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Mechanical properties of concrete containing palm oil fuel ash and modified expanded polystyrene beads as replacement materials using finite element method [PDF]

, 2020
Nowadays, so much waste material was dumped and produced by the industrial sector. In this research, the Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) and Modified Expanded Polystyrene beads (EPS) were used as replacement material.
A Rahman, Noor Khazanah, Adnan, Suraya Hani, Mahamad, Mimi Suliza, Mat Nor, Ahmad Hakimi, Osman, Mohamad Hairi, Ruslan, Mohd Syamil, Salim, Salman   +6 more
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Recycling of waste expanded polystyrene concrete in lightweight sandwich panels and structural applications

Cleaner Materials, 2022
The recycling of waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) concrete in the lightweight construction sector is not yet explored. The complexity of recycling resides from concrete crushing that creates two distinct, yet inseparable phases including the hardened ...
Joseph J. Assaad, Charbel Mikhael, Ralph Hanna   +2 more
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Engineering properties and sustainable applications of pond ash geomaterial incorporating expanded polystyrene beads

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023
This study investigates the engineering behavior of a sustainable geomaterial called Pond Ash Geomaterial (PAGM), made by blending Expanded Polystyrene beads (EPS) with pond ash and cement as a binding agent.
Anupam Pande, Amit Padade
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Towards understanding the influence of porosity on mechanical and fracture behaviour of quasi-brittle materials:experiments and modelling [PDF]

, 2017
In this work, porosity-property relationships of quasi-brittle materials are explored through a combined experimental and numerical approach. In the experimental part, hemihyrate gypsum plaster powder (CaSO 4 ⋅1/2H 2 O CaSO4⋅1/2H2O) and expanded ...
Flewitt, Peter E J, Liu, Dong, Lowe, Tristan, Schlangen, Erik, Smith, Gillian E., Šavija, Branko   +5 more
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Modification of mechanical properties of Shanghai clayey soil with expanded polystyrene

Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, 2022
In the present study, the resistance characteristics of Shanghai clayey soil-expanded polystyrene (EPS) mixture have been explored, using unconfined compressive and consolidation and rebound tests.
Jili Qu, Huan Tao, Weiqing Qu, Guoqi Han, Hongmei Liu, Abulimiti Patanmuhan, Maimaitiyusupu Semaierjiang, Batugin Andrian   +7 more
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Sound absorption of lightweight brick containing expanded polystyrene beads and palm oil fuel ash [PDF]

, 2020
Bricks are considered as important and strongest materials being used over the years. Commonly, bricks are made of clay mineral and usually used in construction of building wall. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of palm oil fuel
Abdul Hamid, N A, Abdul Roni, N, Adnan1, S H, Alisibramulisi, A, Jamellodin, Z, Kamarulzaman, N A, Mohd Sari, K A, Mohd Yassin, N I, Osman, M H, Wahee Anuar, M N A   +9 more
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Properties of low-density cement-bonded composite panels manufactured from polystyrene and jute stick particles

Journal of Wood Science, 2019
This study was conducted to evaluate the properties of cement-bonded composite (CBC) manufactured using jute stick particles and expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads to reduce the density of CBC for mitigating the main limitation of CBC in its applications ...
Md Nasim Rana, Md Nazrul Islam, Suresh Kumar Nath, Atanu Kumar Das, Md Ashaduzzaman, Md Iftekhar Shams   +5 more
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The Influence of Waste Plastic Fiber on the Characteristics of Light Weight Concrete with Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) as Aggregate

Journal of Engineering, 2023
This research aims to create lightweight concrete mixtures containing waste from local sources, such as expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads and waste plastic fibers (WPFs), all are cheap or free in the Republic of Iraq and without charge. The modern, rigid,
Aya Sabah Salah Alden, Abdulkader Ismail AL-Hadethi   +1 more
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X-ray computed tomography for characterization of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam [PDF]

, 2019
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam is widely used in building and construction applications for thermal and acoustic insulation. This material is nearly transparent for X-rays, making it difficult to characterize its pore structure in 3D with X-ray ...
Berger, Sylvain, Cnudde, Veerle, Guering, Paul-Henri, Jacqus, Gary, Laluet, Jean-Yves, Meftah, Redouane, Van Hoorebeke, Luc, Van Stappen, Jeroen   +7 more
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Structural Behavior of Durable Composite Sandwich Panels with High Performance Expanded Polystyrene Concrete

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2018
Sandwich panels comprising prefabricated ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) composites can be used as eco-friendly and multi-functional structural elements.
Ji-Hyung Lee, Sung-Hoon Kang, Yu-Jin Ha, Sung-Gul Hong   +3 more
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