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Geopolymer using different size fractions of recycled brick-based mixed demolition waste

Cleaner Materials
The hike in CO2 emission from the cement industry calls for an alternative binder to cement. On the other hand, construction and demolition waste management is a global concern.
Aditi Roy, G.M. Sadiqul Islam
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The potential of fluorescent light tube powder as a sustainable partial cement replacement for mortar

Results in Materials
Fluorescent light tubes are an economical source of light. However, when they cease to emit light, they become waste tubes. These waste tubes can easily break into small particles that are non-degradable, posing significant waste management challenges ...
Bipana Marasini, Aaditya Sapkota, Bishes Dhakal, Subigya Dhungana, Santosh Gharti Chhetri, Tek Raj Gyawali   +5 more
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Education Reform for the Digital Era [PDF]

, 2012
Will the digital-learning movement repeat the mistakes of the charter-school movement? How much more successful might today's charter universe look if yesterday's proponents had focused on the policies and practices needed to ensure its quality, freedom,
Bryan C. Hassel, Eleanor Laurans, Emily Ayscue Hassel, Frederick M. Hess, John E. Chubb, Matt Haldeman, Paul T. Hill, Tamara Butler Battaglino   +7 more
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Radiocarbon analysis of mortar from Roman and Byzantine water management installations in the Northwest Quarter of Jerash, Jordan

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2015
AbstractJerash (Gerasa) in northwestern Jordan is an important Decapolis city displaying urban development for more than a millennium beginning in the late Hellenistic period (1st century CE). Despite more than a hundred years of archaeological explorations at the site there are still major questions about the city's urban development which are left ...
Lichtenberger, Achim, Lindroos, Alf, Raja, Rubina; id_orcid 0000-0002-1387-874X, Heinemeier, J.   +3 more
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Rheological, mechanical and durability properties of mortar containing brick waste as a partial replacement of sand

Case Studies in Construction Materials
The investigation presented in this paper focuses on the feasibility of employing brick waste (BW), a byproduct of limestone, to make self-compacting mortar (SCM).
Messaoudi Farih, Chaalal Omar, Weam S.K. Abudaqqa, Baazouzi Messaoud   +3 more
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Travel Agencies: From online channel conflict to multi-channel harmony [PDF]

, 2012
The adoption of Internet as a distribution channel and a privileged e-commerce tool has pressed Travel Agencies (TAs) to a latent channel conflict. Our main interest is to understand how the traditional independent travel agencies in Portugal deal with ...
Costa, Carlos, Ferreira, Ana, Salvado, Josefina   +2 more
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Thermal comfort in the historical urban canyon: the effect of innovative materials [PDF]

, 2017
Urban heat island (UHI) can considerably affect the thermal quality of the urban environment, especially within urban canyons, that have typically low sky view factor and limited surface heat re-emission capability.
Castaldo, Veronica Lucia, Cotana, Franco, De Lieto Vollaro, Andrea, Ferrero, Marco, Golasi, Iacopo, Piselli, Cristina, Pisello, Anna Laura, Rosso, Federica, Salata, Ferdinando   +8 more
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Investigation on properties of mortar with the use of simply shredded post-consumer plastic waste aggregate and molasses

Heliyon
The world faces significant challenges in managing plastic waste, which does not decompose and releases toxic gases when burned, posing severe health hazards.
Ghanshyam Dumre, Kushal Rana Bhat, Tek Raj Gyawali   +2 more
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Acquisitions: Walmart vs Amazon [PDF]

, 2018
The retail industry is in the process of undergoing major change. Historically big box brick and mortar strategies have dominated, but this is changing in the age of impatience and instant gratification.
Sims, Scott
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Efficient Management of Egg Shell and Conch Shell Wastes by Utilization as Bio Fillers in Eco Friendly Gypsum Mortar

International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2019
The efficient waste management and recovery of waste materials are the most important goals of sustainable environmental development. The egg shells and conch shells are solid wastes being deposited in enormous amount which creates large disposal problem.
Vivek S, Sophia M
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