We study the behavior of mortars where 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% and 100% of their original natural sand was replaced by ceramic sand in a search of potential new building materials that will help to conserve natural resources ...

The concrete along with steel, are the responsibility structural material required to respond to mechanical stresses; specifically, the tensile stresses are borne by the steel, and it is this material that involvement ...

This paper deals with the properties and microstructure of sustainable concretes (SC) made with recycled concrete coarse aggregates and include different proportions of supplementary cementing materials (SCM) such as silica ...

Los residuos de construcción y demolición se han convertido en un problema urbano que resulta complejo y de un alto coste de gestión. Por este motivo, en la actualidad se está innovando en legislación medioambiental para ...

The experience achieved using the tool “Questionnaires”, available inside the Virtual Campus of architectural engineering school in northeast Spain, is presented. “Questionnaires” is an adequate and simple instrument to ...

At present generation of domestic and industrial waste is a serious problem that must be controlled, so it is necessary to conduct further research of materials that minimize this problem by incorporating domestic and ...

Construction sector generates significant amounts of waste that affects the environment and obstructs a sustainable development. The horizontal structure (slabs and roofs) is one of the building elements, by its functional ...

The current geopolymers have limited mechanical strength against the effect of tension, which makes them susceptible to brittle failure. However, owing to their potential as a sustainable construction material, there is ...

In the last decade, Mexico has been prominent among the Upper-middle-income countries (UMC) due to the application of its Funding Program for Housing Solutions (FPHS) in dealing with social housing. This paper shows the ...