The issue of sustainability is a major spur to innovation in the flied of civil engineering where the important role is decreasing the detrimental effects on environment and save raw materials and energy. Micro silica is ...

The contamination of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems with heavy metals and other mining chemicals have been major environmental problems in many mining areas of the world. Industrial wastes, geochemical structure and ...

Industrial wastewaters, particularly those associated with mining and mineral processing, can contain high concentrations of sulphate. There are various methods of sulphate removal e.g. reverse osmosis, ion exchange, ...

Water absorptivity (WA) is one of the crucial parameters affecting the penetration of aggressive ions when concrete material is exposed to an aggressive environment and is closely linked with a depth of penetration of water ...

In the last few years, the use of pervious concrete as a pavement material in low-volume road applications (parking lots, residential roads, pedestrian zone or sidewalks) has gained importance due to its positive environmental ...

The conventional homogeneous materials can no longer effectively satisfy the growing demands on product capabilities and performance, due to the advancement in products design and materials engineering. Therefore, the fibre ...

Sulfuric acid corrosion can cause severe damage to concrete and cement composites. There are a variety of approaches to enhancing the sustainability of concrete and mortar one of which is to enhance the durability of ...

Decent quality of indoor air is important for health and wellbeing of building users. We live, work and study in indoors of various types of buildings. Often people are exposed to pollutants at higher concentrations than ...

The object of paper is analysis of natural ventilation system in central greenhouse of Botanical garden in Kosice. The greenhouse was refurbished in 2015. The existing greenhouse covering from glass panels was replaced for ...

Nowadays, construction sector is focusing in developing sustainable, green and eco-friendly building materials. Natural fibre is growingly being used in composite materials. This paper provides utilization of cellulose ...