8
Structural Behaviour of Polystyrene Foam Lightweight Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Laminates	8
Lateral Load Distribution for Hollow Slab Bridge: Field Test Investigation	8
Characteristics of Sustainable Concrete with Partial Substitutions of Glass Waste as a Binder Material	8
The Mechanical Properties of Alkali-Activated Slag-Silica Fume Cement Pastes by Mixing Method	8
Flexural Behavior and Prediction Model of Basalt Fiber/Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete	8
Effect of Impact Load on Splice Length of Reinforcing Bars	7
Preparation of Self-healing Additives for Concrete via Miniemulsion Polymerization: Formulation and Production Challenges	7
Experimental Study on Existing RC Circular Members Under Unequal Lateral Impact Train Collision	7
Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behaviour of Wall–Beam–Strut Joints for Prefabricated Underground Construction	7
Simulation of Permeation of Saturated Cement Paste Based on a New Meso-scale Pore Network Model	7
Experimental Investigation on Bond, Microstructure and Durability of Expired Hardened Cement Blended with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag as Partial Replacement of Cement in High-Strength Concret	7
Research on Whole-Process Tensile Behavior of Headed Studs in Steel–Concrete Composite Structures	7
Microstructure and Chloride Diffusion Properties of Hardened Fly Ash Cement Paste with Three-dimensional Graphene	7
Flexural Capacity Prediction Model For Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams	7
Microstructure Change of Nanosilica–Cement Composites Partially Exposed to Sulfate Attack	7
Investigation of Diagonal Strut Actions in Masonry-Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames	7
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Tensile Performance and Failure Process of a Modified Portland Cement	7
Influence of Initial Damage Degree on the Degradation of Concrete Under Sulfate Attack and Wetting–Drying Cycles	6
An Experimental Study of Shear Resistance for Multisize Polypropylene Fiber Concrete Beams	6
Quantitative Measurement of Water Absorption of Coarse Lightweight Aggregates in Freshly-Mixed Concrete	6

An Anchorage Technique for Shear Strengthening of RC T-Beams Using NSM-BFRP Bars and BFRP Sheet	6
Carbonation Model and Prediction of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Concrete with Fiber Length and Content Effects	6
Laboratory Investigation into the Flexural Behavior of Embedded Concrete Sleepers in Two-Stage Concrete with Preplaced Ballast Aggregate	5
An Accurate Numerical Model Simulating Hysteretic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Irrespective of Types of Loading Protocols	5
Modified Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector Regression to Predict Lateral Pressure Exerted by Fresh Concrete on Formwork	5
Seismic Retrofitting of RC Circular Columns Using Carbon Fiber, Glass Fiber, or Ductile PET Fiber	5
Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements	5
Simplified Effective Compressive Strengths of Columns with Intervening Floor Slabs	5
Experimental Study on Basic Mechanical Properties of Core-Column Non-mortar Aerated Concrete Block Masonry	5
High-Strength Reinforcing Steel Bars: Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior Using RGB Methodology	5
Fundamental Discrepancy of Chemical Reactivity of Tricalcium Oxy Silicate (alite), Dicalcium Silicate (Belite), and Their Polymorphs: A Density Functional Theory Study	5
Freeze–Thaw Resistance of Ternary Blended Concrete Using Ferronickel Slag	5
Structural Behavior Analysis of UHPC Hybrid Tower for 3-MW Super Tall Wind Turbine Under Rated Wind Load	5