Sustainable Concrete for the 21st Century Concept of Strength through Durability [PDF]
, 2008 The world is passing through difficult and troubled times, and we live in a rapidly changing world. The construction industry is facing many challenges – global warming, climate change forces, and the capability to achieve sustainable development and ...
Swamy, R.N.
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Pulverized Calcined Clay and Carbide Waste as Alternative Binder in Concrete and Mortar Applications for Sustainable Construction [PDF]
, 2018 Portland cement (PC) based concrete is the world’s most consumed man-made material and this consequently puts lots of demand on cement as a binder.
Adebayo, Lameed +7 more
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Urban Microfarms: Hot or Cold Spots for Plants and Soil Biodiversity?
European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 77, Issue 2, March–April 2026.Investigation of soil and plant biodiversity in urban microfarms on the ground and on rooftops. ABSTRACT Urban agriculture plays a key role in urban ecosystems functionality and resilience, and can take many forms: allotment gardens, community garden or urban microfarms.
Sophie Joimel +9 more
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Resonant frequency in polypropylene fibre reinforced concrete (PFRC) with pozzolanic materials
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2002 In this study, the resonant frequency of polypropylene fibre reinforced concrete (PFRC) under three different curing conditions was investigated and the influences of fly ash (PFA) and silica fume (SF) on PFRC under the same curing condition were also ...
Hau Y. Leung, Ramapillai V. Balendran
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Results in Engineering, 2023 Recently, the correlation between surface roughness and fineness of materials including pozzolans has been subjected to too much debate in literature.
David Sinkhonde
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Rawatan larut resapan menggunakan penjerap media komposit karbon teraktif, zeolit, batu kapur dan enapcemar sisa kertas [PDF]
, 2019 Kajian ini dijalankan bagi meneroka potensi WPS dan LS untuk menggantikan sebahagian AC dan ZEO dalam penghasilan media komposit baharu. Nisbah optimum AC-WPS (media hidrofobik) adalah 2:2, manakala ZEO-LS (media hidrofilik) adalah 25:15.
A. Rahman, Shahril Effendi
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Long-term mechanical properties of lime-pozzolan mortars: The role of amorphous Al2O3 [PDF]
MATEC Web of ConferencesToday, lime-pozzolan mortars are being used in the repair of historic buildings, replacing the lime-cement mortars that were previously used in this practice, but were incompatible with historic mortars.
Vyšvařil Martin +3 more
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TEM and SAED Characterization of Metakaolin. Pozzolanic Activity [PDF]
, 2012 The present study deals with a characterization of metakaolin pozzolanic activity and its chemical character exhibited in the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) blends by means of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Selected-Area Electron Diffraction (
Fernandez Martinez, F. +3 more
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Advances in Civil Engineering, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Rapid industrialization and urban growth have driven a rising demand for cement, yet ordinary Portland cement (OPC) production remains energy‐intensive and a major source of CO2 emissions. The partial substitution of OPC with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) offers a sustainable route to reduce environmental impact, production costs, and ...
Nancy Mweni Paul +6 more
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Reduction of CO2 Emission and Production Costs by Using Pozzolans in Lamerd Cement Factory [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2018 Two major concerns for cement factories are environmental aspects and production costs. The number of cement factories is increasing in Iran which from an environmental point of view is not favorable.
Sohrab Abdollahi, Zohreh Zarei
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