Concrete research articles
[edit] Research articles about concrete on Designing Buildings Wiki include:
| 3D concrete printer | A quick introduction to 3D concrete printing. |
| 3D printing Michelangelo's David in concrete | Futurist Jim Carroll imagines the future fo construction. |
| Alkali-activated binders for precast and ready-mixed concrete products: A route map to standardisation, certification and guidance | 2016 BRE information paper written by Andrew Dunster and David Gall. |
| Alkali-activated binders for precast and ready-mixed concrete products: New supply chains, business models and environmental benefits | 2016 BRE information paper written by Andrew Dunster and David Gall. |
| Alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR) | 2016 ICE introduction to AAR by Simon Fullalove. |
| Applications, performance characteristics and environmental benefits of alkali-activated binder concretes | 2013 BRE publication written by Andrew Dunster and Keith Quillin. |
| Assessing the fire performance of existing reinforced concrete flooring systems IP 9 12 | 2012 BRE publication written by Tom Lennon. |
| Can Concrete and Steel Ever be Carbon Neutral? | KLH Sustainability consider whether renewable energy could delier zero-carbon concrete and steel. |
| Cellular concrete in construction | 2017 assessment of the cellular concrete market. |
| Concrete and fire safety | Professor Long-yuan Li from University of Plymouth says the fire behaviour of concrete is particularly complex. |
| Concrete in aggressive ground (SD 1) | 2005 special digest written by the BRE Construction Division. |
| Concrete repair mortars | Assessment off the market from 2015 to 2021. |
| Concrete superplasticizer | Assessment fo the barket between 2015 and 2020. |
| Electro Conductive Concrete Ltd | Case study of the first Radar Absorption Material (RAM) using concrete. |
| Graphene-reinforced concrete | Summary of 2018, research by scientists at Exeter University. |
| Polymer concrete | Market assessment summary. |
| Self-healing concrete and sweaty roofs: is this the future of buildings? | Keith Breene summarises a World Economic Forum report about how the construction industry can adapt to face challenges. |
| Self-levelling concrete market | Market assessment from 2017 to 2022. |
| Smart concrete | Market assessment summary. |
| Urban mining to reinvent concrete | The potential for 'urban mining' of regional recycled glass to supply a supplementary cementitious material for optimised concrete mixes. |
| XtreeE 3D concrete printing | A printed organic truss-style support structure for a preschool playground in Aix-en-Provence. |
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