Comprehensive mathematical modelling in the management  of physical and chemical processes during the transportation of concrete mixtures

Sergey Fedosov; Maksim Bakanov; Ol'ga Aleksandrova; Pavel Razgovorov; Ilya Kuznetsov

doi:10.52957/2782-1919-2025-6-4-23-42

UDC 614.841.411

COMPREHENSIVE MATHEMATICAL MODELLING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES DURING THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONCRETE MIXTURES Comprehensive mathematical modelling in the management of physical and chemical processes during the transportation of concrete mixtures

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Published in Smart composite in construction · Volume 6, Issue 4 · Pages 23–42 · Rubric: Construction materials and products

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52957/2782-1919-2025-6-4-23-42

Received: 20.10.2025 Accepted: 26.11.2025 Published: 23.12.2025

Authors

Sergey Fedosov

Maksim Bakanov

Ol'ga Aleksandrova

Pavel Razgovorov

et al.

Ilya Kuznetsov

Sergey Fedosov

Academic degree: doctor of technical sciences

Science rang: academician author.academy_titles.34 ; professor

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Professor · kafedra tehnologiy i organizacii stroitel'nogo proizvodstva · Moscow

Maksim Bakanov

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Moscow

Ol'ga Aleksandrova

Academic degree: candidate of technical sciences

Nacional'nyy issledovatel'skiy Moskovskiy gosudarstvennyy stroitel'nyy universitet docent · Tehnologii vyazhuschih veschestv i betonov · Russian Federation · Москва

Pavel Razgovorov

Academic degree: doctor of technical sciences

Science rang: professor

Yaroslavl State Technical University Professor · Kafedra «Tehnologiya stroitel'nogo proizvodstva». · Yaroslavl

Ilya Kuznetsov

Ivanovo Fire and Rescue Academy of the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Russian Federation · Ivanovo

ABSTRACT

The paper presents a comprehensive mathematical model and adaptive control system for predicting and maintaining the quality of concrete mix during its transportation in the drums of truck mixers. The purpose of the study is to bridge the gap between detailed physical and mathematical models and operational control tasks in dynamic conditions. The developed software package demonstrated high accuracy in predicting hydration kinetics (RMSD = 1.0%) and moisture content (RMSD = 2.0%). It has been shown that optimising the control action allows the drum rotation speed to be reduced by 86.7% (to 2 min-1). This results in an 85% reduction in the cost function and an estimated 42% reduction in energy consumption without compromising the quality of the mixture. A comprehensive approach makes it possible to move from passive modelling to active control of concrete mix quality during transportation. This is confirmed by the analytical dependencies identified and the results of computational experiments.

KEYWORDS

concrete quality, heat and mass transfer, predictive control model, finite volume method, ensemble Kalman filter, sequential quadratic programming, rotation speed optimisation

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Sergey Fedosov

fedosov-academic53@mail.ru

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Pavel Razgovorov

razgovorovpb@ystu.ru

Executive Secretary

Il'ya Voronov

voronovia@ystu.ru

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Fedosov S. V., Bakanov M. O., Aleksandrova O. V., Razgovorov P. B., Kuznetsov I. A. Comprehensive mathematical modelling in the management of physical and chemical processes during the transportation of concrete mixtures // Smart composite in construction. 2025. no. 4. pp. 23-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52957/2782-1919-2025-6-4-23-42. (Date of access 04.10.2026).

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Sergey Fedosov, Bakanov M. O., Aleksandrova O. V., Razgovorov P. B., Kuznetsov I. A.. "Comprehensive mathematical modelling in the management of physical and chemical processes during the transportation of concrete mixtures." Smart composite in construction 6.4 (2025): 23-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52957/2782-1919-2025-6-4-23-42.

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Fedosov S. V., Bakanov M. O., Aleksandrova O. V., Razgovorov P. B., Kuznetsov I. A. (2025). Comprehensive mathematical modelling in the management of physical and chemical processes during the transportation of concrete mixtures. Smart composite in construction, 6(4), 23-42. https://doi.org/10.52957/2782-1919-2025-6-4-23-42

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Sergey Fedosov, Bakanov M. O., Aleksandrova O. V., Razgovorov P. B., Kuznetsov I. A.. "Comprehensive mathematical modelling in the management of physical and chemical processes during the transportation of concrete mixtures." Smart composite in construction 6, no. 4 (2025): 23-42. https://doi.org/10.52957/2782-1919-2025-6-4-23-42.

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