Bricks are a widely used construction and building material around the world. Conventional
bricks are produced from clay with high temperature kiln firing or from ordinary Portland …

Dredging is an essential technique to maintain proper water depths in ports and bays. Many
dredged sediments are considered as toxic waste due to their significant amounts of metals …

The high production of iron ore in Brazil necessarily leads to the generation of large
amounts of waste from the beneficiation stage. The storage of this material in dams is …

Now-a-days, construction of energy efficient buildings is highly in demand all over the world.
The main focus of this study is to utilize waste marble sludge (WMS) in the production of …

Soil erosion is both a major driver and consequence of land degradation with significant on-
site and off-site costs which are critical to understand and quantify. One major cost of soil …

The Construction industry can act as a major receptor for different kinds of agro-industrial
and municipal wastes due to the high demand for construction materials. Therefore, various …

Thermal conductivity of bricks is an important parameter as it directly influences the heat
losses from buildings and thus increases the energy consumption. The main focus of this …

Dredging of ports, harbours and waterways generates vast amounts of sediments that find
few applications and need to be disposed of. In the port of Antwerp, Belgium, each year …

Abstract Approximately, 0.3 million tons of waste glass sludge (WGS), a by-product of plate
glass manufacturing is being landfilled or discarded every year around the globe …

Very few studies have been carried out to investigate the durability and swelling behavior of
dredged marine materials. To tackle this issue, this study mainly considers the influence of …