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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A food‐grade cooling composite made from starch and recycled eggshell powder offers a scalable, ultra‐low‐cost solution for passive daytime radiative cooling. Easily prepared using basic kitchen tools, this material empowers communities, even in areas with limited infrastructure, to stay cooler during worsening summer heat waves.
Qimeng Song +3 more
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Case Studies in Construction MaterialsUltra-high performance concrete (UHPC), as a recent advancement in concrete technology, boasts exceptional durability and mechanical properties. Its widespread application in housing, bridges, and tunnels significantly enhances the overall structure and ...
Fangyuan Niu +8 more
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Mix design and performance of lightweight ultra high-performance concrete
Materials & Design, 2022 The inferior mechanical properties and durability of conventional lightweight concrete restrict its wider application. This study intended to design a novel lightweight ultra high-performance concrete (L-UHPC) using a mathematical approach, with a view ...
Jian-Xin Lu +3 more
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Beton cu pulberi reactive armate cu fibre din oţel [PDF]
, 2012 Ultra High Strength and Performance Concrete development is a relatively new industry. The last 150 years have shown that despite of a constant increasing resistance for the concrete, the practical applications were often behind to these innovations in ...
Dumitru Moldovan +3 more
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Use of UHPC in Bridge Structures: Material Modeling and Design [PDF]
, 2011 Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a promising new class of concrete material that is likely to make a significant contribution to addressing the challenges associated with the load capacity, durability, sustainability, economy, and environmental ...
Gunes, Burcu +3 more
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A Termite‐Inspired Alternative to Cement
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A termite‐inspired composite of clay, cellulose, and lignin forms a dense fibrous network with concrete‐like strength (32 MPa) and superior elasticity, processed at ambient temperature. Abstract Clay combined with organic materials is used by termites as a strong and durable construction material for their mounds with minimal environmental impact. Here,
Oren Regev +3 more
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Performance-Based Fibre Design for Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
Applied Sciences, 2022 The paper presents a method to establish a performance-based fibre design of high-strength micro steel fibres for ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). The performance-based fibre design considers effects of fibre layout, fibre orientation, and type of
Jan-Paul Lanwer, Martin Empelmann
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Engineering High Performance Concrete Reinforced Multi Dimension Steel Fiber [PDF]
, 2010 High Performance Fiber Concrete (BSPT) is the material / construction materials that have specifications: high quality (compressive strength (Fc), tensile strength (Ft), and (ductility) and specifically for high performance in ...
, Wibowo, Handayan, Fajar Sri
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Selection Strategies for Flexible Pressure Sensor Electrode Materials Toward Ultrafast Response
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study reveals, for the first time, how the electrode–organic interface governs the temporal performance of flexible pressure sensors. By pairing high‐conductivity CVD PEDOT with commonly used metal electrodes, the authors demonstrate that interfacial energy alignment dictates microsecond‐scale response, providing a straightforward design strategy ...
Jinwook Baek +11 more
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Use of superabsorbent polymers to mitigate autogenous shrinkage in ultra-high performance concrete [PDF]
, 2019 Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with low w/c-ratio is very prone to the formation of cracks due to autogenous shrinkage. These cracks can lead to a decreased durability of the concrete, resulting in higher maintenance and/or repair costs in the ...
De Belie, Nele +5 more
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