Flexural characteristics of lightweight ferrocement beams with various types of core materials and mesh reinforcement
- Submitting institution
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The University of West London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12033
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.03.167
- Title of journal
- Construction and Building Materials
- Article number
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- First page
- 802
- Volume
- 171
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0950-0618
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work is part of a larger experimental research project aiming to utilize affordable simple techniques to produce sustainable and durable buildings. The authors proposed ferrocement composite structural elements made of lightweight core materials and wire mesh reinforcement as an alternative to conventional reinforced concrete elements. The proposed technique saves shuttering since the reinforcing wire mesh served as a permanent formwork for the system. Based on the results, Menoufia governorate in Egypt decided to use the proposed ferrocement in the new council buildings under the supervision of the second author, Professor Yousry Shaheen.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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