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 24, 2022 | Materials
Author(s) Akram M. Mhaya, Shahiron Shahidan, Sharifah Salwa Mohd Zuki, Ghasan Fahim Huseien, Mohamad Azim Mohammad Azmi, Mohammad Ismail and Jahangir Mirza Abstract Given that rubber tires are almost immune to biological degradation, this vast amount of solid...
by GCO | Nov 22, 2022 | Materials
Author(s) Abeer M. El-Sayed,Abeer A. Faheim, Aida A. Salman and Hosam Abstract The main objective of this study is to mix two problematic wastes, cement kiln dust (CKD) and polystyrene waste liquified by gasoline, to produce a new lightweight cementitious...
by GCO | Nov 21, 2022 | Transportation
Autho(r) Farshad Astaraki, MD, MSc Morteza Esmaeili, PhD Abstract An investigation was undertaken into the stability of railway embankment slopes over soft subgrades stabilised by deep-mixed columns (DMCs). Three 1 : 10 scale laboratory embankments were...
by GCO | Nov 21, 2022 | Geotechnical
Author(s) Ali R. Estabragh Amir Kazemi Akbar A. Javadi Mohammad Moghadas Abstract In this research study the effects of calcium and magnesium ions on stabilisation of a clay soil were studied by conducting a set of laboratory tests. A special apparatus was...
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