The need for sustainable building materials has progressively increased the interest in the
use of vegetable fibers as reinforcements in cementitious matrix composites. These fibers …

The additive manufacturing of real scale structures using UAVs (drones) is a new discipline
with challenges as wide as the possibilities it opens up for the future. UAVs must not be seen …

A great number of waste tires are discarded in landfills, occupying land resources, and
severely endangering the ecosystem. Upcycling these wastes as aggregates to partially …

In the materials level, a review for damping capacity of cement-matrix composites modified
by various additives is presented in order to summarize the knowledge development in this …

Biodegradable materials are appropriate for the environment and are gaining immense
attention worldwide. The mechanical properties (such as elongation at break, density, and …

The rapid growth in the construction industry has dictated the utilisation of the eco-friendly
materials and recycling of wastes to produce sustainable products. In this study, rubberized …

Interlocking brick masonry has gained much attention due to its high construction efficiency
and low labour skill requirement. Most designs of interlocking bricks only use interlocking …

This research determines the static compressive, split tensile and flexural strengths as well
as dynamic stress, strain and toughness of fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC) at strain rates of …

Mortar-less construction with interlocking bricks has many advantages, such as improved
construction efficiency and relatively low requirements on labour skills. Nevertheless, the …

This study presents an innovative approach to enhance the flexural capacity of cement-clay
interlocking (CCI) brick walls using ferrocement jackets with an expanded wire mesh. The …