Search Results - "Roger P. West"

Activated slag as partial replacement of cement mortars: Effect of temperature and a novel admixture by Korde, Chaaruchandra, Cruickshank, Matthew, West, Roger P., Pellegrino, Claudia

“…•A novel chloride free activator.•Study early age strength of GGBS mortars.•Compared with 0% GGBS, 0% admixture and another admixture.•Study in perspective of…”
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Fabrication and structural evaluation of fibre reinforced bamboo composite beams as green structural elements by Bhagat, Diwakar, Bhalla, Suresh, West, Roger P

“…•Fibre reinforced bamboo composite member is proposed as a structural element.•The test results reveal composite behaviour, with high flexural capacity.•The…”
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Sewage sludge ash characteristics and potential for use in concrete by Lynn, Ciarán J., Dhir, Ravindra K., Ghataora, Gurmel S., West, Roger P.

“…•Globally published literature on SSA use in concrete analysed and evaluated.•SSA use as raw feed for cement and in ground form as cement component.•SSA use as…”
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Activation of Slag as Partial Replacement of Cement Mortar: Effects of Superfine GGBS, Temperature, and Admixture by Korde, Chaaruchandra, Cruickshank, Matthew, West, Roger P

“…AbstractWith perspective to the precast industry, this paper is a study of superfine (SF) ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) as replacement (0%, 30%,…”
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Predicting moisture movement during the drying of concrete floors using finite elements by West, Roger P., Holmes, Niall

“…Predictive methods for determining the point at which it is safe to apply floor coverings to concrete floors can save time and money for the client, contractor…”
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A technique for early age strength determination of hollowcore slab, enabling partial replacement with slag: Field and laboratory investigations by Korde, Chaaruchandra, Cruickshank, Matthew, West, Roger P.

“…•A novel technique for early age strength determination of zero slump concrete.•Investigations with 0% & 50% GGBS-concrete mix for hollowcore slabs.•A novel…”
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Ultra-violet and chemical treatment of crumb rubber aggregate in a sustainable concrete mix by Alawais, Ahmed, West, Roger P.

“…This paper illustrates the usage of crumb rubber as a recycled aggregate in concrete. However, the presence of crumb rubber leads to a lower concrete…”
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Thermoelectric energy conversion in buildings by Jabri, Milad, Masoumi, Saeed, Sajadirad, Fahimehsadat, West, Roger P., Pakdel, Amir

“…Buildings consume almost one-third of the total global energy and emit nearly 15% of the direct CO2 generated on the planet. However, intelligent buildings…”
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Finite-element model sensitivity in the vibration of partially embedded beams by West, Roger P., Pavlović, Milija N.

“…Beams partially embedded in a Winkler foundation can exhibit the phenomenon of modal clustering. In this paper, a conventional finite‐element package is used…”
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Mechanical and thermal evaluation of different types of PCM-concrete composite panels by Niall, Dervilla, Kinnane, Oliver, West, Roger P., McCormack, Sarah

“…The thermal mass of construction materials can be used to reduce the energy required for heating and cooling buildings. The heat storage capacity of concrete…”
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Composite behaviour of wide sandwich panels with thin high performance recycled aggregate concrete wythes with fibre reinforced polymer shear connectors by Lipczynska, Jagoda, West, Roger P., Grimes, Michael, Niall, Dervilla, Kinnane, Oliver, O'Hegarty, Richard

“…The traditional means of using precast concrete sandwich panels are restrictive in terms of applications, where thick wythes result in heavy panels which are…”
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Flexible response of bamboo-epoxy frames by West, Roger P., Bhalla, Suresh, Bhagat, Diwakar

“…This paper describes some of the extensive outcomes of a structural load test on a full-scale bamboo-epoxy composite frame. A bundle of 30 small diameter…”
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Sewage sludge ash characteristics and potential for use in concrete by Lynn, Ciaran J, Dhirab, Ravindra K, Ghataora, Gurmel S, West, Roger P

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Assessment of Two Methods of Enhancing Thermal Mass Performance of Concrete Through the Incorporation of Phase-Change Materials by Dervilla Niall, Roger P. West, Sarah McCormack

“…According to the IEA Technology Roadmap on Energy Efficient Building Envelopes, buildings are responsible for more than one third of global energy consumption,…”
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The stability of uniform-friction piles inhomogeneous and non-homogeneous elastic foundations by Heelis, Michael E., Pavlovic, Mili ja N., West, Roger P.

“…The stability of piles that are supported vertically by a frictional force and laterallyalong their entire length by an elastic Winkler foundation is…”
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