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Agricultural Wastes As Aggregate In Concrete Mixtures – A Review, Hilmi Mahmud
Agricultural Wastes As Aggregate In Concrete Mixtures – A Review, Hilmi Mahmud
Hilmi Mahmud
Concrete is the most widely used construction material. With the ever-increasing industrialization and urbanization, huge amounts of natural resources are required to make concrete. This, in turn, means that large volumes of natural resources and raw materials are being used for concrete production around the world. To eliminate or minimize the negative environmental impact of the concrete industry and promote environmental sustainability of the industry, the use of wastes from industry as materials for concrete making is considered as an alternative solution for preventing the excessive usage of raw materials. The wide availability of agricultural wastes make them a suitable …