Retraction notice to “Drying shrinkage and creep properties of prepacked aggregate concrete reinforced with waste polypropylene fibers” [J. Build. Eng. 32 (2020) 101522]
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal ( https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal ). This paper was retracted at the request of the editor-in-chief. The editors no longer have confidence in the data presented in the paper. Following a whistle-blower complaint, an investigation indicated extensive reuse of images in the following papers; all are being retracted. A: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102826 . B: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101250 . C: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2018.07.013 . D: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.101003 . E: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101522 . In each instance, the same image is reported representing a different material mix design or treatment. Specifically: SEM images shown in Figures 12, 15, 9, 8 and 7 of papers labelled A, B, C, D and E, respectively, are identical despite the papers reporting different materials and treatments. SEM images shown in Figures 17 and 10 in papers B and C, respectively, are identical despite different treatments being reported. XRD results shown in Figures 11 and 13 in papers A and C, respectively, are identical despite different materials being reported. The corresponding author denied the duplication.
Authors
- Hussam Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7348-9420)
- Hossein Mohammadhosseini
- Rayed Alyousef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-5491)
- Mahmood Md. Tahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2838-1779)
- Yousef Alharbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2465-7380)
- Abdulaziz Alsaif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3057-0720)
- Fahed Alrshoudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-9981)
Institutions
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Building Engineering
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111436
- Primary Topic
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00