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    • Analysis of the properties of masonry mortars made with recycled fine aggregates for use as a new building material in Cuba 

      Martínez Herrera, Iván; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Pavón, Elier; Díaz Brito, Nelson (2015-04)
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      This paper details the research work carried out on masonry mortars produced employing recycled aggregates in 100% substitution for natural sand aggregates. The main objective of the work being the validation of the resulting ...
    • Application of low grade recycled aggregates for non-structural concrete production in the city of Barcelona 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Gonzàlez Corominas, Andreu; Valero López, Ignacio (2013)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      In this research work the applicability of low grade recycled coarse aggregates (RA) on nonstructural concrete production was evaluated. Two types of RA were used, produced by recycling plants located in Barcelona. The ...
    • Arenas de dragado marino como nueva fuente para materiales de construcción 

      Limeira de Araujo, Jussara; Agulló Fité, Luís; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (2012)
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      Este trabajo propone el uso de arenas de dragado marino (DMS) en pastas y morteros como material constructivo. Se utilizaron materiales de dos puertos españoles: DMS-0 del puerto de Sant Carles de la Ràpita, y DMS-A,DMS-B ...
    • Carbonation resistance of recycled aggregate concrete using different cement types 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (Springer, 2023)
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      This paper describes the influence of the cement type and the use of 50% coarse RCA on the carbonation resistance of concrete. Twelve concrete mixtures were produced using four types of cement (CEM I, CEM IIAL, CEM IIAS ...
    • Dredged marine sand as construction material 

      Limeira de Araujo, Jussara; Agulló Fité, Luís; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (Lavoisier Éditions, 2012)
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      This work deals with the study of dredged marine sand (DMS) from the Port of Sant Carles de la Ràpita (Tarragona, Spain) as construction material. The analysis of its influence on paste, mortar and concrete production is ...
    • Dredged marine sand as constructive material 

      Limeira de Araujo, Jussara; Agulló Fité, Luís; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (2010)
      Conference report
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      Dredging works are usually required to maintenance activities in many ports all over the world and represents a huge volume of disposal material. The use of dredged aggregates can be considered in several applications as ...
    • Durability of recycled aggregate concrete 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, 2024)
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      Recycled aggregates (RA) are now well-known to be suitable for structural concrete production. The employment of RA (obtained from concrete or ceramic waste) in recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) production as a structural ...
    • Durable structural concrete produced with coarse and fine recycled aggregates using different cement types 

      Vintimilla Molina, Carla Teresa; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Li, Zongyang (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-10)
      Article
      Open Access
      The durability properties of structural recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) produced with 50% coarse recycled concrete aggregates and up to 20% fine recycled concrete aggregates were analysed and compared to those of ...
    • Durable structural concrete using fine and coarse recycled aggregates (Type A and Type B) 

      Vintimilla Molina, Carla Teresa; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (Scipedia, 2023)
      Conference report
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      The use of Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA, type A) and mixed recycled aggregate (MRA, type B) is an alternative for structural concrete production to reduce natural resource exploitation and landfilling of construction ...
    • Educación para el desarrollo y hormigón estructural. Experiencias 

      Cladera Bohigas, Antoni; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Pérez Foguet, Agustí (ACHE, 2007)
      Conference report
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      Las universidades españolas han asumido un creciente protagonismo en la cooperación al desarrollo, poniendo en marcha diferentes actividades encaminadas a favorecer la solidaridad de todos los sectores de la comunidad ...
    • Effect of fine ceramic recycled aggregate (RA) and mixed fine RA on hardened propertiesof concrete 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Vegas, Iñigo (2015-06)
      Article
      Open Access
      The ceramic industry is well known for producing large amounts of rejected ceramic waste. During the construction and demolition waste crushing process, a large amount of fine recycled aggregates (FRA) are usually produced. ...
    • Effect of supplementary cementitious material and fine recycled aggregates on shrinkage properties of self-compacting microconcrete 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Bommana Tippareddygari, Purandhar Reddy (Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (CIMNE), 2020)
      Conference report
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      An increase in the population has led to the progressive construction of infrastructures and buildings. This causes severe environmental problems, firstly high emissions of CO2 are caused in cement production; secondly, a ...
    • Effects of using recycled concrete aggregates on the shrinkage of high performance concrete 

      Gonzàlez Corominas, Andreu; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (2016-07)
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      Over the past twenty years the use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) has been mostly limited to normal-strength concretes. However, satisfactory properties have been found in previous studies dealing with the use of RCA ...
    • El sector de la construcció i el desenvolupament humà en projectes de cooperació internacional 

      Cladera Bohigas, Antoni; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Pérez Foguet, Agustí (-, 2008)
      Conference report
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      La construcció està íntimament lligada al desenvolupament, sent alhora una eina i un motor quan el seu objectiu és el de proveir serveis que responen a una demanda efectiva de la comunitat. L'objectiu de tota construcció ...
    • Estudio de la aplicación del árido reciclado mixto en hormigón poroso y como relleno de zanjas en la ciudad de Barcelona 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren; Gonzàlez Corominas, Andreu; Galindo, Anna (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2016-04)
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      En este artículo se presentan dos pruebas piloto llevadas a cabo como iniciativas innovadoras en la reutilización de RCD en la ciudad de Barcelona. Por un lado se estudió el uso de árido reciclado mixto (ARM) en la fabricación ...
    • European experience with seawater concrete 

      Fukunaga, Takayuki; Amino, Takahiko; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (CRC Press, 2021)
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      The use of seawater for concrete production is not common also in Europe now, even for the production of plain concrete exposed to a marine environment. However, in recent decades, certain international and national seawater ...
    • Evaluation of eco-efficient concretes produced with fly ash and uncarbonated recycled aggregates 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-12)
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      The fabrication of conventional concrete, as well as remains from demolition, has a high environmental impact. This paper assessed the eco-efficiency of concrete made with uncarbonated recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) ...
    • Experimental analysis of properties of high performance recycled aggregate concrete 

      Gonzàlez Corominas, Andreu; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (2014-02)
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      Due to the increase in the demolition of high strength concrete structures and the interest of precast concrete companies in being more competitive, it is necessary to analyse the use of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) ...
    • Experimental study on microstructure and structural behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete 

      Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2004-06-18)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      The use of recycled aggregates in concrete opens a whole new range of possibilities in the reuse of materials in the building industry. This could be an important breakthrough for our society in our endeavours towards ...
    • Explorant l'ús d'àrids reciclats per a la dosificació del formigó: una alternativa per Haití? 

      Requejo Castro, David; Etxeberria Larrañaga, Miren (EScGD, 2018)
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