Use of wastes derived from earthquakes for the production of concrete masonry partition wall blocks

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1859-1866

  Xiao, Zhao ^a,b   Ling, Tung Chai ^a   Kou, Shi Cong ^a   Wang, Qingyuan ^b   Poon, Chi Sun ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction and demolition waste; Crushed clay brick; Partition wall blocks; Recycled concrete aggregate; Strength

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; CRUSHED CLAY BRICK; PARTITION WALL BLOCKS; RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATES; STRENGTH;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; BRICK; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; DEMOLITION; EARTHQUAKES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WASTE UTILIZATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

CONCRETE;

AGGREGATE; CONCRETE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DEMOLITION; HARDENING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASONRY; RECYCLING; SHRINKAGE; STRENGTH;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; EARTHQUAKE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER ABSORPTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CHINA; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EARTHQUAKES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; RECYCLING;

EID: 79958263275     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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