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ABSTRACT In the paper, the impact of paper production waste (primary sludge, or PS) on the properties of cement pastes and mortars is discussed upon. Some specimens were formed with [...]

ABSTRACT The paper analyses the effect of waste sludge from paper industry (paper sludge) on physical and mechanical properties of clay bricks, their microstructure and resistance to freezing and thawing. [...]

ABSTRACT The use of paper-mill residuals in concrete formulations provides an alternative to landfill disposal. A response surface statistical methodology was carried out to model the influence on the slump [...]

ABSTRACT Green liquor dregs wastes coming from pulp and paper production are currently disposed in landfills at a huge cost for industry and the environment. In this work, a novel [...]

Abstract The use of paper de-inking sludge in pozzolanic material manufacture permits a disposable residue to be included in the cycle of the materials. A study on the reuse of [...]

ABSTRACT Recycle paper mills (RPM) contribute 30% of total pulp and paper mill segment in India. With 85% average efficiency of RPM, 5% waste (RPMW) is produced annually. RPMW which [...]

ABSTRACT Investigation of formaldehyde and VOCs emissions from wood-based panels are of great importance because of their negative impact on human health. In this study, a novel low formaldehyde and [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents an exhaustive study about the identification and evolution of the mineralogical hydrated phases of ternary Portland cements (TPC), containing thermally activated clay waste (paper sludge) and [...]

ABSTRACT This research work deals with durability aspects of ternary cements containing 79 wt.% ordinary Portland cement (CEM I), 10.5 wt.% coal fly ash and 10.5 wt.% thermally activated paper [...]

1. Introduction As the starting point of this discussion, we would like to congratulate the authors for this interesting review [1], which defends the use of earth as a building [...]

ABSTRACT The properties of wood-crete were investigated based on the modification of sawdust by hot water boiling, alkaline treatment and the addition of different types of waste paper. The results [...]

The authors would like to appreciate the discusser for the interest in our paper and contribution to the original paper, which will help enhance the understanding of the content of [...]

ABSTRACT In order to improve the durability of airport pavement concrete, four kinds of synthetic fiber reinforced concrete were researched in this paper. Modified polyester synthetic fiber concrete (MPFC), Monofilament [...]

ABSTRACT Earth is a traditional building material used through History in many areas around the world. Nowadays, there is also a significant revival of its use because of its ecological [...]

ABSTRACT Based on the original paper, a revised Young's modulus E and a more accurate calculation of initial fracture toughness are proposed in present discussion. The main contribution of the [...]

ABSTRACT This research paper deals with the influence of high performance reinforced concrete (HPRC) produced from different heavy and normal weight aggregates on the corrosion rate of steel rebars. Three [...]

ABSTRACT This paper develops a new low-cost construction material made of pH-adjusted fluorogypsum, class C fly ash, and type II Portland cement. The proposed fluorogypsum-based blend is durable in water [...]

ABSTRACT Settlement and shrinkage cracking occurs in plastic concrete once cast up to around the final setting time. This paper reports on the influence of element depth and surface finishing [...]

ABSTRACT Visco-elastic properties of recycled cold mixes are analyzed in this paper by tests carried out in laboratory; the aim of the paper is to evaluate how reliable are these [...]

ABSTRACT This paper provides a review of research concerning the recycling of different types of wastes into eco-friendly fired clay bricks (FCB's). Materials and methods of researches are discussed. Several [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, influence of moisture content on the mechanical characteristics of rammed-earth has been studied. Samples from different soils (sandy, clayey, stabilised) were manufactured and tested in unconfined [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presented a test program with seven specimens on steel-concrete-steel (SCS) sandwich walls with headed studs (or through connectors) and in-fill concrete core under in-plane compression. The studied [...]

ABSTRACT In the present paper, a multi-scale random media model is proposed based on the indentation tests for each constituent of concrete including hydrated cement paste (HCP), aggregate and interfacial [...]

