The rapid urbanisation is creating a shortfall of conventional building construction materials
due to limited availability of natural resources. On the other hand energy consumed for the …

The use of small diameter whole-culm (bars) and/or split bamboo (aka splints or round
strips) has often been proposed as an alternative to relatively expensive reinforcing steel in …

Concrete is often reinforced with steel bars to negate its weak tension carrying capacity.
However, due to higher cost and non-renewability of steel, nowadays attempts are made to …

This paper describes the physical, mechanical and fracture behaviour of fly-ash based
geopolymer reinforced with cotton fibres (0.3–1.0 wt%). Results show that the appropriate …

This paper proposes a novel method for strengthening existing timber beams that can
effectively improve the deformability of beams. As high-performance engineered bamboo …

Geopolymers based on fly ash are an emerging alternative to ordinary Portland cement, with
a low impact on the environment and a potential to increase the sustainability of the concrete …

Bamboo is a rapid growing, affordable and available natural resource in many develo**
countries. It is potentially superior to timber and to construction steel in terms of its weight to …

Fly ash-based geopolymers can be considered as a greener alternative to ordinary Portland
cement, featuring comparable properties and cost yet with lower CO2 emissions. New wood …

Geopolymer composites reinforced with flax fabrics (FF) and nanoclay platelets are
synthesised and studied in terms of physical and mechanical properties. X-Ray Diffraction …

Geopolymers are inorganic aluminosilicate materials that possess relatively good
mechanical properties and desirable thermal stability but they exhibit failure behavior similar …