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Researchers make surprising breakthrough with material that's 50% stronger than traditional concrete: 'Usually disposed of in landfill sites'
The timeline for overall commercial implementation is unclear. Researchers make surprising breakthrough with material that's ...
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In practice: Bennetts’ pioneering use of unfired earth blocks at scale
Gavin Pike and Nikolay Shahpazov of Bennetts Associates talk to Fran Williams about their use of site subsoil in the construction of The Apex, part of the Tribeca life sciences development in London’s ...
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A study on the compressive strength and microstructure characteristic of alkali-activated metakaolin cement - SciELO - Brasil
Where absorption is water absorption of AAMC paste(%), W a is weight in air of saturated specimens(g) and W d is weight of dried specimen(g).. 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Compressive strength ...
The New York Times22d
Jannik Sinner’s formula for mastering tennis on clay? Ignore the red brick entirely - The Athletic - The New York Times
Sinner, the men's world No. 1, has obliterated the field so far at Roland Garros - but he isn't really playing clay-court tennis Tennis Ignore the red brick entirely ...
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Low-Grade Clay Boosts Low-Carbon Concrete Strength
Now the RMIT team has demonstrated cheaper and more abundant illite clay can be mixed with low-grade kaolinite clay, to make stronger concrete. Tech breakthrough towards a low-carbon future The study ...
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Low-grade clay yields low-carbon concrete with 15% higher compressive strength and 41% less porosity - Tech Xplore
Engineers at RMIT University in Australia have converted low-grade clay into a high-performance cement supplement, opening a potential new market in ... and kaolin clays, co-calcined at 600 °C, ...