Most Recent Articles from Construction and Building Materials

• Valorization of galvanic sludge in sulfoaluminate cement.(Formula) 

  ABSTRACT Every year increasing amounts of industrial waste are generated worldwide. Depending on their characteristics, wastes can represent...

  02/01/09 by Luz, C.A. · More from publication

• Influence of natural coarse aggregate size, mineralogy and water content on the permeability of structural concrete. 

  ABSTRACT This experimental work discusses the relevance of natural coarse aggregates of different geological sources in the permeability of...

  02/01/09 by Pereira, Cristiana Gonilho · More from publication

• Metakaolin in the formulation of UHPC.(Ultra High Performance Concrete) 

  ABSTRACT Silica fumes have characteristics that make them exceptional in cement matrices and, in particular, in UHPC. Nevertheless, they have...

  02/01/09 by Tafraoui, Ahmed · More from publication

• Effect of moisture transfer on specific heat of gypsum plasterboard at high temperatures. 

  ABSTRACT This paper describes a combined numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer in gypsum plasterboard when exposed to fire. The outputs...

  02/01/09 by Ang, C.N. · More from publication

• Petrographic identification of alkali-silica reactive aggregates in concrete from 20th century bridges. 

  ABSTRACT Cracks and white coatings have been observed in a number of concrete bridges constructed during the 20th century. The observed...

  02/01/09 by Lukschova, Sarka · More from publication

• Utilization of weathered basic oxygen furnace slag in the production of hydraulic road binders. 

  ABSTRACT This paper deals with the use of a weathered basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag as a main constituent in hydraulic road hinder. The...

  02/01/09 by Mahieux, P.-Y. · More from publication

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