Construction Materials

What are the new trends in Asphalt Modifications?

What Type of modifiers/Additives are in HOT research topics nowadays?

01 January 1970 4,411 6 View

Mudstone as a construction material?

Are there any evaluations of using dry excavated mudstone as a landfill material?

01 January 1970 4,511 4 View

How to prepare brick with Electrical Muffle Furnace in Laboratory ?

If I want to prepare Brick in the laboratory using Electric Muffle Furnace for research purpose what shall I have to do? Temperature, Duration of firing, Cooling, Precautions etc is required to...

01 January 1970 6,884 1 View

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Can anyone share research outcomes on durability study on masonry units?

We all know masonry units generally get badly affected in monsoon. On the other hand, adverse effects of moisture migration from external surface to the internal surface of wall deteriorates wall...

01 January 1970 3,904 3 View

Is it possible to add mors papers in the same framework of this project?

1- A. Masmoudi, M. Ben Ouezdou, M. Haddar, “Mode of Failure For Reinforced Concrete Beams With GFRP Bars”, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol 54, N°4 (2016), pp. 1137-46. DOI:...

01 January 1970 2,648 0 View

How significant is internal curing in reducing chemical shrinkage occurring in slag-cement concrete cast in freezing areas?

Internally cured concrete has been shown to be effective in reducing the potential for plastic shrinkage cracking of pozzolanic concrete mixtures like Fly ash. Anybody found its significance in...

01 January 1970 1,840 3 View

I HAVE checked ordinary concrete as size particles propotion and type of glass w/c ratio?

please dr I HAVE NO GAP STILL

01 January 1970 8,671 2 View

What are the parameters that one can suggest on quantifying the quality of the recycled concrete aggregates?

Recycled concrete aggregates consist of adhered mortar in addition to what natural aggregate has. Meaning that, depending on the quality of the adhered mortar, the mechanical properties of the...

01 January 1970 3,540 6 View

Material Flow Analysis (MFA) applied at building level

Material Flow Analysis (MFA) is often applied at regional and urban level in order to understand and improve flows and stocks of construction materials. Do you know examples (case studies or...

01 January 1970 8,861 2 View

Please add journals related to natural fibres and composite materials with natural Fibre.i'm like a bird don't know go which direction.plz help me.?

My idea is to construct material by reinforce of two natural Fibre materials.

01 January 1970 8,675 0 View

Can we use white cement instead of ordinary cement in concrete mix ?

To make a concrete mix, we need aggregate, cement, and water. Usually  Portland cement (has gray color) is used. While for decorations white cement is used.

01 January 1970 6,060 22 View

Have you been in touch with RURE project organisators?

Jenica HANGANU They try to use reed from Dunava delta as a construction material.

01 January 1970 7,989 0 View

How to measure soil thermal resistance?

How to measure soil thermal resistance? Which measurement procedure and equipment should be used? I need soil λ value for designing layers of green roof. It depends on moisture content off course,...

01 January 1970 8,935 7 View

Infrastructure Materials Training Courses in Amman, Jordan

Dear all in Infrastructure Materials area, We are pleased to invite you to register in the following two courses that focus on Innovations in Infrastructure Materials: 1. Advances in Asphaltic...

01 January 1970 5,001 6 View

Empirical relations of ever!!!!!!

Do you think that there will be a time when there are no empirical relations to express the behavior of construction material and it will be replaced by accurate analytical relations ??

01 January 1970 7,926 5 View

Problem of gypsum in the waste of the construction material!!

Do you think it is possible to get remove of the gypsum found in the demolished building so that it can be reused as crushed aggregate or any other use?

01 January 1970 4,380 4 View

Can housing policy be a key area of anti-crisis, pro-development, interventionist, Keynesian socio-economic policy?

Do you think that housing policy can be a key area of anti-crisis, pro-development, interventionist, Keynesian socio-economic policy? Does government co-financed by the state budget, national...

01 January 1970 8,635 5 View

Can we utilise plastics as an alternative to glass material in building future greenhouses?

A consideration of the potential recyclable use of plastic...I believe that it is impossible to completely do without plastics in the years to come and that such material still has its place in a...

01 January 1970 5,078 6 View

What happens if we have the possibility of integrating green life in the structure of our internal walls?

Are there any building materials that are capable of containing botanical life inside? Is it possible to devise structures that contain botanical life? What are the necessary requirements to be...

01 January 1970 7,511 5 View

Can developing economies afford Sustainable Public Procurement in government service delivery ?

Sustainable Public Procurement compliance versus very scarce resources in government service delivery. A typical example would be a Durban community in need of 500 houses and the South African...

01 January 1970 1,369 5 View

What are the Nigerian locally sourced building materials?

Locally sourced building materials found in Nigeria.

01 January 1970 7,187 3 View

What is the appropriate material of construction for mass spectrometry chambers?

Is it possible to deploy stainless steel 304 inside the mass spectrometry chamber to replace a defected side?

01 January 1970 8,555 5 View

New developments in turbine stator blades

what are the new developments and new researches in the construction materials of turbine stator blades ?

01 January 1970 10,023 6 View