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Durability of UHPFRC functionalised with nanoadditives due to synergies in the action of sulphate and chloride in cracked and uncracked states

Materiales de Construccion, 2021
This paper studies the durability of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) with high Blast Furnace Slag content (BFS) and nanoadditives such as crystalline admixture (CA), alumina nanofibres (ANF) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC ...
M. Giménez, M.C. Alonso, E. Menéndez, M. Criado   +3 more
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Torroja Institute, the historic building: conservation and characteristics of the materials of its façades

Materiales de Construccion, 1999
The "Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción" building is one of the most singular engineering design done by Eduardo Torroja: it was started in 1951.
M. P. Luxán, D. Gaspar, R. Sotolongo, M. T. Solesio, F. Dorrego   +4 more
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Diez años de estudio del comportamiento higrotérmico de la cubierta del Museo del Prado

Informes de la Construccion, 2014
Debido a unas filtraciones detectadas al terminar la renovación de las cubiertas del Museo del Prado se decidió instalar sensores en sus diversas capas, cuyo diseño no es tradicional.
J. Sánchez-Montero, M.ª C. Andrade, J. Fullea, P. Linares, G. Sotorrío, F. J. Barroso, G. Rentero   +6 more
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Evaluation of the influence of the degree of saturation, measuring time and use of a conductive paste on the determination of thermal conductivity of normal and lightweight concrete using the hot-wire method

Materiales de Construccion, 2021
The determination of thermal conductivity of cement-based materials is relevant from the perspective of buildings’ energy efficiency. The absence of unified tests for its measurement in mortars and concrete results in a heterogeneity of the data ...
D. Revuelta, J.L. García-Calvo, P. Carballosa, F. Pedrosa   +3 more
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La figura de Eduardo Torroja [PDF]

, 2008
Conferència sobre la figura de Eduardo Torroja realitzada per José Antonio Torroja dins del l'acte d'entrega dels Premis Dragados ...

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Incidence of Alkali Release in Concrete Dams. Evaluation of Alkalis Releasable by Feldspars

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
Alkali release from aggregates can constitute a source of alkalis in concrete exposed to wet environments for long periods of time. Feldspars are one of the minerals that can release alkalis to the concrete with time.
Menéndez E., García-Rovés R., Aldea B.   +2 more
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Immobilisation/solidification of hazardous toxic waste in cement matrices

Materiales de Construccion, 1999
Immobilization and solidification of polluting waste, introduced into the industrial sector more than 20 years ago, and throughout last 10 years is being the object of a growing interest for engineers and environment scientists, has become a remarkable ...
A. Macías, S. Goñi, A. Guerrero, E. Fernández   +3 more
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Risks for the readymix concrete producer and contractor according to the acceptance or rejection criteria specified in different standards (part I)

Materiales de Construccion, 2005
The objective of the present work is the study and comparison of the criteria for conformity and acceptance of the EHE (1), EN206-I (2) and ACI 318 (3) series of standards, which are in use in Spain, the European Community, the US and many Latin-American
D. M. Prada Betancourt, D. Revuelta Crespo, L. Fernández Luco, L. Vega Catalán   +3 more
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Use of industrial waste-based zeolites in the fabrication of cementitious materials

Materiales de Construccion
Two types of zeolites, coming from the total conversion of hazardous aluminum waste, have been considered in this study: NaP-type zeolite and LTA-type zeolite.
J.L. García Calvo, P. Carballosa, I. Padilla, R. Jarabo, M. Romero, A.. López-Delgado   +5 more
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Guidelines for assessing the valorization of a waste into cementitious material: dredged sediment for production of self compacting concrete

Materiales de Construccion, 2015
This article presents some guidelines in order to analyse the feasibility of including a waste material in the production of a structural cementitious material.
F. Rozas, A. Castillo, I. Martínez, M. Castellote   +3 more
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