ARET 222 Denison: Updated Theosis Question

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Updated Theosis Question

Updated Theosis Question- What is the best recycleable material that can be mixed in concrete for foundations in Kamloops, B.C..

I will be compairing recycled tires, plastic and glass and their compressive strengths once mixed in concrete

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Atkins, H.N. (1997). Highway materials,soils, and concretes. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall.
British Columbia Building Code (2006), Queen's Printer of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Standards Association. (1970) Concrete materials and methods of concrete construction and methods of test for concrete. Rexdale, Ont: Canadian Standards Association.
Kralj, D. (2009). Experimental study of recycling lightweight concrete with aggregates containing expanded glass. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 87(4), 267-273.
Li, G. e. (2004). Development of waste tire modified concrete. Cement and Concrete Research, 34(12), 2283-2289.
Marotta, T.W., & Herubin, C.A. (1997) Basic construction materials, 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
Shao, Y., Lefort, T., Moras, S., & Rodriguez, D. (2000). Studies on concrete containing ground waste glass. Cement and Concrete Research, 30(1), 91-100.
Siddique, R., Khatib, J., & and Kaur, I. (2008). Use of recycled plastic in concrete. Waste Management, 28(10), 1835-1852. (Three Types of Concrete Foundations)
Terro, M. J. (2006). Properties of concrete made with recycled crushed glass at elevated temperatures . Building and Environment, 41(5), 633-639.
William, R.R. (1981) Coal fly ash : a review of the literature and proposed classification system with emphasis on environmental impacts. Champaign, Il : State Geological Survey Division.

Non-Academic References

Alternatives to Tire Incineration. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2010, from Energy Justice Network: http://www.energyjustice.net/tires/solutions.html
Compressive Strength of Concrete. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Chest of Books: http://chestofbooks.com/architecture/Cyclopedia-Carpentry-Building-4-6/95-Compressive-Strength-of-Concrete.html
Concrete in Practice. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from NRMCA: http://nrmca.org/aboutconcrete/cips/35p.pdf
Early Concrete Strength Determination for Concrete Foundation Systems Using Maturity Testing. (2005, July). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from The International Association of Foundation Drilling: http://www.adsc-iafd.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3438
Green Building Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from American Concrete Institute: http://www.concrete.org/technical/green-building-resources.htm
Life Expectancy of Household Components. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Old House Web: http://www.oldhouseweb.com/how-to-advice/life-expectancy.shtml
Recycled Content. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Concrete Thinker: http://concretethinker.com/solutions/Recycled-Content.aspx
Recycled Glass in Concrete. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Concrete Ideas: http://www.concreteideas.com/recycled-glass-in-concrete
Recycled Glass in Portland Cement Concrete. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Clean Washington Centre: http://www.cwc.org/gl_bp/gbp4-0501.htm
Three Types of Concrete Foundations. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Concrete Network: http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/foundations.htm

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