THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPERPLASTIZER DOSAGE IN THE MIX DESIGN OF LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE CONCRETE REINFORCED WITH PLYPROPYLENE FIBER

The Importance of Superplastizer Dosage in the Mix Design of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Reinforced With Plypropylene Fiber

This paper reports the results of a study conducted to investigate the effect of superplasticizer (SP) dosage on the slump, density, compressive strength and splitting tensile strength under different curing conditions of a lightweight aggregate concrete reinforced with polypropylene (PP) fiber.The lightweight aggregate used in this study was oil p

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Mapping the footprints of COVID-19 pandemic

The new member of the coronavirus family created havoc in the world in few days of its discovery and was declared as a pandemic by March 2020.The enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus was first identified in a patient with dry cough, pain, and weakness for the past1 week with unknown etiology in Wuhan.The coronavirus soon spread across the globe in

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Diagnosis and management of septal deviation and nasal valve collapse - a survey of Canadian otolaryngologists

Abstract Background Management of nasal valve collapse (NVC) in patients with a septal deviation can be challenging.Our objective was to determine the opinions of Canadian Otolaryngologists regarding the diagnosis and management of nasal obstruction in patients with septal deviation and NVC.Methods A twenty-question survey was developed for the pur

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