Retraction notice to “Performance evaluation of high-strength concrete reinforced with basalt fibers exposed to elevated temperatures” [J. Build. Eng. 35 (2021) 102108
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal ( https://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy ). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors-in-Chief. Following multiple whistle-blower complaints, an investigation revealed extensive reuse of SEM and sample images in a series of papers. In each paper, the same images were reported for different materials. Specifically, Figs. 4 and 12 in this paper reportedly show surface images and SEM images, respectively, of high-strength concrete with and without basalt fibres at 300 °C and 600 °C. The same images are reported for PPE fibre reinforced prepacked aggregate concrete at 200 °C and 600 °C in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120418 (retracted) and for waste fibre-reinforced POFA concrete at 600 °C in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.168 (retracted). The same images also appear in https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2681-1 . The corresponding author denies the duplication.
Authors
- Hossein Mohammadhosseini
- Rayed Alyousef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-5491)
- Ali S. Alqarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-5911)
- Abdulrahman Albidah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-0788)
- Abdulaziz Alaskar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2859-8692)
Institutions
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Building Engineering
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112223
- Primary Topic
- Structural mechanics and materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00