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Aras Dalgiç and Berivan Yilmazer Polat
Geopolymer concrete (GC), also known as green concrete, contains slag, silica fume, and fly ash as binders. The absence of cement in concrete is critical to protect the world from the environmental impacts of cement production. In addition, exposure to h...
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Zhibin Huang, Chunxiang Cao, Min Xu and Xinwei Yang
Although numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated a relationship between environmental factors and chronic diseases, there is a lack of comprehensive population health vulnerability assessment studies from the perspective of environmental expos...
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Jaehui Bang and Eunkyung Lee
In this study, the surface properties of marine structures were improved by applying a twin wire arc spray process to high-strength low alloys. The effect of Al and Mo contents in Ni-Al coatings on their mechanical and corrosion behaviors was analyzed us...
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Parul Sharma, Nita Lakra, Yogesh Ahlawat, Abbu Zaid, Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad, Hosam O. Elansary and Anita Gupta
A variety of environmental issues are affecting crops all across the world, but rising temperatures are posing the greatest threat. High temperature has been found to drastically inhibit seedling emergence and cause leaf necrosis at the seedling stage, w...
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Xiaofei Zhang, Weidong He, Yongwang Zhang, Cheng Chen and Xun Wu
This paper presents an experimental study on the tensile behavior of basalt-fiber-grid-reinforced mortar (BGRM) before and after exposure to an elevated temperature of 300 °C considering the effect of fiber grid type, short polyvinyl alcohol fiber (PVA),...
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Xiaojun Ke, Wannian Xiang, Xiuning Peng and Yu Dan
Concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) composite columns provide high bearing capacity, good seismic performance and an easier connection with arbitrary angle beams, which are widely used in high-rise buildings. Considering the high frequency...
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Miora Nirina Robson, Omar Al-Mansouri, Nicolas Pinoteau, Marco Abate, Kenton McBride, Roberto Piccinin, Sébastien Rémond and Dashnor Hoxha
Under fire conditions, bonded anchors often exhibit pull-out failure due to the thermal sensitivity of polymer-based adhesives. However, progress in manufacturing has allowed the development of more thermoresistant mortars, enhancing the probability of o...
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Wei Chen, Dalu Zhang, Enlei Wang, Feng Yan, Lin Xiang and Zhiwen Xie
Detailed tests and characterizations were used to investigate the corrosion degradation behaviors of Ti6Al4V alloys in simulated marine environments. These alloys suffered from very slight pitting and a miniscule weight loss of 0.018 mg/cm2 during the 50...
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Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri, Patricia Kara De Maeijer and Arkamitra Kar
Alkali-activated binders (AABs) offer the opportunity to upcycle a variety of residues into products that can have added value. Although AABs are reported to have a superior high-temperature performance, their thermal behavior is heavily governed by thei...
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Munawar Khalil, Steve S. Doo, Marleen Stuhr and Hildegard Westphal
Ocean acidification and ocean warming compromise the capacity of calcifying marine organisms to generate and maintain their skeletons. While many marine calcifying organisms precipitate low-Mg calcite or aragonite, the skeleton of echinoderms consists of...
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