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Study of waste generation polystyrene based in Misantla, Veracruz from the circular economy
Revista de Ciencias Tecnológicas, 2023 Recently, the excessive generation of plastic waste and its inadequate management have represented a problem worldwide. Petrochemical plastics, which account for 80% of the world's total plastic use, are the main pollutants.
Romeo García Cruz +5 more
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Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology, 2016 Foam concrete is a type of lightweight concrete. The main characteristics of foam concrete are its low density and thermal conductivity. Its advantages are that there is a reduction of dead load, faster building rates in construction and lower haulage and handling costs.
Rosli M. F. +3 more
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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FRAME STRUCTURE ON SHALLOW FOUNDATION WITH EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS)
Teknologi dan Kejuruan, 2015 For the past 30 years, applications of expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam have been proposed. Several studies have examined the behavior of geofoam and produced beneficial results in the evolution of its application.
Indra Waluyohadi +2 more
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Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) for building construction industry - A review of the contemporary developments and future directions [PDF]
, 2011 This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Applied Energy. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and ...
Alam, M, Limbachiya, MC, Singh, H
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The experimental investigation of behaviour of expanded polystyrene (EPS)
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 Abstract Low-strength substrates and anthropogenic soils are always an issue in civil engineering. Based on the soil layer types, several methods could be used to improve the basic/foundation layer however it would be difficult to make sure if the specified requirements are achieved.
Omid Khalaj +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The emerging global problem of antimicrobial resistance needs immediate attention. In this regard, this work demonstrates the use of expanded polystyrene waste in the synthesis of immobilized photocatalytic films for the treatment of antibiotics as well ...
Manasa Manjunatha, Hari Mahalingam
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A Review of State-of-the-Art Large Sized Foam Cutting Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Technologies. [PDF]
, 2010 Purpose – Current additive rapid prototyping (RP) technologies fail to efficiently produce objects greater than 0.5?m3 due to restrictions in build size, build time and cost. A need exists to develop RP and manufacturing technologies capable of producing
Aitchison, David +1 more
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Influence of insulating materials on green building rating system results [PDF]
, 2016 This paper analyzes the impact of a change in the thermal insulating material on both the energy and environmental performance of a building, evaluated through two different green building assessment methods: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
BISEGNA, Fabio +7 more
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Energies, 2019 This article presents the research studies aimed at identifying the behavior of expanded polystyrene with the addition of graphite in the conditions of exposure to solar radiation.
Paweł Krause, Artur Nowoświat
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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 +3 more
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