Heavy metal-bearing waste usually needs solidification/stabilization (s/s) prior to landfill to
lower the leaching rate. Cement is the most adaptable binder currently available for the …

Buildings are the largest energy consumers and greenhouse gases emitters, both in the
developed and developing countries. In continental Europe, the energy use in buildings …

The shortage of low cost and affordable housing in the UK has led to many investigations
into new building masonry materials. Fired clay masonry bricks are conventionally used for …

The topsoil of clayey slope is easy to erosion because it is weak in its strength, water stability
and erosion resistance. A new organic polymer soil stabilizer, which was developed for the …

Cement or lime can be used to treat trace element contaminated soils, reducing their
mobility due to increased soil pH which enhances precipitation and adsorption, and also …

In developing countries, such as Colombia, earth construction is economically the most
efficient means to solve housing problem with the least demand of resources. Traditional …

Currently there is a growing pressure on energy efficiency for new buildings in the UK and
worldwide. This has arisen partly due to the increasing awareness of the public for …

This paper reports on the compressive strength and microstructure of unfired clay masonry
bricks. Blended binders comprising of lime-activated Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag …

An expansive black cotton soil was used to assess if ambient temperature influences the
progress of lime-soil reactions. Lime-soil mixes containing lime additions above the Lime …

Fuel oil contamination brings adverse effect on basic geotechnical properties of foundation
soil. The present study pertains to one such case, from the petrochemical complex near …