by GCO | Nov 28, 2022 | Water Engineering
Author(s) Simon Pryce, BSc, MSc, EurGeol, CGeol, FGS Alan Brown, MA, MSc, DIC, CEng, FICE, MCIWEM, FGS Liz Abstract In design and periodic safety reviews of flood-detention reservoirs one of the key issues, in terms of sustainability, affordability and safety,...
by GCO | Nov 28, 2022 | Materials
Author(s) Wen-Liang Qiu Rong-Xin Peng Abstract The non-linear performance of concrete is determined by the heterogeneous micro-structure of concrete. The existing methods mainly focus on numerical simulation of concrete at meso-scale.In view of this, the...
by GCO | Nov 28, 2022 | Materials
Author(s) Negar Esmaeili Nima Heidarzadeh Abstract Water was replaced with raw municipal solid waste leachate in a concrete mix. Compared with the control specimen (prepared with freshwater), the hardened concrete specimen made with 100% leachate and cured in...
by GCO | Nov 25, 2022 | News
Brief It remains to be seen whether human settlements on Mars will ever be feasible, or whether they will forever stay in the realm of dreams and science fiction. If Martian cities are to become reality, though, an important first question is what they’ll be made of....
by GCO | Nov 24, 2022 | experts
Brief Researchers at the University of Tsukuba inserted an aluminum pipe into reinforced concrete and filled it with an expansion agent to simulate the volumetric expansion of corroded rebar. The researchers believe their approach offers an alternative to...
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