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Dissolution-reorientation-polycondensation process of metakaolin in alkaline solutions related to geopolymerization Zhang Yunsheng1, Sun Wei1, Li Zongjin2 1Jiangsu Key laboratory for Construction Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, P.R.China; 2 Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear water Bay, Kowloon, P.R.China) Keywords: Geopolymer; Metakaolin; Dissolution; Reorientation; Polycondensation; Computational chemistry Abstract: Geopolymer is a novel type of inorganic cementitious materials, which has become a hot topic across the world.

Combining the design and track of specific engineering cases, this paper focuses on the in-depth analysis of this mode and summarize its contributing factors, principles, features and limitations, aiming to find problems and propose the corresponding improvement principles and get an objective understanding of the above-mentioned practice from the theoretical level.
Architect should pay attention to the social historical background of architecture, and strive to use architectural language to hint, reflect and reappear the context of social history, so as to link the architecture with history and culture effectively, as well as embody architecture’ s function of inheriting and recording civil culture.

Elastic Critical Force for Torsional-Flexural Buckling of Metal Members with Mono-Symmetric Cross-Sections KOVAC Michal1, a * 1Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Steel and Timber Structures, Radlinskeho 11, 813 68 Bratislava, Slovakia amichal.kovac@stuba.sk Keywords: torsional-flexural buckling, elastic critical force, thin-walled metal member, mono-symmetric open cross-section, approximate method Abstract.

Introduction The growing need for strengthening, rehabilitating, and seismic retrofitting existing reinforced concrete (RC) and masonry structures has led the civil engineering community and construction industry to develop new innovative materials.

Effect of Magnetorheological Fluid Pockets Energization on Dynamic Response of MR-Laminated Beams under Impulse Loading Saman Momenia and Abolghassem Zabihollah*1,b 1Tarleton State University, Department of Mechanical, Environmental, and Civil Engineering, Texas, USA.

Mortars with Phase Change Materials: Contribute to Sustainable Construction AGUIAR José1, a, CUNHA Sandra1,b and KHERADMAND Mohammad1,c 1University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal aaguiar@civil.uminho.pt, bsandracunha86@gmail.com, cm.kheradmand@civi.uminho.pt Keywords: Sustainable Construction, Phase Change Materials (PCM), Mortars.
Zhang, Thermal analysis of a double layer phase change material floor, Applied Thermal Engineering, Appl Therm Eng. 31 (2011) 1576-1581

Shear Assessment of Concrete Bridge Deck Slabs VIDA Radoslav1, a *, HALVONIK Jaroslav1, b 1Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Concrete Structures and Bridges, Radlinskeho 11, SK-81005 Bratislava, Slovakia aradoslav.vida@stuba.sk, bjaroslav.halvonik@stuba.sk Keywords: reinforced concrete, bridge deck slab, shear assessment Abstract.

Evaluation of Effects of Priority Preferences on Optimal Resource Allocation in Pavement Management Javed Farhan1,a and Tien Fang Fwa2,b 1,2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260 afarhan@nus.edu.sg, bceefwatf@nus.edu.sg Keywords: Pavement maintenance programming; Priority preference; Priority weight; Genetic algorithms.

Performance of two-chambered Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) at different pH anode microenvironment using Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) as substrate Aina Mardhiyah Jalilluddin1,a, Tay Chia-Chay 2,b Suhaimi Abdul-Talib3,c 1,3Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA 2Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Arau, Perlis, MALAYSIA 1,3Bioremediation Research Center (myBioREC), Institute for Infrastructure and Sustainable Management (IIESM) aainamardhiyah_amj1726@yahoo.com; btaychiay@gmail.com; cecsuhaimi@salam.uitm.edu.my Keywords: electricity generation; MFC; POME; pH; wastewater treatment Abstract.

Toledo Filho1,i 1Programa de Engenharia Civil (PEC/COPPE), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2Programa de Pós-graduação em Arquitetura (PROARQ/FAU), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3Politecnico di Milano, Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (ABC) Department, Via Ponzio 31, 20133 Milano, Italy 4Furnas Centrais Elétricas a*Corresponding author: lucas.caldas@fau.ufrj.br, bcarol.goulart@numats.coc.ufrj.br, cfrancesco.pittau@polimi.it, darthur.araujo@coc.ufrj.br, emariana.franco@coc.ufrj.br, fnicol@furnas.com.br, itoledo@coc.ufrj.br Keywords: Bio-concrete; LCA; Biogenic carbon; Brazil; India; South Africa; China.