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The influence of mix design parameters and compressive strenght on durability indices [PDF]
, 2013 Includes abstract.Current concrete specifications used in mix design are mainly of the prescriptive type, i.e.recipe-based specifications that prescribe limiting values for certain mix design parameters such as minimum binder content, maximum water ...
Angelucci, Matteo
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The Crystallisation and Aqueous Durability of Borosilicate Nuclear Waste Glasses [PDF]
, 2008 Two simulated (non-radioactive) borosilicate high-level waste (HLW) glasses were supplied by Nexia Solutions; Blend glass and Oxide glass. This work is primarily concerned with identifying the crystal phases present in both as-cast and heat treated ...
Rose, Peter Bramwell
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Durability of carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2003 Background and Purpose—We sought to determine the incidence of recurrent stenosis after carotid endarterectomy.Methods—One thousand consecutive carotid endarterectomy patients were followed prospectively. The surgery was performed in a standard fashion.
Ecker, R.D. +3 more
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Critical review of the South African Concrete Durability Index tests [PDF]
, 2014 Includes bibliographical references.The Durability Index (DI) approach is a performance-based approach used in South Africa for specifying the durability of reinforced concrete structures with regard to service life and concrete quality.
Mukadam, Zaahir
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Practical implementation of the durability index-based performance approach [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of Durability Index (DI) based performance specifications as a practical approach in the control of quality, with regard to durability, in ...
Nganga, Gladwell Wanjiku
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Carbonation of Water Repellent-Treated Concrete
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2017 Water repellent treatment has been considered an effective preventive method against water and aggressive ions penetration into concrete and consequently can improve the durability of concrete structures.
Peng Zhang +5 more
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Molecules, 2019 Phosphorus-containing flame retardants synthesized from renewable resources have had a lot of impact in recent years. This article outlines the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of these compounds in polyesters and epoxy resins.
Jacob Sag +5 more
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Wind EnergyReliability, safety, and the lifetime of wind energy systems are mainly driven by the quality of each single component. Especially, large structures made of cast material or welded structures, such as the nacelle, the machine carrier, or the tower, are ...
Christoph Bleicher +3 more
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The Effect of Water Repellent Surface Impregnation on Durability of Cement-Based Materials
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2017 In many cases, service life of reinforced concrete structures is severely limited by chloride penetration until the steel reinforcement or by carbonation of the covercrete.
Peng Zhang +4 more
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Seismic Performance of LRS-FRP–Concrete–Steel Tubular Double Coupling Beam
Applied Sciences, 2021 To improve the ductility and seismic performance of a double coupling beam, the authors applied a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet and steel tube to form fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)–concrete–steel double-skin tubular (DST) composite coupling ...
Lili Sui +5 more
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