Due to good quality of soil in the Peshawar region (North-West of Pakistan) and the
expertise of the local labors in brick's production, bricks of this region is more popular in the …

The traditional blue brick was the dominant clay brick used in Chinese architecture before
the mid-nineteenth century. The ancient city of Ping Yao, a United Nations Educational …

Rapid urbanization leads to diminishing of natural resources that are used in the
construction activity thus creating threat to the environment and the society. If this situation …

Evidence of Kedah Tua Kingdom since 6th Century BC was discovered by USM through
excavation in Sungai Batu, Bujang Valley, Kedah. The evidence are namely the sites of iron …

This paper argues the importance of traditional, local bricks-making production as a
convergence of craftsman, material, and environments. The relationship between those …

Masonry has been used for millennia to build all sort of constructions. As a result, a
significant part of the building stock around the world is made of masonry. In the need of …

The paper presents results of the research of manufacturing silicon carbide ceramic foam
applying the microwave energy as a power source for the heat treatment at very high …

Perkerasan jalan yang umum digunakan di Indonesia adalah campuran Lapis Aspal Beton
(Laston). Laston Lapis Aus atau Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course (AC-WC) merupakan …

SiC ceramic foams were manufactured by direct microwave heating up to 1520 ºC. Silicon
carbide (42-68 wt.%), quartz sand as a silica supplier (20-38 wt.%), coal fly ash (12-20 wt.%) …

The research project of the ''Mechanical characterisation of masonry walls and vaults in a
modernist building in Barcelona''is aimed to validate the criteria for the evaluation and the …