ABSTRACT Limestone powders generated during the production of machine-made sands were widely used as supplementary cementitious material in making concrete, which affected concrete properties. In this paper limestone powders were [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, blended fly-ash cenospheres/clay composites are explored as potential material for roofing tiles. In view of impact on roofs during hailstorms, the goal is to improve the [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents experimental results on injecting nanoparticles into a hardened oil well cement with electromigration technique. Oil well cement is a special cement type used in underground constructions [...]

ABSTRACT This paper aims at presenting the development of an experimental setup to perform confined compression tests of mortar and cement paste specimens at high pressures. The paper presents the [...]

ABSTRACT Basalt fiber reinforced concrete, a new high performance cement-based composite material, is a focus of attention and has developed rapidly in recent years. In this paper, the impact behavior [...]

ABSTRACT The study presented in this paper aims at defining a procedure to study the efficiency of models used to extrapolate long-term shrinkage from experimental data. The approach allows estimating [...]

ABSTRACT Inter-particle effect and imperfect interface are the two major challenges during the micromechanical modeling of asphalt mixture due to its complex heterogeneity. This paper presents the development and validation [...]

ABSTRACT This paper discusses the results from an experimental investigation conducted to study the effect on using cellulose fibres as cement replacement on the properties of lightweight cement composite. The [...]

Alongside stiffness, strength, weight and durability, ductility ranks as one of the most important properties of structural materials. With its etymology in the latin word ductilis (the ability of metals [...]

ABSTRACT Based on a master-curve, mixture properties can be predicted or interpolated at different temperatures and loading times of interest from a limited set of laboratory test data. This paper [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates means for increasing the effectiveness of a blast barrier using various types of surfacing. It builds on previous research on the blast effect mitigation properties of [...]

Abstract This paper presents an outline of a quantitative analysis that demonstrates the global potential of bamboo as a 'modern' construction material. The underlying goal is to contribute to a [...]

Abstract This paper describes a series of experiments in characterizing the pore systems of mature and hardened air-cured and water-cured concrete specimens. The characterization was achieved by measuring the real [...]

The application and the benefits of recycled scrap tire in civil engineering have been known for several decades. However, some recent developments of reuse, recovery and recycling of crumb rubber [...]

ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the measurement of the apparent vapour permeability of three different insulating materials: rockwool, polyurethane (PUR), and under-roof screen, by means of the cup method. The [...]

This paper presents a new nondestructive technique using a non-contact ultrasound scanner, suitable for the testing of fibre cement boards. The capabilities of this technique for locating defects in usually [...]

ABSTRACT Concrete in bridge structures is constantly subjected to C[O.sub.2] ingression as well as fatigue damage caused by repeated vehicle loads. This paper presents a general modeling process for carbonation [...]

ABSTRACT This paper aims to study the viability of using Calcium Carbide Residue (CCR) and fly ash (FA) as a cementing agent (binder) for the manufacture of non-bearing masonry units [...]

ABSTRACT A test method is proposed to assess bond performance of cement-based repair materials in this paper. A specimen of circular substrate concrete plate with a frustum hole in the [...]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) produced by high volume mineral admixtures which are fly ash, slag and silica [...]

ABSTRACT This paper highlighted the study on dispersion, adsorption and flow retaining behaviors of cement mortars with TPEG-type polyether kind polycarboxylate superplasticizers (PCEs) which were synthesized by isoprenyl oxy polyethylene [...]

ABSTRACT Glubam is a new construction material using laminated bamboo with bidirectional fibers. In this paper, we present the failure analysis of glubam with bidirectional fibers using Hankinson formula and [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an experimental program related with the failure and mechanical behavior of Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) under different load scenarios. The particular type of [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents results from recent experiments performed on superelastic Cu-Al-Mn alloy bars (rods) with different diameters under various loading rates and temperatures. Previously, Araki et al. [2] tested [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigated on the performance of slender concrete-filled carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)-PVC tubular columns under axial compression. Four specimens with different slenderness ratios were firstly carried out to [...]

ABSTRACT Non-destructive testing methods for concrete structures require statistical validation of reliability model parameters. Present paper studies a comprehensive database of several thousand test locations for the better understanding of [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigated the fracture behaviors of a new Steel fiber reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete which consists of crumb Rubber (RSRAC). The effects of rubber content on the fracture [...]