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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Sustainable Material"”.
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Nonlinear Modeling of a Sustainable Material
… developed a nonlinear constitutive model for a sustainable orthotropic material. Existing methods for constitutive models of wood were improved upon to include the nonlinear stress-strain response not only in the two orthogonal axes but at any orientation to the strong axis of the material. This …
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Towards sustainable material usage : time-dependent evaluation of upgrading technologies for recycling
… in the US grows, so does concern about sustainable materials usage. Increasing recycling is a key component within a broad arsenal of strategies for moving towards sustainable materials usage. There are many barriers to increasing recycling; one that is problematic is compositional …
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Development of sustainable material for hybrid wall system to improve indoor thermal performance
… wall systems. Due to the emphasis on developing sustainable built environments, researchers are striving for waste incorporation in building wall material. However, the waste incorporated within the building wall system, especially in bricks still lacks practical applicability when it comes to …
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Leather Futures: How leather can be used as a sustainable material of choice for the future
… practice determines how leather can be used as a sustainable material of choice for the future. Using a design-led methodology, this research develops knowledge for guidelines for the sustainable practice in this traditional industry, in order to make leather a material of choice for sustainable …
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Sustainable Material Solution for Flexible Pavements; Performance Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Utilizing Multiple Recycled Materials in HMA
… for pollution-free and recyclable engineering materials has been increased as the cost of energy and environmental concerns have risen. Green material design can lead to better environmental quality and sustainability of civil infrastructure. Road construction is one of the largest consumers of …
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ALCHEMY a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination : waste - waste not
… QUESTION: How can organic waste be used as sustainable material for an architectural proposition that has the potential to educate and promote a sustainable way of looking at waste? ABSTRACT: Waste has become a major issue worldwide, especially in terms of the environmental damage it causes. …
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Revealing the potential of Compressed Earth Blocks : a visual narration
… Revealing the potential of an affordable sustainable material like CEB may help tackle today's fundamental challenges, social equity and environmental sustainability. For one year in India, I learned and practiced the basics of this technology in Auroville Earth Institute, and then …
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Utilizing bioinspired metal-coordinate bonding in the solidification of soft gels via crosslinking, dehydration and mineralization
… and compliant state and go through a series of material solidification processes to serve a multitude of complex functions at various life stages. Many of these material transitions occur via an organic-inorganic processing pathway that involves a genetically programmed hierarchy of …
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Advancements in concrete material sustainability : supplementary cementitious material development and pollutant interaction
… clay and fly ash supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) used in cement based materials were examined for their chemical and mechanical performance, as well as their pollutant interaction. This dissertation addresses three primary research questions, namely: (i) can zincite additions …
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Tequio y Tierra: Regenerative Architecture in Oaxaca
This thesis explores regenerative materials and earth construction in marginalized Oaxaca, Mexico. The Mezcal industry – which has exploded in recent years due to celebrity-fueled popularity – is causing serious ecological damage due to industrial-scale monoculture and improper disposal of its …
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Geopolymer composites and their applications in stress wave mitigation
In recent years, environmentally friendly materials have been the focus as alternatives to ordinary Portland cement (OPC), which generates about 6% of the total carbon dioxide emission in the world today and contributes to global warming. An alternative material to cement is aluminosilicate …
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Development and Structural Performance Assessment of Low-Carbon Concrete Using Recycled Concrete Aggregates and Secondary Materials
… aggregates (RCA) and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) as sustainable material alternatives to conventional concrete materials. Extensive materials testing and analysis of existing literature found that RCA sources possess up to 21% lower bulk specific gravity (BSG) and over 200% higher …
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Facade Design for Material Reclamation Through Digital Fabrication
… and an opportunity for explorations of new material practices and fabrication methods. This thesis seeks to show how digital fabrication can serve as a tool in material reclamation and reuse in architecture. Utilizing the design of a pharmaceutical headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts as a …
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THERMA KRANJI : RAMMED EARTH IN SINGAPORE
… therapy resort which is inspired from the sustainable characteristic of rammed earth. In the current global context, architecture is often one of a linear process and generates waste through its processes and operations. The proposed project is one, inspired from rammed earth which …
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Minimizing embodied carbon in multi-material structural optimization of planar trusses
… environment, there is a growing emphasis on sustainable, energy efficient design that reduces carbon emissions. However, until recently, most efforts have focused only on reducing operational carbon [1]. As a result, the carbon embodied in construction materials, especially in a building's …
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Suitability of Lateritic Soils as Construction Material in Sustainable Housing Development in Africa : a Geological Perspective
… to establish its suitability or otherwise as sustainable material in building bricks and housing developments that will meet the present challenge of sustaining the environment without costing too much and maintaining a high standard of strength, durability and aesthetics. Index properties of …
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Improving the Sustainability of Performance-Based Concrete Overlay Mix Design made with Rounded Aggregate
… are often inflexible, limiting the use of new materials and failing to address region-specific performance needs. This research aims to develop performance-based concrete overlay mix designs using locally available rounded aggregates, such as river gravel, to improve workability, reduce cement …
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Quality improvement of recycled concrete aggregate using polymers
… concrete is one of the main resources for sustainable material. As this material should not be wasted, this research aims to assess the reuse of crushed concrete material as a resource of sustainable construction material. In this thesis, two types of polymer were mixed with crushed …
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Predictive Modeling of Chemical Reactivity for Sustainability
… and controlling chemical reactivity is key to sustainable material and process design. However, modeling reactivity at scale remains challenging due to the computational demands of quantum chemical methods and the complexity of reaction mechanisms. This thesis explores how high-throughput …
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A ¿GREEN PATH¿ STRATEGY FOR COMPLETE RECOVERY OF BUCKWHEAT PROCESSING BYPRODUCTS
… of food waste and the establishment of more sustainable and resource-efficient production systems. This work aligns with one of the key priorities of the European Green Deal, namely the efficient and responsible utilization of food by-products and food waste. Throughout the three-year …
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