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An alternative methodology to predict aging effects on the mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced cements (GRC)

Publicated to: CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 27 (1): 425-431 - 2012-02-01 27(1), DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.07.025

Authors:

Enfedaque, Alejandro; Sanchez Paradela, Laura; Sanchez-Galvez, Vicente
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ciencia Mat, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Construcc, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Civil, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

The effect of three different aging methods (immersion in hot water, freeze-thaw cycles and wet-dry cycles) on the mechanical properties of GRC were studied and compared. Test results showed that immersion in hot water may be an unreliable method for modified GRC formulations, with it being in probability a very harmful procedure. A new aging method, mixing freeze-thaw cycles and wet-dry cycles, seems to be the most accurate simulation of weather conditions that produce a noticeable change in GRC mechanical properties. Future work should be carried out to find a correlation between real weather and the proposed aging method. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

AgingCompositesConcreteDurabilityGlass fibersGrcMetakaolinPozzolanSilica fumeToughness

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2012, it was in position 54/240, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • WoS: 29
  • Scopus: 34
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 79 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/12126/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 422
  • Downloads: 603
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ENFEDAQUE DIAZ, ALEJANDRO) and Last Author (SANCHEZ GALVEZ, VICENTE).

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Awards linked to the item

The authors wish to express their gratitude to SIKA, to CICYT for financial support Project BIA 2004-07336 and CONSOLIDER INGE-NIO 2010.
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