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Recycling of rubber waste in sand concrete

Journal of Building Materials and Structures, 2018
The large development in the consumption of rubber is observed in the recent years, which leads to an increase of the production of rubber related waste. Rubbers are not hazardous waste, but they constitute a hazard for both environment and health, in case of fire in storage sites.
Mohamed Guendouz, Djamila Boukhelkhal
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A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson, Ellen Wohl, Laura L. Govers, Oscar Franken, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Han Olff, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Maryann S. Watson, Luísa M.S. Borges, Tjisse van der Heide   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response to Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Tire Derived Fuel (TDF) Co-Firing Trial Project Proponent: Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Ltd. (Reg. 1539) [PDF]

, 2010
While acknowledging potential economic benefits for Corner Brook Pulp and Paper (CBPP) in using tire-derived fuel (TDF), we remain unconvinced of the net public and environmental health benefits of its use and are concerned with the methodology of the ...
Curtis, Gerard, Ganz, Shoshannah, Hancock, Kim, Kelly, Erin, Levesque, Mario, Novakowski, Nick, Parpia, Osman, Philpott, Tom, Pottle, Susan   +8 more
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Transforming Procurement: The Dynamic Capabilities and Microfoundations to Buy Circular

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular Procurement (CP) integrates Circular Economy (CE) principles into purchasing decisions to close material loops and retain value across product life cycles. Yet, its adoption remains limited due to persistent barriers within procurement processes.
Francesco Cafforio, Ilaria Giannoccaro
wiley   +1 more source

Rubberized reinforced concrete columns�under axial and cyclic loading�

Fracture and Structural Integrity
The experimental study presented in this research was conducted to understand the performance of rubberized concrete columns under axial loads and numerically analyze the conduct of rubberized reinforced concrete (RRC) columns under cyclic loads.
Heba A. Mohamed, Hilal Hassan, Mahmoud Zaghlal, Mohammed A. M. Ahmed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zero Deforestation Commitments and Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies: An Analysis of Their Role in Mitigating Deforestation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the role of corporate zero‐deforestation commitments (ZDCs) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) enabling technologies in mitigating deforestation. Drawing on data from 110 companies included in the Forest 500 dataset, the research explores whether sustainability commitments and digital innovation influence firms' deforestation ...
Valentina Beretta, Eugenia Parodi, Celine Buschmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatigue and healing properties of low environmental impact rubberized bitumen for asphalt pavement [PDF]

, 2017
The addition of recycled tyre rubber as a modifier to enhance the mechanical properties of bitumen has proven to provide asphalt mixtures with better mechanical performance.
Bahia, Johnson, Little, Pronk, Shen, Tsai   +5 more
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From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Axial Compression Behavior of Rubberized Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tubular Columns after Exposed to High Temperatures

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
The experimental studies on the axial compression behaviors of rubberized concrete-filled square steel tubular columns after exposed to high temperatures were investigated in this paper.
Lanlan Yan, Jiongfeng Liang, Wei Li
doaj   +1 more source

Contribution of portuguese pavement surfaces to traffic noise [PDF]

, 2008
This paper aims at assessing the relative effect of Portuguese pavement surfaces on traffic noise. It presents the main results obtained with two distinct experiments, originally intended for other purposes, which address a significant number of thin ...
Freitas, Elisabete F., Pereira, Paulo A. A.   +1 more
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