by Pei-Yu Wu  , Kristina Mjörnell  , Claes Sandels  and Mikael Mangold

Received: 22 January 2021;  Published: 11 May 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102017

Assessment of the presence of hazardous materials in buildings is essential for improving material recyclability, increasing working safety, and lowering the risk of unforeseen cost and delay in demolition. In light of these aspects, machine learning has been viewed as a promising approach to complement environmental investigations and quantify the risk of finding hazardous materials in buildings. In view of the increasing number of related studies, this article aims to review the research status of hazardous mater [...]

by Aurélie Laborel-Préneron  , Paulina Faria  , Jean-Emmanuel Aubert  and Camille Magniont

Received: 12 March 2021;  Published: 07 May 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102016

Bio-based earth composites present various environmental benefits, such as usable wastes, coproducts, abundant or renewable materials, etc. Moreover, the incorporation of bioaggregates in the earth matrix allows the buildings to act as an effective carbon sink. A growing number of studies are now focusing on the mechanical and hygrothermal properties of bio-based earth building materials. However, the durability of these types of material is a major concern, and knowledge of their various aspects is essential to an [...]

by Carlos A. Echeverry-Gonzalez  and Vladimir V. Kouznetsov

Received: 01 December 2020;  Published: 28 April 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102015

The design of nanomaterials for application in diverse fields ranging from photovoltaic to fluorescence sensing is a research area of increasing interest. Recently, Quantum Dots (QDs), which are classified as semiconductor quantum dots (SQDs) and Carbon dots (CDs), have become a hot topic of investigation, owing to their extraordinary tunable fluorescence emission properties that render them excellent candidates for sensing metal ions. The detection of metal ions in aqueous solutions with high sensitivity is very i [...]

by CT Valliappan  , J Joyson Joe Asir  , V Subashri  , V Vaishnavi  and I Anand Sherwood

Received: 28 December 2020;  Published: 27 April 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102014

Furcal perforation management in root canal retreatment is often challenging as the outcome of the perforation sealing depends on several parameters. The recent introduction of several bioactive cements and magnification systems has made the sealing of perforations easier and the outcome more predictable. This study highlights the clinical outcomes of furcal perforation management in root canal retreatment using biodentine.

by Sofía Albolafio  , María I. Gil  , Ana Allende  and Epameinondas Xanthakis

Received: 02 December 2020;  Published: 21 April 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102013

The present study aimed to characterize wastewater fractions obtained after the wet extraction of proteins from legumes. In addition, the suitability of wastewater fractions for the potential recovery of high value-added compounds was also examined, and consequently, the prevention of the environmental impact of these wastes was explored. Similar to the industrial production of proteins, wet alkaline and acidic extractions of proteins from faba bean and pea flours were performed in two stages of extraction. The dif [...]

by Eugene Stephane Mananga

Received: 26 December 2020;  Published: 13 April 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102012

by Angelo Morro

Received: 19 February 2021;  Published: 13 April 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102011

The objective of the paper is twofold: first, to review the classical diffusion models and show the approximations at the origin of the parabolic character of the classical equations; second, to demonstrate a connection between the quantum and classical models of diffusion. As diffusion is inherently related to the motion of constituents, the consistent models are framed within the dynamics of mixtures. The derivation of diffusion equations is then determined based on the related, pertinent approximations.

by Dimitris Kouzoudis  , Georgios Samourgkanidis  and Christos I. Tapeinos

Received: 12 December 2020;  Published: 06 April 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2102010

In the current work, to identify the bending mode harmonics, 30 microns thin magnetoelastic ribbons made of metallic glass are embedded inside 6 mm thick PLA plastic cantilever beams made by 3-D printing. This is possible because the ribbons are of magnetoelastic nature and thus change their mechanical state inducing a corresponding change in their magnetic state. The ribbons are placed at four different depths, starting with zero depth at the beam’s external surface all the way inside to the beam’s mid-plane. This [...]

by Chandra Mouli Vemury  , Marco Corradi  , Feras Abozaid  , Alasdair Charles  and David Hughes

Received: 19 August 2019;  Published: 30 March 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2101009

Shape memory alloys (SMA) belong to a family of smart materials, which undergo diffusionless phase transformations when subjected to thermo-mechanical changes making them ideally suitable for utilization in several structural engineering applications. Within this class of materials, Ni-Ti (Nickel-Titanium) alloys are predominantly used due to their non-linear behaviour. Nitinol, one of the Ni-Ti alloys, possesses unique properties such as super-elasticity and shape- memory effect, which makes it suitable for dampin [...]

by Kohl Jacobson  , Sam Strassler  , Courtney Spalt  , Sara Henry  , Arthur Powers  and Donald W. Radford

Received: 22 December 2020;  Published: 29 March 2021;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2101008

Continuous fiber reinforced geopolymer matrix composites offer the potential for use in structural applications at temperatures up to 700°C, while enabling the manufacture at temperatures below 100°C. Studies have investigated a variety of high temperature structural fiber reinforcements, including carbon, SiC and Al2O3. While there has been active research into various grades of Al2O3 fibers, SiC is most commonly used for high temperature reinforcement of geopolymers in oxidizing environments. Both familie [...]