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JRSE 2024, 9 pages - Article ID: JRSE-2403042112883
The Impact of Advanced Concrete Technologies on Modern Construction and Aesthetics
Department of Engineering, IAU Chaloos Branch, Chalous, Iran
Department of Engineering, Kamalolmolk University of Nowshahr, Iran
ABSTRACT
This paper examines the evolving concrete technology landscape and its impact on the construction industry. With the help of technology making progress in great strides today, the history of construction with concrete is over 2000 years old from those traditional compositions to the new products like high-strength powder concrete, precast concrete, smart concrete. What is brought out in view of nature, therefore, is the applications of precast concrete in architectural designs by virtue of its lightweight and its flexibility and durability in adding beauty to the designs. In addition, the report develops colored concrete as an aesthetic treatment to urban spaces. The nanoparticles are developed into and elaborated as enhancers of microstructural properties of concrete for providing better strength and durability. The paper examines the development in the smart concrete in making it multi-functional and intelligent in reaction to the changes in the environment and its load conditions. The paper also discussed aesthetic techniques in concrete, that is with regards to pigments, patterns and polishing to attain varied and durable finishes. From this point, the paper makes a critical discussion regarding the cutting-edge technologies regarding concrete, and it is evident that the technology could open new potentials for the revolutionary changes in the urban and architectural designs in the same manner as sustainable aesthetic construction practices.
Concrete technology; Precast concrete; Colored concrete; Concrete in Architecture; Exposed concrete.