A research team from Anbar University, with the Swedish Lula University, the University of Fallujah, and the Northern Technical University, publishes a scientific research in a magazine classified withn Clarivate and Scopus.
An engineering research team consists of A. Dr.. Abdul Qader Ismail Abdul Wahab Al-Hadithi, prof in the Department of Civil Engineering - College of Engineering - Anbar University with Prof. assistance, Nahla Naji Hilal, lecturer at the University of Fallujah, and Prof. assistance Majid Al-Jubouri, lecturer at the Technology Department Construction - Northern Technical University - Mosul and Engineer Ammar Hamid Madhar, who holds a master’s degree from the Department of Civil Engineering - College of Engineering - Anbar University published valuable research in a prestigious international journal, which is a magazine Structural Concrete
“this journal has been published at John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This journal is one of the of the International Publishing House.” Within Science Direct and included in the Clarivate and Scopus (Within the first quarter Q1) and its Online ISSN: 1751-7648
Research Title:
Structural behavior of reinforced lightweight self-compacting concrete beams using expanded polystyrene as coarse aggregate and containing polyethylene terephthalate fibers
Through this study, an attempt was made to produce concrete beams from self-compacting concrete (SCC) contain expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads as coarse aggregate and waste plastic fibers (WPFs) produced from cutting disposed packing straps in site. The beams were designed according to ACI-318-14, where three different reinforcement ratios were chosen for the purpose of checking the conductance of thresholds made of this type of environmentally friendly concrete under bending loads. The use of EPS with WPFs had a significant positive effect in reducing the density of concrete, and the highest percentage of reduction was equal to (38.46%). Using WPFs had a positive effect in increasing the flexural toughness of concrete prisms, and the maximum increment was equal to (180%) compared with these made from the reference mix. The results proved the possibility of producing lightweight concrete from the use of EPS waste and WPFs, three of which are structurally can be classified as lightweight concrete combination of normal weight and lightweight aggregates according to specifications requirements of ASTM330/330M-14. Reinforced lightweight SCC beams behaved under flexural loads similar to the reinforced concrete beams made from normal weight concrete counterparts under flexural loads.
Congratulations to the research team for this important achievement, and we pray to God for continued the success!