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Xianzheng Yu, Hua Liu, Xiaolin Fan, Liangyu Zhu, Chengqi Zhang and Shiyi Zhang
In marine environments, bridge piers and columns are prone to corrosion caused by harmful media, particularly chloride ions. This corrosion can lead to cracking of the steel bars in the protective layer of the bridge piers. To enhance the corrosion resis...
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Nisha Choudhary, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Huma Ali, Daoud Ali, Bader O. Almutairi, Simona Cavalu and Ashish Patel
Dyes are one of the major environmental pollutants throughout the world, leading to pollution and numerous diseases. Though several techniques have been applied for the remediation of dyes, most of them are ineffective. The authors developed a halloysite...
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Toni Utech, Tobias Neef, Viktor Mechtcherine and Christina Scheffler
Nature provides various templates for integrating organic and inorganic materials to create high-performance composites. Biological structures such as nacre and the structural elements of the glass sponge are built up in layers, leading to remarkable fra...
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Guangying Liu, Shiyi Zhang, Yingfang Fan and Surendra P. Shah
In this paper, different types and particle sizes of nanoclay (nano-metakaolin?NMK?and nano-attapulgite?NMA?clay) were selected to study the effect of nanoclay on the properties of cement-based cementitious materials. The stability of different nanoclay ...
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João Parente, Paulo N. B. Reis, M. Neto and A. M. Amaro
Structural sandwich composites have been widely used in many engineering applications, and this trend continues due to their superior mechanical properties, thermal insulation and acoustic damping. However, to further improve their mechanical properties,...
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Gabriela Ceccon Carlesso, Glicério Trichês, João Victor Staub de Melo, Matheus Felipe Marcon, Liseane Padilha Thives and Lídia Carolina da Luz
Fatigue cracking and rutting are among the main distresses identified in flexible pavements. To reduce these problems and other distresses, modified asphalt mixtures have been designed and studied. In this regard, this paper presents the results of a stu...
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Bàrbara Micó-Vicent, Jorge Jordán, Esther Perales, Francisco Miguel Martínez-Verdú and Francisco Cases
Interest in applications of natural dye applications has increased because of their antibacterial properties and the possibility of extracting them from nature and residues. Using nanoclays as hosts to reinforce natural dye properties has been successful...
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Feng Guo, Saman Aryana, Yinghui Han and Yunpeng Jiao
Recent advancements in material technologies have promoted the development of various preparation strategies and applications of novel polymer–nanoclay composites. Innovative synthesis pathways have resulted in novel polymer–nanoclay composit...
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Vibhore Kumar Rastogi and Pieter Samyn
The barrier resistance and wettability of papers are commonly controlled by the application of petroleum-based derivatives such as polyethylene, waxes and/or fluor- derivatives as coating. While surface hydrophobicity is improved by employing these polym...
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