Cement-soil is a common method to strengthen soft soil foundation. In engineering construction, certain amount of fiber often added improve its mechanical properties. order evaluate the fatigue damage properties soil-cement materials under cyclic loading, basalt and polypropylene were into in this experiment carry out material test loading. The results show that compared with plain soil-cement,...

Barite plaster has been largely used as shielding material in installations housing gamma radiation sources as well as x-ray generating equipment, in order to minimize exposure to individuals. However, some physical characteristics, such as density, plasticity, resistance to compression and radiation attenuation for the different types of barite plaster commercially available in Brazil are not ...

This paper examines the GHG emission of industrial process in Shenyang city, in the Liaoning province of China, using the 2006 IPCC greenhouse gas inventory guideline. Results show that the total GHG emissions of industrial process has increased, from 1.48 Mt in 2004 to 4.06 Mt in 2009, except for a little decrease in 2008. The cement industry, and iron and steel industries, are the main emissi...

Reinforced concrete structures exposed to aggressive environments often require repair or retrofit even though they were designed to last >50 years. This statement is especially true for structures subjected to sulfate attack. It is critical that fundamental models of life prediction be developed for durability of concrete. Based on experimental results obtained over a 40-year period, scaling a...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the viscosities and curing modes on the degree of conversion (DC) of two resin cements. METHODS Eight experimental groups were evaluated (n=5), according to the dual-cured resin cements (Nexus 2/Variolink II), viscosity (low and high) and evaluation time (5 minutes and 24 hours). The resin cements were applied to surface of a ...

Introduction: Resin modified glass-ionomer cement (RMGI) is prepared by  manual mixing of powder and liquid. Different mixing ratios influence on the RMGI properties. The aim was to compare the effect of different mixing ratios on the microleakage of RMGI. Materials &Methods: In this in vitro study, 60 Class V cavities (3×2×1.5 mm) with the gingival margin of 1 mm apical to ...