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In recent years, the world is gradually shifting away from the use of structural concrete in the construction sector. This is due to its retrogressive limitations such as costs, environmental degradation, low strength-to-weight ratio, its susceptibility to cracking. The world is moving towards...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction material in the world and the construction industry is looking for ways of making concrete using greener methods so as to reduce ecological effects on the environment that come as a result of large scale exploitation of natural aggregates. The...

In Zambia it is estimated that the existing housing stock stands at 2.5 million units catering for about 16 million people. The national housing deficit stands at more than 2 million houses and is compounded by urbanisation. Efforts have so far been made to use alternative building technology...