Giving a second life to construction materials after demolition, engineers at the University of São Paulo and Princeton have ...

Common construction methods are the use of ... key advantages for slab-on-grade projects when using Type K cement. The additional slab thickness that is often designed into a slab to add weight ...

“We have developed a new approach that allows us to use seawater to create carbon-negative construction materials,” said Northwestern’s Alessandro Rotta Loria, who led the study. “Cement, concrete, ...

Tied construction joints cannot function like contraction joints. Also, if the slab reinforcement is continuous through a construction joint, the joint may function more like a tied joint than a ...

Production of cement for concrete in the ... distance to travel between a low-risk floor slab and the performance requirements of high-speed rail, a 30% reduction in material across a range of ...

The green cement will be mixed with ordinary cement at a 10 percent blend and used during construction of the university’s new Business, Technology and Engineering building.

resulting in emissions up to 40% lower than even those of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3), a commercially available low-carbon alternative. “Construction waste typically ends up either in a ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The construction industry is in dire need of eco-friendly cement, also known as “green cement,” to realise the nation’s aspiration to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions ...