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Chloride Ingress Resistance, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Mortars with Natural Cork and Expanded Clay Prepared Using Sustainable Blended Cements

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
The use of lightweight aggregates in construction materials is a good solution for increasing the contribution to sustainability of civil engineering works, such as maritime ones. In this regard, the possibility of using cork granulates and expanded clay
José Marcos Ortega, Fernando G. Branco, Luís Pereira, Luís Marques   +3 more
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Comparative Study of the Lightening of Concrete Through the Use of Recycled Tire Rubber and Expanded Clay Aggregate

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering, 2023
The waste of tire rubber is characterized by the generation of huge amounts, which is annually discarded. This waste causes problems for human health and the environment. Thus, the valorization of recycled tire rubber in concrete production is considered
Djebien Rachid, Kebout Rachid, Bouabaz Amel   +2 more
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Mechanical Properties of Barchip Polypropylene Fibre-reinforced Lightweight Concrete Made With Recycled Crushed Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate

Frontiers in Materials, 2021
Concrete is one of the broadly used construction materials in the construction industry. This research intends to recommend the replacement of conventional coarse aggregates with recycled lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) which offers several ...
Ming Kun Yew, Ming Chian Yew, Jing Han Beh, Lip Huat Saw, Foo Wei Lee, Yee Ling Lee   +5 more
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Ductility and flexure of lightweight expanded clay basalt fiber reinforced concrete slab

Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings, 2021
Relevance. The load on a reinforced concrete slab with high strength lightweight aggregate concrete leads to increased brittleness and contributes to large deflection or flexure of slabs.
Vera V. Galishnikova, Alireza Heidari, Paschal C. Chiadighikaobi, Adegoke Adedapo Muritala, Dafe Aniekan Emiri   +4 more
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Transport Properties of Lightweight Concrete Incorporated with Expanded Clay Aggregate in Marine Environment [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Employing porous material such as expanded clay lightweight aggregate (EC LWA) as an internal curing agent in the production of mass concrete proof to mitigate early age cracks in resulting concrete.
Risdanareni Puput, Rosyidi Ditya Hafidz, Nindyawati Nindyawati, Nazriati Nazriati, Nastiti Syahidah Fani, Munifson Munifson, Abdullah M.M.A.B   +6 more
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New modification of the hestenes-stiefel with strong wolfe line search [PDF]

, 2021
. The method of the nonlinear conjugate gradient is widely used in solving large-scale unconstrained optimization since been proven in solving optimization problems without using large memory storage.
Basri, Srimazzura, Japri, Nur Athira, Mamat, Mustafa   +2 more
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RHEOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN SELF-COMPACTING LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE MIXES

Advances in Civil and Architectural Engineering, 2023
This paper outlines a methodology aimed at enhancing the technological performance of self-compacting concrete using lightweight expanded clay aggregate.
Maksym Ostryzniuk, Sergіi Gedulyan, Nadіia Antoniuk, Khrystyna Moskalova   +3 more
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Effect of temperature curing on lightweight expanded clay aggregate concrete

Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021
Abstract Lightweight Aggregate Concrete is usually a mix of Lightweight Aggregates and admixtures. This paper is focused on use of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA) for the development of structural Lightweight Concrete. The present investigation was carried out by replacing LECA with 30% of Normal Weight Aggregate (NWA) with different water
Y. Lakshmi Sravya, Tangudu Manoj, M.V. Seshagiri Rao   +2 more
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Effects of the Incorporation of Expanded Clay on the Physical, Mechanical, Thermal and Microstructural Properties of Self-Compacting Lightweight Concrete (SCLC)

Materials Research, 2023
Self-compacting lightweight concrete (SCLC) has become one of the most promising materials in civil construction. This work applies expanded clay as a light aggregate in the production of SCLC, seeking to evaluate the influence of the use of this ...
Andressa F. Angelin, Victor J. S. Baldan, Rosa C. C. Lintz, Luísa A. Gachet   +3 more
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Corn cob lightweight concrete for non-structural applications [PDF]

, 2012
A lightweight concrete using granulated corn cob (without corn) as an aggregate is proposed in this research work. Taking into account that corn cob, after extracting the corn, is generally considered an agricultural waste, an interesting economic and ...
Cunha, V., Jacinto, C., Paiva, A., Pereira, H., Pereira, S., Pinto, J., Varum, H., Vieira, J., Vilela, P.   +8 more
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