Dielectric Properties and 3D-Printing Feasibility of UV-Curable Resin/Micron Ceramic Filler Composites by Yijia Fu, Wendong Li, Man Xu, Chao Wang, Liyuan Zhang, Guanjun Zhang

“…The viscosity and UV curing depth of the uncured slurry are tested for feasibility of 3D printing. …”
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Biocompatibility of variable thicknesses of a novel directly printed aligner in orthodontics by Maximilian Bleilöb, Claudia Welte-Jzyk, Vanessa Knode, Björn Ludwig, Christina Erbe

“…., Seoul, South Korea) depends on strict adherence to a standardized production and post-production protocol, including UV curing. Our aim was to evaluate whether design modifications that increase layer thickness require a longer UV curing time to ensure biocompatibility. …”
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Pozzolanic Reactivity of Pulverized Ceramic Waste as Partial Substitute for Cement and Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete by M. O. Ajadi

“…The results revealed strength of 1.18, 1.24, 1.34, 1.41 and 1.49MPa, respectively for the mixtures at water curing for 7 days, 1.24, 1.29, 1.36, 1.44, 1.52MPa at water curing for 14 days, and 28 days of water curing has the highest strength of 1.26, 1.32, 1.39, 1.52, 1.60Mpa. …”
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Sustainable Use of Gum Acacia as a Biopolymeric Additive in Ultra-High Performance Concrete by Suthan Kumar N., Sahaya Ruben J., Ibsa Neme M.

“…The mechanical, thermal, and durability aspects of UHPC were studied at different ages and curing conditions by adding gum acacia in combination with the SRA. …”
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Enhancing Geopolymer Mix Optimization: Integration of the Plackett–Burman Method and Response Surface Methodology for Sustainable Construction Materials by N. Anuja, M. Palanivel, N. Amutha Priya

“…In this paper, 7 factors such as liquid-to-flyash ratio, silicate-to-hydroxide ratio, curing temperature, curing period, concentration of NaOH (molarity), rest period prior to curing, and dosage of superplasticizer that influence the compressive strength and temperature drop are screened using the Plackett–Burman method for optimization. …”
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Biocementation Influence on Flexural Strength and Chloride Ingress by Lysinibacillus sphaericus and Bacillus megaterium in Mortar Structures by Daniel Karanja Mutitu, Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Romano Mwirichia, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Onesmus Mulwa Munyao, Muriithi Genson

“…Flexural strength across all mortar categories was determined at the 14th, 28th, and 56th day of curing. Mortars prepared and cured using bacterial solution across all curing ages exhibited the highest flexural strength as well as the highest percent flexural strength gain. …”
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Experimental research on resource utilization of iron tailings powder in backfilling engineering by Guo-Hua Yuan, Yun-Shi Yao, Pu-Gang Zhang, Wei-Guo Hao, Kun-Peng Huang, Jin-Li, Qing-Fang Shang

“…Using iron tailings powder near the goaf of in Shanxi, comparative experiments were conducted to evaluate the the flowability, stone rate, strength, and water stability of newly mixed SITP under different types and dosages of curing agent, and mixing methods. The results show that under the premise of keeping the fluidity constant, the strength of the ITP slurry increases with the increase of the curing agent content; At the same strength, the water consumption significantly affects the fluidity; When using 8%~16% different curing agent dosage, the expansion degree is 280 mm ~ 600 mm, the wet density is 1.9 g/cm3 ~ 2.1 g/cm3, the 28d strength after curing is 1.4 MPa ~ 3.7 MPa, and the stone rate is greater than 92%; The ITP slurry prepared by vibration mixing with a mixing time of 120 s and the amount of curing agent at 8% meets the engineering application requirements of 7d strength of 0.6 MPa and expansion of 250 mm. …”
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Improving the Strength Properties of Kaolinite Type Clays Using Melamine Formaldehyde Liquid Polymer by Altuğ Saygılı

“…The liquid polymer was added at 3, 6, 9 and 12 per cent by weight with water, so as not to exceed the optimum water content of the matrix, and the prepared polymer-added samples were cured for 3, 7, 14 and 28 days to observe the strength gain at different curing times. …”
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Improvement of the Early-Age Compressive Strength, Water Permeability, and Sulfuric Acid Resistance of Scoria-Based Mortars/Concrete Using Limestone Filler by Aref Al-Swaidani, Andraos Soud, Amina Hammami

