Browsing Department of Civil Engineering by Subject "mechanical strength"

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Recycling of copper tailings as an additive in cement mortars

Onuaguluchi, Obinna; Eren, Özgür (Elsevier, 2012-12)

Increasing demands for copper and copper allied products have made the processing of low grade ores with high volume waste output unavoidable. Presently, billions of tons of copper tailings can be found in major copper ...
Rheology, strength and durability properties of mortars containing copper tailings as a cement replacement material

Onuaguluchi, Obinna; Eren, Özgür (Taylor & Francis, 2012-05)

This paper investigates the suitability of copper tailings as a cement replacement material in mortars. The impact of copper tailings at 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% cement replacement level by mass on the rheology, mechanical and ...