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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong +3 more
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Developing and Testing a Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) represents a paradigm shift in the provision of safely managed sanitation services with a framework of three outcomes—equity, safety and sustainability. There are several sanitation financial tools, but none of these fully address all CWIS outcomes. Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool (CWIS‐FiT) is
Camila Silva Franco +6 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The application of circular economy, which aims to maximize efficiency and reduce waste, to renewable energy sources necessitates, given the intermittent nature of the latter, robust energy storage solutions to ensure grid stability and avoid wasting energy.
Ó. Martín‐Llorente +4 more
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Elastic Wave Application for Damage Detection in Concrete Slab with GFRP Reinforcement. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 Ziaja D, Jurek M, Wiater A.
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha +2 more
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Method for Bubbledeck Concrete Slab with Gaps [PDF]
Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section, 2009 The composite slabs are made of BubbleDeck type slab elements with spherical gaps, poured in place on transversal and longitudinal directions. By introducing the gaps leads to a 30...50\% lighter slab which reduces the loads on the columns, walls and ...
Sergiu Călin, Ciprian Asăvoaie
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Experimental Study on the Influence of Transverse Crack on Chloride Ingress in Concrete Slab Track of High-Speed Railway. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Liu X, Li H, Qi M, Yang Y, Zhu Z, Yu Z.
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Quarterly Report of RTRI, 2008 Recently, concern has been raised about rebar corrosion of precast concrete slabs. There is strong demand for durable precast concrete in the railway operators, and to meet this requirement, the authors have proposed applying the short fiber reinforced concrete without rebar to precast concrete slabs.
TAKAHASHI, Takatada +4 more
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Evaluation of prestress losses in concrete beams using destructive and non‐destructive methods
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Over the past few decades, prestressing techniques have become essential in the construction of key structures, infrastructure, and bridges. The serviceability and safety of prestressed concrete (PC) elements are closely tied to the effectiveness of the prestressing process.
A. N. Consiglio, G. Muciaccia, G. Rosati
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Effect of Spraying Polyurea on the Anti-Blast Performance of the Ultra-High Performance Concrete Slab. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2022 Gao B, Wu J, Chen Q, Yu J, Yu H.
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