High strength lightweight aggregate concrete using blended coarse lightweight aggregate origin from palm oil industry [PDF]
, 2017 The benefits of using structural lightweight concrete in construction industry, particularly in high rise buildings, over normal weight concrete are numerous.
Mohd Zamin Jumaat, +2 more
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Lightweight mortars containing expanded polystyrene and paper sludge ash [PDF]
, 2014 The objective of this research was to develop lightweight cement mortars with good thermal-insulation properties by incorporating expanded polystyrene (EPS) and paper sludge ash (PSA), both of which are problematic waste materials. The mortars formed had
Bond, Thomas +3 more
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Lightweight Concrete Produced Using a Two-Stage Casting Process [PDF]
, 2015 The type of lightweight aggregate and its volume fraction in a mix determine the density of lightweight concrete. Minimizing the density obviously requires a higher volume fraction, but this usually causes aggregates segregation in a conventional mixing ...
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Development and Optimisation of Phase Change Material-Impregnated Lightweight Aggregates for Geopolymer Composites Made from Aluminosilicate Rich Mud and Milled Glass Powder [PDF]
, 2016 Macro-encapsulated aggregates (ME-LWAs) consisting of expanded clay lightweight aggregates (LWAs) impregnated with a paraffin wax phase change material (PCM) was produced. To fully exploit the thermal energy retaining properties of PCM, it is fundamental
Cabeza +27 more
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Managing the complexities of English Language teaching in engineering [PDF]
, 2015 In this 21st century, engineering employers seek professional engineers who have excellent scientific knowledge and are able to demonstrate good communication and problem solving skills.
Mohamed, Mimi Nahariah Azwani
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Influence of Expanded Clay Aggregate on the Engineering Properties of Lightweight Concrete
Ingeniería e InvestigaciónIn seismically active locations, civil infrastructures, such as buildings, bridges, and dams, are frequently subjected to earthquakes. Using lightweight construction materials is one method for enhancing the seismic resistance of infrastructure.
As'at Pujianto +4 more
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Fiber Reinforced Self-Compacting Lightweight Concrete for the Manufacture of Floating Structures
Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2019 In this study fiber reinforced self-compacting lightweight concrete prepared using polypropylene fiber, limestone dust, and lightweight expanded clay aggregate LECA.
Danar Altalabani +2 more
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Lightweight concrete masonry units based on processed granulate of corn cob as aggregate
Materiales de Construccion, 2015 A research work was performed in order to assess the potential application of processed granulate of corn cob (PCC) as an alternative lightweight aggregate for the manufacturing process of lightweight concrete masonry units (CMU). Therefore, CMU-PCC were
J. Faustino +5 more
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Assessing the feasibility of impregnating phase change materials in lightweight aggregate for development of thermal energy storage systems [PDF]
, 2015 This paper assesses the feasibility of impregnation/encasement of phase change materials (PCMs) in lightweight aggregates (LWAs). An impregnation process was adopted to carry out the encasement study of two different PCMs in four different LWAs.
Aguiar, J. L. Barroso de +5 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Metasurface‐engineered NC‐TENG arrays integrate tactile pressure mapping, non‐contact gesture sensing, and acoustic signal readouts in one ultrathin module, and outperforms pristine PDMS in terms of electrical output and real‐time spatial mapping for next‐gen wearables.
Injamamul Arief +12 more
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