The Dynamic Properties of Historic Timber-Framed Masonry Structures in Bursa, Turkey by M. Bilal Bağbancı, Özlem Köprülü Bağbancı

“…Stone, adobe, and brick are used as infill materials. Mud and lime mortars are used as binding materials. Mud mortar is used with stone and adobe materials. …”
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Restoration of decorative glazed ceramic from Morocco: Technical replicas by Claire Dehon, Mouhssin El Halim, Nathalie Fagel, Lahcen Daoudi, Catherine Cools, Valérie Rousseau, Meriam El Ouahabi

“…Samples were prepared using clay from Fès, fired from 600°C and 900°C, and analyzed for shrinkage, weight loss, and water absorption. The mortars were also analyzed. A high water absorption was observed, enhancing the adhesion between the zellige and the mortar.…”
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Chloride Ingress in Chemically Activated Calcined Clay-Based Cement by Joseph Mwiti Marangu, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Jackson Muthengia Wachira

“…This paper presents the findings of chloride ingress in chemically activated calcined Clay-Ordinary Portland Cement blended mortars. Results are also presented for compressive strength development and porosity tests. …”
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A Single Electrode Organic Neuromorphic Device for Dopamine Sensing in Vivo by Federico Rondelli, Michele Di Lauro, Gioacchino Calandra Sebastianella, Anna De Salvo, Matteo Genitoni, Mauro Murgia, Pierpaolo Greco, Carolina Giulia Ferroni, Riccardo Viaro, Luciano Fadiga, Fabio Biscarini

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Differential Effects of Angelicin Analogues on NF-κB Activity and IL-8 Gene Expression in Cystic Fibrosis IB3-1 Cells by Ilaria Lampronti, Maria Giulia Manzione, Gianni Sacchetti, Davide Ferrari, Susanna Spisani, Valentino Bezzerri, Alessia Finotti, Monica Borgatti, Maria Cristina Dechecchi, Giorgia Miolo, Giovanni Marzaro, Giulio Cabrini, Roberto Gambari, Adriana Chilin

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Shrinkage and Mechanical Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Blast Furnace Slag-Steel Slag-Based Geopolymer by Shengtang Xu, Chaofan Wu, Jinchao Yue, Zikai Xu

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to characterize the reaction mechanism of the geopolymer mortars. The results show that both PVA fibre and basalt fibre can improve the mechanical properties of geopolymer mortars during the late curing period. …”
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Modulation of Circulating Cytokine-Chemokine Profile in Patients Affected by Chronic Venous Insufficiency Undergoing Surgical Hemodynamic Correction by Veronica Tisato, Giorgio Zauli, Sergio Gianesini, Erica Menegatti, Laura Brunelli, Roberto Manfredini, Paolo Zamboni, Paola Secchiero

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Viability of flax particles to develop cellular construction materials: Physico-mechanical characterisation by Mohamed Hamadou-Ali, Amar Benazzouk, Haikel Ben Hamed

“…The material produced containing different volumes of flax particles (0V (control mortar), 1V, and 2V) was lightened by creating a porous structure in the matrix through a chemical reaction between aluminium powder and free lime. …”
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Study on Mechanics-Based Cracking Resistance of Semiflexible Pavement Materials by Duanyi Wang, Xiayi Liang, Danning Li, Hehao Liang, Huayang Yu

“…It consists of matrix asphalt skeleton and cement mortar. Due to the different volume characters between asphalt structure and cement mortar, stress concentration always happens in this semiflexible mixture, leading to internal cracking. …”
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Air-Entraining Effect on Rheological Properties of Cement-Based Mixtures by Aigerim Tolegenova, Gintautas Skripkiunas, Lyudmyla Rishko, Kenzhebek Akmalaiuly

“…The rheological test was carried out at 5 and 90 min after mixing the cement mortar. The rheological test established that the modification of cement mortar by PCE in a dosage of 0.2% (in dry material) leads to a decrease in plastic viscosity of 25.0% with a reduction in water demand of 18% for the same workability. …”
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Evaluating the Resistance Performance of the VAEPC and the PAFRC Composites against a Low-Velocity Impact in Varying Temperature by Gwang-Hee Heo, Jong-Gun Park, Chung-Gil Kim

“…From these tests, the failure pattern, shape, and strength of each test specimen were evaluated for the VAEPC, the PAFRC composite, and the plain mortar. Those test results showed that the flexural strength of both the VAEPC and the PAFRC composites has increased compared to that of the plain mortar. …”
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Stress-Strain Behavior of Cementitious Materials with Different Sizes by Jikai Zhou, Pingping Qian, Xudong Chen

“…The size dependence of flexural properties of cement mortar and concrete beams is investigated. Bazant’s size effect law and modified size effect law by Kim and Eo give a very good fit to the flexural strength of both cement mortar and concrete. …”
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Strengthening of Damaged Masonry Walls Using Engineered Cementitious Composites: Experimental and Numerical Analysis by S. M. Renuka, I. P. Mervin Sanjith

“…The compressive strength of ECC is observed to be higher than normal mortar and FAECC whereas the indirect tensile strength of both ECC and FAECC was almost similar, which is higher than that of normal mortar. …”
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Strength Comparison of Unreinforced Masonry Wall Made of Different Types of Brick by Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Abul Hasnat, Raquib Ahsan, Ahmed Tohameem Alam

“…It is observed that with increasing mortar thickness prism, ultimate strength increases 18.0% for clay burnt brick and with increasing mortar thickness prism, ultimate strength increases 1.3% for machine-made brick. …”
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Kinetic Profiles of Inflammatory Mediators in the Conjunctival Sac Fluid of Patients upon Photorefractive Keratectomy by Veronica Tisato, Paolo Perri, Erika Rimondi, Elisabetta Melloni, Giuseppe Lamberti, Daniela Milani, Paola Secchiero, Giorgio Zauli

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Effect of Ground Waste Concrete Powder on Cement Properties by Xianwei Ma, Zhenyu Wang

“…The paste/mortar attached to the recycled aggregate decreases the quality of the aggregate and needs to be stripped. …”
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Conjugation of LasR Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors with Ciprofloxacin Decreases the Antibiotic Tolerance of P. aeruginosa Clinical Strains by Daria Bortolotti, Claudio Trapella, Alessandra Bragonzi, Paolo Marchetti, Vinicio Zanirato, Andrea Alogna, Valentina Gentili, Carlo Cervellati, Giuseppe Valacchi, Mariangela Sicolo, Giulia Turrin, Anna Fantinati, Dario Di Luca, Roberta Rizzo

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Study of the Effect of Grouting Material Strength on Semiflexible Pavement Material by Qingguo Yang, Ying Li, Hua Zou, Long Feng, Nan Ru, Lin Gan, Jiyun Zhang, Jiansong Liu, Chengyang Wang

“…In this study, cement mortars with different strengths are poured into the large void matrix asphalt macadam material as a semiflexible pavement (SFP) material and the experimental research is carried out. …”
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Influence of Ultrafine Natural Steatite Powder on Setting Time and Strength Development of Cement by K. Sudalaimani, M. Shanmugasundaram

“…Initial setting time, final setting time, and mortar cube strength were studied, due to the replacement of ultra fine natural steatite powder with cement at 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% by mass of cement. …”
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Development of a Zero-Cement Binder Using Slag, Fly Ash, and Rice Husk Ash with Chemical Activator by M. R. Karim, M. F. M. Zain, M. Jamil, F. C. Lai

“…The Z-Cem mortar achieves a compressive strength of 42–44 MPa at 28 days with 5% NaOH or at 2.5 molar concentrations. …”
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