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Utilization of industrial by-products as binders and fine aggregates for one-part lightweight controlled low-strength materials: Turning waste to value approach

Case Studies in Construction Materials
This study investigated the fresh and hardened properties of controlled low-strength material (CLSM) using ground coal bottom ash (GBA) mixed with ground calcium carbide residue (GCR) as the primary binder. Sieved coal bottom ash (SBA) fully replaced the
Warayut Dokduea, Potchara Praneedpolkrang, Weerachart Tangchirapat, Chai Jaturapitakkul   +3 more
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Improvement of hydration products for self-compacting concrete by using magnetized water

Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2022
Magnetized water (MW) is one of the most effective and economical ways to improve the properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC). Therefore, the aim of this study is to improve the fresh, mechanical, and microstructural properties of SCC using MW.
A.A. ELShami, Noura Essam, El-Shikh M. Yousry   +2 more
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Sustainable Concrete Using Waste Concrete Aggregate

, 2020
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Surendra Pal Singh, Katiyar, Manoj, Sahu, Ashok Kumar, Agarwal, Sanjay   +3 more
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Development of binary and ternary binders made from industrial by-products for producing controlled low-strength materials

Journal of Materials Research and Technology
This study investigated the properties of controlled low-strength materials (CLSM) from industrial by-products, i.e., bottom ash (BA), calcium carbide residue (CR), and fly ash (FA) as binary (BA-CR and BA-FA mixtures) and ternary (BA-CR-FA mixture ...
Warayut Dokduea, Suraparb Keawsawasvong, Weerachart Tangchirapat, Chai Jaturapitakkul   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Self-Regulating Solar Shading Actuator Based on the Thermal Shape Memory Effect

Actuators
In the field of adaptive building technologies, this research introduces the development of a self-regulating solar shading actuator that utilizes the thermal shape memory effect.
Mario Stelzmann, Felix Zakner, Iñaki Navarro de Sosa, Amir Nemati, Alexander Kahnt, Burkhard Maaß, Welf-Guntram Drossel   +6 more
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The Impact of High-Alkali Biofuel Fly Ash on the Sustainability Parameters of Concrete

Buildings, 2023
The results of this research show that high-alkali biofuel fly ash (BFA) had a significant influence on the mechanical characteristics, microstructure, porosity, freezing–thawing cycle resistance, and ASR resistance of cementitious materials.
Džigita Nagrockienė, Ina Pundienė, Loreta Kanapeckienė, Ela Jarmolajeva   +3 more
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Global warming potential-based life cycle assessment and optimization of the compressive strength of fly ash-silica fume concrete; environmental impact consideration

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022
In this research study, extensive literature searches on the compressive strength of concrete produced from the addition of fly ash (FA) and silica fume (SF) as extra constituents to the conventional concrete mixes, which gave rise to 330 mix points of ...
Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Ahmed M. Ebid, Ariel Riofrio, Ariel Riofrio, Atefeh Soleymani, Haci Baykara, Haci Baykara, Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni, Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni, Hisham A. Mahdi, Hashem Jahangir   +10 more
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Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg, Joachim von Braun, Julio Celis, Anton Berns, Michael Baumann, Tit Albreht, Nancy Abou‐Zeid, Vanderlei Bagnato, Christian Brandts, Chien‐Jen Chen, Massimiliano di Pietro, Manjit Dosanjh, Thomas Dubois, Alexander Eggermont, Angelika Eggert, Ingemar Ernberg, Sara Faithfull, Johannes Förner, Stefan Fröhling, Manuel Heitor, Leroy Hood, Wei Jiang, Bengt Jönsson, Ravi Kannan, Maria Leptin, Su Li, Peter Lindgren, Douglas Lowy, Jun Ma, Alex Markham, Péter Nagy, Simon Oberst, M. Iqbal Parker, Danielle Rodin, Kevin Ryan, Joachim Schüz, Richard Sullivan, Josep Tabernero, Peter Turkson, Oliver Várhelyi, Harold Varmus, Chijie Wang, Elisabete Weiderpass, Nils Wilking   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting the strength of seashell concrete using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System: An experimental study

Iteckne, 2023
Seashell is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal that lives in the sea. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers.
Sangeetha Palanivelu, Shanmugapriya Marayanagaraj   +1 more
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini, Nicolò Antonelli, Gianluca Molla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source