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Research on Compressive Strength of Manufactured Sand Concrete Based on Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
Author(s) Hui Ma, Zhenjiao Sun and Guanguo Ma Abstract Traditional natural river sand is used as a fine aggregate for concrete, but due to the severe environmental situation in recent years, many places have asked for a ban or restriction on the extraction of...
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A Step Towards Concrete with Partial Substitution of Waste Glass (WG) in Concrete: A Review
Author(s) Jawad Ahmad , Zhiguang Zhou, Kseniia Iurevna Usanova, Nikolai Ivanovich Vatin and Mohammed A. El-Shorbagy Abstract The annual worldwide production rate of waste glass is a million tons; the waste glass is non-biodegradable, resulting in environmental...
Microstructural Characteristics and Carbonation Resistance of Coal Bottom Ash Based Concrete Mixtures
Author(s) Navdeep Singh Roz-Ud-Din Nassar Kaur Shehnazdeep Bhardwaj Anjani Abstract The combined use of coal bottom ash (CBA) and ground CBA (GCBA) as partial replacement of fine natural aggregate (FNA) and Portland cement, respectively, was investigated for...
An inorganic Thermal Insulation Material with Good Performance Prepared from Obsidian
Authors Danlan Huang, MSc Hao Liu, PhD Libing Liao, PhD Lefu Mei, PhD Guocheng Lv, PhD Huan Gao, PhD Zejie Wang, MSc Guodian Zhu, MSc... Show Abstract Both obsidian and perlite belong to acid volcanic rock and have a similar structure and chemical composition,...
Effect of Polymineral Systems and Disperse Reinforcement on Self-compacting Fibre Concrete
Author(s) Authors: Roman Fediuk Valery Lesovik Mohammad Ali Asaad Abstract In this study, composite binders were prepared as novel, eco-friendly polymineral binders by using rice husks to produce active silica-containing additive, based on which self-compacting...
Rapid Inspection of Large Concrete Floor Flatness Using Wheeled Robot with Aided-INS
Author(s) Zhipeng Chen , Qingquan Li , , Weixin Xue, Dejin Zhang, Siting Xiong , Yu Yin and Shiwang Lv Abstract Flatness is an important parameter for the quality assessment of concrete floors. Traditional flatness inspection methods have problems with sparse...
A New Exponential Distribution to Model Concrete Compressive Strength Data
Author(s) Refah Alotaibi and Mazen Nassar Abstract Concrete mixtures can be developed to deliver a broad spectrum of mechanical and durability properties to satisfy the configuration conditions of construction. One technique for evaluating the compressive...
Screws Vs Nails Insulation Behind Board Sheating
Episode Info Andrew, Ian, and Patrick hear from listeners about hanging cabinets on steel studs and heating workshops before taking listener questions about screws versus nails, insulating a brick house with board sheathing, and construction details for a new build.