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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Applications of Recycled and Crushed Glass (RCG) as a Substitute for Natural Materials in Various Fields-A Review.

Cristian Epure, Corneliu Munteanu, Bogdan Istrate, Maria Harja, Florentin Buium

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cristian EpureMechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics Department, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania.
Corneliu MunteanuMechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics Department, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3878-9129
Bogdan IstrateMechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics Department, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0817-3523
Maria HarjaChemical Engineering and Environmental Protection "Cristofor Simionescu", "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0152-0748
Florentin BuiumMechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics Department, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania.
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași · ROAcademia Oamenilor de Știință din România · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glass is a substance that is present in most houses since glass-based items are made and consumed in relatively high quantities. This has led to the buildup of glass in concerning quantities all over the world, which is a problem for the environment. It is well known that glass has several advantageous physiochemical features that qualify it as an appropriate material for use in the construction industry as an aggregate. The features include being non-biodegradable, resistant to chemical assault, having low water absorption, having high hydraulic conductivity, having temperature-dependent ductility, having alterable particle gradation, and having a wide availability in a variety of forms and chemical compositions. Because of these qualities, glass has been used in various investigations and field tests conducted in civil engineering to evaluate its effectiveness as an engineering aggregate and to develop environmentally friendly management strategies for waste glass. These studies and research have utilized glass in various forms, such as fine recycled glass, medium recycled glass, coarse recycled glass, powdered glass, and glass-based geopolymers. This study focuses on research studies that present results on physicochemical, mechanical, and durability characteristics. These studies and research contain samples of pure glass or glass as replacement percentages in materials (0-100%), including but not limited to unbound granular materials (such as recycled concrete aggregates and crushed rock). In light of the information assembled in this review article, it is legitimate to claim that glass has strong promise as a material in various civil applications.

Indexed as

aggregatebrickconcretecrushed glassfilterglasphaltglassrecycled glasssand

Identifiers

PMID37687650
PMCPMC10488657
OpenAlexW4386327824

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