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Recent advances in photocatalytic self-cleaning performances of TiO2-based building materials
RSC Advances, 2023 TiO2-based photocatalytic building materials can keep the building surface clean, and have decontamination, antibacterial effects and so on, which greatly reduces the maintenance cost and the risk of cleaning work, and these materials have great ...
Yuancheng Wei +4 more
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A review on recent research on bio-based building materials and their applications
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2023 Bio-based materials represent a promising alternative in building envelope applications, with the aim of improving in-use energy efficiency. They have the advantage of being renewable, low embodied energy and CO2 neutral or negative.
S. Bourbia, H. Kazeoui, R. Belarbi
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Materials, 2022 The use of phase-change materials (PCM) in concrete has revealed promising results in terms of clean energy storage. However, the negative impact of the interaction between PCM and concrete on the mechanical and durability properties limits field ...
Raju Sharma, J. Jang, J. Hu
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Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2023 The study presents an experimental investigation of the fracture behavior of hardened slag and fly ash-based alkali-activated normal and high-strength geopolymer concrete compared with conventional Ordinary Portland Cement (O.P.C.) based concrete with ...
Pranay Singh +5 more
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Nature Communications, 2021 Building stock growth around the world drives extensive material consumption and environmental impacts. Future impacts will be dependent on the level and rate of socioeconomic development, along with material use and supply strategies.
Xiaoyang Zhong +9 more
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Buildings, 2022 The construction sector in Malaysia has been facing challenges in productivity due to the increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study aims to enhance the usage of low-carbon building materials among construction professionals so that the ...
M. Chan +2 more
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Correlation-Based Out-of-Plane Displacement Measurement for Optical Fiber Material
Photonics, 2021 Due to the monitoring requirement of optical fiber industrial production, an out-of-plane displacement measurement method is proposed. Firstly, the in-plane displacements between two consecutive images, captured through a microscope with a CCD camera ...
Ran Zhao +6 more
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Construction and Building Materials, 2022 The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of hemp concrete on the overall hygrothermal behaviour of the building when it used as an infill layer in the envelope of wood-frame structures.
F. Bennai +4 more
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Journal of Building Materials and Structures, 2021 Fire is one of the most severe hazards that building structures may experience during their lifetime. A fire spread to the whole structure can cause unexpected damages to the structural elements.
Ojha P N +4 more
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Recycling of Coal Fly Ash in Building Materials: A Review
Minerals, 2022 Coal fly ash (CFA) is a type of solid waste produced in the process of coal combustion, which is rich in silicon oxide, aluminum oxide and a small number of heavy metals and radioactive elements.
Xuhang Lu +6 more
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