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Risks for the readymix concrete producer and contractor according to the acceptance or rejection criteria specified in different standards (part II)

Materiales de Construccion, 2006
This paper continues the work done on Part I included in this Volume. Based on the conformity and acceptance criteria analysed on Part I (1), EN 206-1:2000 (2) and AC/-318 (3) standards are studied and compared to EHE (4) standard described in Part l ...
D. M. Prada Betancourt, D. Revuelta Crespo, L. Fernández Luco, L. Vega Catalán   +3 more
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On-site corrosion monitoring experience in concrete structures: potential improvements on the current-controlled polarization resistance method

Materiales de Construccion, 2021
The need for proactive maintenance of reinforced concrete structures with non-destructive testing (NDT) is less disputable today than ever. One of the most promising strategies in this regard is the in-situ measurement of the reinforcement corrosion rate.
J. E. Ramón, Á. Castillo, I. Martínez   +2 more
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Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales, Marta Mª. Domínguez‐Herrera, Rocío Peña‐Vázquez, Lilia Clara Alonso Gutiérrez   +3 more
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RIESGOS TECNOLÓGICO Y RELACIONAL Y DESARROLLO DE LAS EMPRESAS CONTRATISTAS LLAVE EN MANO. EL CASO DE ASTILLEROS GONDÁN EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN NAVAL

UCJC Business and Society Review (formerly known as Universia Business Review), 2017
Turnkey contractors face a double risk when executing their projects. On the one hand, the risk of failing to meet the requirements of cost, quality, and delivery time agreed with the client. On the other hand, a relational risk caused by the specific investments made by the contractor.
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‘Childish’ and ‘Minors’? Deconstructing Prejudice and Identity Transformation Among Spanish Women Religious During the Long Sixties1

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the identity formation process undertaken by Spanish women's religious following the aggiornamento promoted by the Second Vatican Council. Specifically, it seeks to examine the context in which these women lived and acted, analysing the construction of their identities, their capacity for agency and transgression within ...
Verónica García‐Martín
wiley   +1 more source

New advanced electrochemical techniques for on site measurements of reinforcement corrosion

Materiales de Construccion, 2001
Measurement techniques of reinforcement corrosion are scarcely researched if compared with the increasing number of publications in the subject. However, numerous possibilities and challenges remain without being explored.
C. Andrade, I. Martínez, C. Alonso, J. Fullea   +3 more
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Differences in characteristics between naturalized threatened plants and other threatened plants

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Many non‐native plant species introduced by humans have become naturalized. At the same time many species are threatened in their native range. However, the number of plant species threatened in their native range that are naturalized elsewhere remains unknown.
Weihan Zhao, Trevor S. Fristoe, Amy J. S. Davis, Wayne Dawson, Franz Essl, Holger Kreft, Jan Pergl, Petr Pyšek, Patrick Weigelt, Marten Winter, Mark van Kleunen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative study of recycled aggregates from concrete and mixed debris as material for unbound road sub-base

Materiales de Construccion, 2011
Seven different types of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste (CDW) have been evaluated as granular materials for unbound road sub-bases construction.
J. R. Jiménez, F. Agrela, J. Ayuso, M. López   +3 more
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Elephant barrier behaviors in response to conflict mitigation fences

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–wildlife conflict is a major conservation issue, particularly in lower income countries, where it affects marginalized people and leads to the extirpation of threatened species. Managers increasingly use fences to reduce this conflict but lack evidence on the effectiveness of these barriers, especially on whether this reduces the number ...
Dominique Gonçalves, Robert J. Smith, Helen M. K. O'Neill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Análisis y propuesta de mejoras para la eficiencia energética del edificio principal del Instituto c.c. Eduardo Torroja-CSIC

Informes de la Construccion, 2014
En el marco del 80 aniversario del IETcc-CSIC se elabora una propuesta para la rehabilitación del edificio construido en 1953. Partiendo del análisis del comportamiento energético del edificio principal, se concluye que este no es eficiente ...
F. Martín-Consuegra, I. Oteiza, C. Alonso, T. Cuerdo-Vilches, B. Frutos   +4 more
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