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. +8 more
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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 +3 more
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Production of Lightweight Expended Clay Aggregate from Water Treatment Sludge and Cassava Sludge [PDF]
Warasan Witthayasat Lae Theknoloyi Mahawitthayalai Mahasarakham, 2020 This research aimed to study the production of lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) from water treatment sludge and cassava sludge using thermal process. Significant factors were the ratio of water treatment sludge and cassava sludge (100:0, 90:10,
Panjai Saueprasearsit
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Lightweight SFRC benefitting from a pre-soaking and internal curing process [PDF]
, 2019 The presented research program is focused on the design of a structural lightweight fiber-reinforced concrete harnessing an internal curing process. Pre-soaked waste red ceramic fine aggregate and pre-soaked artificial clay expanded coarse aggregate were
Horňáková, Marie +3 more
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Efeito da pré-molhagem do agregado nas propriedades das argamassas com agregado reciclado deconcreto e agregado leve [PDF]
, 2019 This paper examines the suitability of partially replacing natural aggregate, sand, (NA) with recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) or lightweight aggregate (LWA) in mortars, under the hypothesis that pre-wetting aggregates would produce improvement in ...
Aponte Hernández, Diego Fernando +3 more
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Open Engineering, 2022 This work intends to make structural lightweight aggregate concrete by using artificial expanded clay aggregate with different replacement levels from normal coarse aggregate and improve it with a high-performance superplasticizer to increase its ...
Al-Dikheeli Mohammed Riyadh +2 more
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Reviews on the Properties of Aggregates made with or without Geopolymerisation Method [PDF]
, 2013 Aggregates are popular for use in concrete and lightweight concrete applications. Recent research shows that the by-product materials such as fly ash can be used as raw material in producing aggregates and lightweight aggregates.
Abdul Razak, Rafiza +5 more
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Physical and mechanical properties keramsite obtained with added glauconite
Budownictwo i Architektura, 2012 This paper presents the assessment of the physical and mechanical properties lightweight of aggregate obtained from the addition of expanded clay mineral clay – glauconite and clay from the bed, “Buda Mszczonowska”. Crushed plastic was prepared by firing
Małgorzata Franus
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Behavior of Steel-Fiber Reinforced Lightweight Self-Compacting Concrete Containing LECA after the Exposure to Internal Sulfate Attack [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 For many years, lightweight concretes (LWC) have been utilized successfully in the construction of buildings because of their low specific weight, high thermal insulation capacity, and sound insulation.
Motar Shahad B., Awad Hadeel K.
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Efficiency of wastewater purification in medium sand with a lightweight expanded clay aggregate assisting layer [PDF]
Journal of Water and Land Development, 2023 The objective of this experimental study was to examine whether an assisting layer of lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) of the granulation 1–4 mm, introduced into a subsoil, is able to improve an efficiency of removal of total nitrogen and total
Marek Kalenik +3 more
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