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Application of recycled glass as a cement or fine aggregate replacement in concrete could result in major benefits towards a more sustainable design of concrete materials. This is however only possible if the main obstacle, the alkali silica reaction (ASR), is properly addressed…

This study presents the results of research into the properties of a cement fabricated from waste product (fly ash) which is prepared from a broad range of Portland Cement content percent vs. fly ash, water content, sand content, curing time, roding number, and curing type. The …

Expansive soils are commonly found in arid and semi-arid climate zones. These soils typically exhibit moderate to high plasticity, moderate to high strength, and high swell and shrinkage characteristic. They also undergo large amounts of swelling and shrink related volume change…