“…The development of the compressive strength of mortar/concrete specimens was investigated after 2, 7, 28, and 90 days’ curing. In addition, the acid resistance of the 28 days’ cured mortars was evaluated after 90 days’ exposure to 5% H2SO4. …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Water Absorption and Durability of Concrete Materials by S. P. Zhang, L. Zong

“…Concrete specimens of different water absorption were prepared through different curing conditions, and results indicated that curing condition can significantly affect the surface water absorption. …”
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Proximate and Nutritional Composition of Stored Bulb Onions as Affected by Harvest and Postharvest Treatments by Irene N. Kiura, Bernard M. Gichimu, Felix Rotich

“…The treatments consisted of harvesting stage (25%, 50%, and 75% top fall), curing period (none, 1 week, and 2 weeks after harvesting), and time of topping (before and after curing). …”
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Mechanical Evaluation of Bottom Ash from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Used in Roadbase by Qiang Tang, Fan Gu, Hui Chen, Cong Lu, Yu Zhang

“…According to the results, the unconfined compressive strength of samples increases with the curing time, and the failure strain of sample decreases with the curing time. …”
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Study on the Strength Development of Cemented Backfill Body from Lead-Zinc Mine Tailings with Sulphide by Juanrong Zheng, Lijie Guo, Xiaoxiao Sun, Wenchen Li, Qi Jia

“…The results showed that the UCS of the cemented backfill body with ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as binder decreased in the later curing days, regardless of particle size. Under the same conditions, the higher the OPC content, the higher the UCS of the cemented backfill body, and the UCS of the cemented backfill body began to decrease at the longer curing days. …”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Alkali-Activated Rice Husk Ash Geopolymer Mortar by Yun Yong Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Velu Saraswathy, Seung-Jun Kwon

“…It is possible to achieve compressive strengths of 31 N/mm2 and 45 N/mm2, respectively for the 10 M alkali-activated geopolymer mortar after 7 and 28 days of casting when cured for 24 hours at 60°C. Results indicated that the increase in curing period and concentration of alkali activator increased the compressive strength. …”
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Prediction of Time-Dependent Chloride Diffusion Coefficients for Slag-Blended Concrete by Ki-Bong Park, Han-Seung Lee, Xiao-Yong Wang

“…To date, the dependence of chloride diffusivity on the binder hydration and curing ages of slag-blended concrete has not been considered in detail. …”
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Study on the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Properties of High-Magnesium Nickel Slag-Based Cementitious Backfill Materials by Qianqian Wang, Kang Ma, Zequn Yao, Mingliang Tang, Xiaodong Li, Xiaodong Shen, Lijie Guo, Shuguang Hou

“…The addition of citric acid facilitated CO2 adsorption during the early water curing period and enhanced the development of compressive strength during the later water curing period.…”
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The Suitability of Recycled Domestic Wastewater in Plain Concrete Production. by Orishaba, James

“…For concrete grade M10, concrete mixed with FW had 79% compressive strength while one mixed with STWW was76.5%, it was 2.5% less than concrete mixed and cured by FW at 28 days. For concrete grade M15, concrete mixed with FW had 72% compressive strength while one mixed with STWW was 72.4%, it was 0.4% greater than concrete mixed and cured by FW at 28 days. …”
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Strength and Drying Shrinkage of Alkali-Activated Slag Paste and Mortar by Mao-chieh Chi, Jiang-jhy Chang, Ran Huang

“…Compressive strength, tensile strength, and drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag paste and mortar were measured with various liquid/slag ratios, sand/slag ratios, curing ages, and curing temperatures. Experimental results show that the higher compressive strength and tensile strength have been observed in the higher curing temperature. …”
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Study on Preparation of Coal Gangue-Based Geopolymer Concrete and Mechanical Properties by Daming Zhang, Fangjin Sun, Tiantian Liu

“…The basic mechanical properties of ordinary concrete and coal gangue-based geopolymer concrete with different activation methods were compared and analyzed. Effects of curing temperature, curing time, water-binder ratio, and sand ratio on the basic mechanical properties of coal gangue-based geopolymer concrete activated by alkaline dry powder were studied. …”
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The Effect of Recycled Glass Powder and Reject Fly Ash on the Mechanical Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Ultrahigh Performance Concrete by Shi Cong Kou, Feng Xing

“…Furthermore, specimens cured at 25∘C give lower compressive strength, flexural strength, and fracture energy than specimens cured at 90∘C.…”
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