An Experimental Study on the Thermal Insulation Properties of Concrete Containing Wood-Based Biochar
Applied SciencesThe applicability of biochar as a coarse aggregate substitute in concrete to increase sustainability and multifunctionality was investigated. Biochar, a porous carbon-rich byproduct from biomass pyrolysis, was incorporated at various replacement ratios ...
Ji-Hun Park +4 more
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The "greening" of the concrete industry : factors contributing to sustainable concrete [PDF]
, 2006 Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 40-41).The dawn of the new millennium has brought to light the environmental concerns of global ...
Kuntz, Lauren Midori
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Multimodal Wearable Biosensing Meets Multidomain AI: A Pathway to Decentralized Healthcare
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Multimodal biosensing meets multidomain AI. Wearable biosensors capture complementary biochemical and physiological signals, while cross‐device, population‐aware learning aligns noisy, heterogeneous streams. This Review distills key sensing modalities, fusion and calibration strategies, and privacy‐preserving deployment pathways that transform ...
Chenshu Liu +10 more
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Enhancing the performance of recycled aggregate concrete using graphene oxide
Frontiers in Built EnvironmentThe use of recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) in concrete helps the environment by using fewer natural resources and reducing the amount of trash in landfills.
Rathnaswamy S., Jagadeesh P.
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Development of durable “green” concrete exposed to deicing chemicals via synergistic use of locally available recycled materials and multi-scale modifiers [PDF]
, 2018 From the economic and social perspectives, the use of waste materials would not be attractive until their costs and quality can satisfy the construction requirements.
Cui, Na, Xie, Ning
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Sodium ion capacitor (SIC) is currently constrained by the low discharge capacity of commercial activated carbon as positive electrode material. This review provides a holistic summary of research efforts on alternative porous carbon materials for SIC. Image created by the authors with www.biorender.com.
Ademola Adeniji +2 more
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The rehabilitation of a Victorian clay brick railway viaduct
, 2010 Larpool viaduct is a 13 span clay brick viaduct built between 1882 and 1884 to carry the Scarborough and Whitby railway across the picturesque Esk Valley in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
Garrity, SW
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Analysis of timber as sustainable material for construction [PDF]
, 2014 Comunicació presentada a IN-TECH 2014 International Conference on Innovative Technologies (Leiria, Portugal 10-13, september 2014).Facing the climate change scenario, professionals and technicians of civil engineering and architecture are searching for ...
Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta +2 more
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ML Workflows for Screening Degradation‐Relevant Properties of Forever Chemicals
Advanced Science, EarlyView.The environmental persistence of per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) necessitates efficient remediation strategies. This study presents physics‐informed machine learning workflows that accurately predict critical degradation properties, including bond dissociation energies and polarizability.
Pranoy Ray +3 more
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Finite Element Modeling of the Transition Zone between Aggregat and Mortar in Concrete [PDF]
, 2012 Visual observations to the Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) between aggregate and mortar in concrete showed that this area differs significantly to the bulk mortar, further away from the ITZ.
Han , Ay Lie +2 more
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