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Activities in the Construction Materials research group focus on the following:
- Thin concrete: investigating the engineering properties, load carrying capacity and cost- effective applications of thin concrete. Studies are also aimed at developing a thickness- design method, based on limit state theory.
- Marginal materials: identification and use of under-utilised or avoided materials (such as Berea sands, dolerites, bottom dump ash and fly ash)
- Infrastructure materials: identifying new materials for rapid and advanced construction
- Bio-materials: investigating the use of natural fibre composites as a construction material
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