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Reuse of COVID-19 face mask for the amelioration of mechanical properties of fat clay: A novel solution to an emerging waste problem.
Zia ur Rehman,Usama Khalid +1 more
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In this paper, a composite binary admixture (CBA) is proposed for the improvement of mechanical characteristics of fat clay by using FM as fiber reinforcement and silica fume (SF) as the cementitious agent in the form of a CBA.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2021-06-29. It has received 41 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Soil stabilization.read more
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Lightweight concrete from a perspective of sustainable reuse of waste byproducts
Muhammad Junaid,Zia ur Rehman,Michal Kuruc,Igor Medved,Darius Bacinskas,Jakub Čurpek,Miroslav Čekon,Nauman Ijaz,Wajahat Sammer Ansari +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the research status, gaps, challenges and solutions of the use of waste byproducts of various sectors in lightweight concrete (LWC) is presented.
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Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses
Meisam Ranjbari,Zahra Shams Esfandabadi,Sneha Gautam,Alberto Ferrarini,Simone Domenico Scagnelli +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a conceptual structure of COVID-19-related WM research, including seven main research themes, were uncovered and visualized through a text mining analysis as follows: household and food waste, personnel safety and training for waste handling, sustainability and circular economy, personal protective equipment and plastic waste, healthcare waste management practices, wastewater management, and transmission through infectious waste.
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Review of the valorization options for the proper disposal of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored potential practices for waste management related to waste valorization of discarded face masks as the major type of waste during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Numerical study on stability of lignosulphonate-based stabilized surficial layer of unsaturated expansive soil slope considering hydro-mechanical effect
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Numerical study on stability of lignosulphonate-based stabilized surficial layer of unsaturated expansive soil slope considering hydro-mechanical effect
Weimin Ye,Nauman Ijaz +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the uncoupled and hydro-mechanical coupled analyses of the surficial layer of unsaturated expansive soil slopes were conducted for dealing with the hydraulic and hydraulic responses of the soil slopes, respectively.
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Increased plastic pollution due to Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and recommendations
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Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic
Hari Bhakta Sharma,Kumar Raja Vanapalli,VR Shankar Cheela,VR Shankar Cheela,Ved Prakash Ranjan,Amit Kumar Jaglan,Brajesh Dubey,Sudha Goel,Jayanta Bhattacharya +8 more
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