https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-transform-sugarcane-by-product-into-slabs-and-bricks-22-03-2024/ Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:59:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-transform-sugarcane-by-product-into-slabs-and-bricks-22-03-2024/#comment-4771 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:59:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275726#comment-4771 Can you check your units? 5 kN/m2 (which the quote says is near low-grade concrete) is 0.005 MPa.

]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-transform-sugarcane-by-product-into-slabs-and-bricks-22-03-2024/#comment-4736 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:37:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275726#comment-4736 It is important to remember that any trace of sugar in this product will disrupt the setting of Portland cement. The vehicles, bins or bags this material gets moved in if subsequently used for transporting aggregates for use with OPC will need exceedingly good cleaning. More than half a century ago this was discovered when old molases/sugar bags were used to transport aggregates for concrete production and setting failure took place.

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