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Causes of Delay in Construction Projects in Nepal

Saudi Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2023
Nepal, a developing nation with a population of over 29 million, heavily relies on the construction sector for its economic growth and development. However, delays in construction projects have adversely affected the country's national economy.
Mahendra Bhattarai
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Research on Testing Technology of Building Engineering Materials [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
With the rapid development of China's economy, the construction of urbanization is also accelerating, and social development puts forward higher standards for construction projects.
Shan Renwei
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MODULAR CONSTRUCTION: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR CARBON EMISSION REDUCTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 2023
This research focuses on modular construction as a sustainable solution for reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry. The study examines the environmental benefits of modular construction and its potential to mitigate the carbon footprint ...
Matteo Antonio Sullcapuma Morales
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Seawater-Mixed Lightweight Aggregate Concretes with Dune Sand, Waste Glass and Nanosilica: Experimental and Life Cycle Analysis

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2023
The use of alternative and locally available materials is encouraged in the construction industry to improve its sustainability. Desert regions with shortages in freshwater and river sand as fine aggregates in concrete have to search for alternative ...
Pawel Sikora, Levent Afsar, Sundar Rathnarajan, Morteza Nikravan, Sang-Yeop Chung, Dietmar Stephan, Mohamed Abd Elrahman   +6 more
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Environmental, social and economic sustainability of bamboo and bamboo-based construction materials in buildings

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2019
Bamboo is a natural building material that can be found in the tropical to mild temperate regions. It has been used from ancient times for its natural strength and flexibility.
Rashmi Manandhar, Jin-Hee Kim, Jun-Tae Kim   +2 more
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A Review on Multi-Scale Toughening and Regulating Methods for Modern Concrete: From Toughening Theory to Practical Engineering Application

Research
Concrete is the most widely used and highest-volume basic material in the word today. Enhancing its toughness, including tensile strength and deformation resistance, can boost the structural load-bearing capacity, minimize cracking, and decrease the ...
Jinhui Tang, Chang Gao, Yi Li, Jie Xu, Jiale Huang, Disheng Xu, Zhangli Hu, Fangyu Han, Jiaping Liu   +8 more
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Effect of steel fiber shape and content on printability, microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D printable high strength cementitious materials

Case Studies in Construction Materials
This study investigates the effects of steel fiber shape (straight and hooked-end) and content (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 vol%) on rheological properties, printability, mechanical performance and microstructure of 3D printable steel fiber reinforced high ...
Zijian Jia, Mengting Zhou, Yu Chen, Wei Wang, Lei Ma, Yuning Chen, Chao Liu, Yamei Zhang   +7 more
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Biotechnologies and bioinspired materials for the construction industry : an overview [PDF]

, 2014
Published online: 16 Oct 2013Looking back to less than three centuries of industrialization, responsible for alarming levels of pollution and consumption of non-renewable resources that has led to the exhaustion of the earth’s capacity, the humankind ...
Edwards D. J., F. Pacheco-Torgal, González Y., J.A. Labrincha, Jian C., Keykha H., Lawless A., Pacheco-Torgal F., Ramachandran S., Reddy S., Shimomura M., Weil M. H., Yurtseven H.   +12 more
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Assessment of the effectiveness of secondary anti-damp insulation in heritage buildings made of historic brick: the current state of knowledge, research gaps and perspectives

Heritage Science, 2023
Destruction caused by excessive moisture is a common problem in heritage buildings made of brick. Historic buildings usually have walls that of different constructions, i.e.
Natalia Szemiot, Anna Hoła, Łukasz Sadowski   +2 more
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Software Architecture for Language Engineering [PDF]

, 2004
Every building, and every computer program, has an architecture: structural and organisational principles that underpin its design and construction.
Cunningham, Hamish, Scott, Donia
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