... 06 04 2022 22 05 2023 environment materials technology natural resources sustainability UN SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production The large quantities of cement used in the manufacture of concrete have raised many concerns regarding sustainability, in particular...

... 0.046–0.566 0.052–0.078 0.059–0.082 Source: Schiavoni et al. (2016) concrete technology & manufacture materials technology UN SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure waste management & disposal Reducing carbon dioxide emissions and achieving carbon...

... rubber fly ash-based geopolymer innovative and recycled materials materials technology waste management & disposal Cement has long been used as an admixture binder due to its low price, ease of processing and compatibility with different surfaces. With concerns over the negative...

... proportions. It was also found that the HFRC exhibited less deflection and higher modulus of elasticity and stiffness compared with the conventional concrete specimen. In addition, the HFRC was observed to have a higher impact resistance. concrete technology & manufacture materials technology...

... cracks) and recovery of flexural strength and stiffness. 02 03 2020 29 09 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2020 concrete technology & manufacture materials technology strength & testing of materials Cracking is common in concrete structures due...

... method, but further research should focus on the measurement of properties in line with building standards and eliminating hazards in the manufacturing process. 07 11 2019 04 08 2020 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2020 brickwork & masonry developing countries materials...

...: All rights reserved 2020 materials technology natural resources service life Over 2.2 billion people (approximately 30% of the world's population) live in earth-based buildings (Costa et al., 2016). Using earth as a construction material has many environmental, sustainable...

... as a thermal insulation material. The efficiency of the developed material was assessed by an analytical model using the Comsol Multiphysics software program. 14 04 2020 16 07 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2020 concrete technology & manufacture materials...

... – namely, PC, FA-based geopolymer, MK-based geopolymer and slag-based geopolymer pastes. Similar measurements were conducted for different types of mortars. materials technology recycling & reuse of materials sustainability The manufacture of Portland cement (PC) is one of the major...

... ref 05 02 2019 12 05 2020 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2020 bitumen & tar materials technology roads & highways Bitumen is an essential component of asphalt mixtures and is widely used to construct flexible pavements throughout the world...

... in the structural laboratory at the University of South Carolina. Fly ash was partially replaced by Portland cement as follows 0, 5, 10 and 15% of the weight of fly ash. For more information, Table 2 shows the mixture proportions. concrete structures materials technology sustainability Table 2...

... materials technology strength & testing of materials Today, more than a third of the world's population lives in earthen houses (Houben and Guillaud, 2006). Earth is indeed an ideal building material due to its availability and ease of use. Its extraction, processing, production and transport...

... for a period of 5 d, after which they were cut into smaller pieces to have a length of about 6 mm. 06 03 2019 09 12 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2020 grouting materials technology roads & highways Rutting is a distress caused by the accumulation of the plastic...

... and biodiesel). concrete technology & manufacture materials technology sustainability Sustainability is generally defined as meeting the present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs; which implies the judicious use of resources (UN, 1987...

... 9 ± 1 19 08 2018 03 04 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 concrete technology & manufacture materials technology models (physical) Over the past few decades, self-consolidating concrete (SCC) has emerged as a breakthrough in concrete technology...

... force. 01 11 2018 26 03 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 buildings, structures & design materials technology timber structures Self-tapping screws are becoming increasingly popular in the construction industry. With their advanced manufacture techniques...

... 250 225 210 Minimum 280 0·45 135 0·0 564 925 23·9 15 10 5 14 01 2018 21 11 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 concrete technology & manufacture granular materials materials technology To build the database, the results of a wide...

... (Na₂O) — 0·70 Loss on ignition 2·56 1·60 05 06 2018 07 11 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 concrete technology & manufacture materials technology statistical analysis Table 2. Different mechanical properties of PVA and SMA fibres...

... to increase G* while PE increased both G* and δ (Yuan et al., 2017). bitumen & tar materials technology statistical analysis Figure 1(a) shows there was a penetration decrease with polymer dosage increase. The modified binders showed higher stiffness...

... materials used in the concrete mixtures. concrete technology & manufacture materials technology models (physical) Over the last few decades, concrete technology has experienced significant advances, resulting in innovative uses of concrete. The use of chemical admixtures has led...