Optimising the use of recycled concrete aggregate and waste glass in concrete

Author: Yichen Fang and Bernice Ka Wai Kwok

Date published

3 June 2024

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Free
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Optimising the use of recycled concrete aggregate and waste glass in concrete

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Author

Yichen Fang and Bernice Ka Wai Kwok

Date published

3 June 2024

Author

Yichen Fang and Bernice Ka Wai Kwok

Price

Free

A poster from a project funded by the Institution’s 2022/23 MSc Research Grants.

The aim of this project was to produce high-engineering-performance concrete mixture with the optimised use of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) and waste glass cullet (WGC) that are created from construction and demolition.

Author: Yichen Fang and Bernice Ka Wai Kwok
Poster: Yichen Fang and Bernice Ka Wai Kwok
Supervisor: Dr Fangying Wang
University: University of Nottingham

 

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