Assessing impact sound insulation in floating floors assembled from Construction and Demolition Waste

RS Ribeiro, F Henneberg, R Catai, M Arnela… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In the realm of civil construction, there is an increasing demand for sustainable technological
advancements aimed at improving the technical quality and comfort of buildings. This shift in …

Properties and Microstructure of an Interfacial Transition Zone Enhanced by Silica Fume in Concrete Prepared with Coal Gangue as an Aggregate

X Wang, X Li, Y Zhong, H Li, J Wang - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
The wide application of concrete prepared with coal gangue (CG) as an aggregate (CPCGA)
is limited because of the low mechanical strength and strong water absorption capacity of …

Sustainable Application of Pyrolytic Oxygen Furnace Slag in Cement-Stabilized Macadam: Volume Stability, Mechanical Properties, and Environmental Impact

D Kong, J Zou, M Chen, J Xie, X Gou - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
As an industrial waste, basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag is an ideal substitute for natural
rubble and sand. However, its potential instability of volume restricts the application of the …

Novel Polymer Composites for Lead-Free Shielding Applications

MA Baamer, S Alshahri, AA Basfar, M Alsuhybani… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polymer nanocomposites have recently been introduced as lead-free shielding materials for
use in medical and industrial applications. In this work, novel shielding materials were …

Computational and Experimental Substantiation of Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Structures with Composite Materials of Power Plants under Seismic Action

O Rubin, E Bellendir, A Antonov, I Baklykov - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
In Russia, a significant number of power facilities built in the 1960s and 1970s are located in
regions where seismic effects were revised upward. This has led to an increase in the …

CO2 Capture and Storage in Solid Waste and Low-Carbon Reactants for Sustainable Construction Composites

HM Naguib - Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2024 - ejchem.journals.ekb.eg
CO2 capture and storage, exploitation of industrial solid waste and low-carbon materials,
and reducing greenhouse gas emissions have global attention for achieving some of the …