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Talaniuk V, Godzierz M, Vashchuk A, Iurhenko M, Chaber P, Sikorska W, Kobyliukh A, Demchenko V, Rogalsky S, Szeluga U, Adamus G. Development of Polyhydroxybutyrate-Based Packaging Films and Methods to Their Ultrasonic Welding. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:6617. [PMID: 37895599 PMCID: PMC10608075 DOI: 10.3390/ma16206617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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This study developed a technical task associated with the formation of welded joints based on biodegradable polymers and their subsequent physicochemical characterization. The primary objective was to establish the effect of the welding process and modification of natural poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) with N,N-dibutylundecenoylamide (DBUA) as a plasticizing agent on the structure and properties of PHB-based biopolymer materials as well as the process and structure of welded joints formation using ultrasonic welding technique. The weldability of biodegradable layers based on PHB and PHB/DBUA mixture was ultrasonically welded and optimized using a standard Branson press-type installation. The effect of the DBUA plasticizer and welding process on the structure of PHB-based biodegradable material was investigated using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermomechanical analysis. The results confirmed that the DBUA acted as an effective plasticizer of PHB, contributing to lower crystallinity of the PHB/DBUA mixture (63%) in relation to the crystallinity degree of pure PHB film (69%). Ultrasonic welding resulted in an additional increase (approximately 8.5%) in the degree of crystallinity in the PHB/DBUA in relation to the initial PHB/DBUA mixture. The significant shift toward lower temperatures of the crystallization and melting peaks of PHB modified with DBUA were observed using DSC concerning pure PHB. The melt crystallization process of PHB was affected by welding treatment, and a shift toward higher temperature was observed compared with the unwelded PHB/DBUA sample. The butt-welded joints of biodegradable PHB/DBUA materials made using the ultrasonic method tested for tensile strength have damaged the area immediately outside the joining surface.
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- Viktoriia Talaniuk
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; (M.G.); (P.C.); (W.S.); (A.K.); (U.S.)
- E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 11. Kazymyr Malevych St., 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine; (A.V.); (M.I.); (V.D.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; (M.G.); (P.C.); (W.S.); (A.K.); (U.S.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 11. Kazymyr Malevych St., 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine; (A.V.); (M.I.); (V.D.)
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- E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 11. Kazymyr Malevych St., 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine; (A.V.); (M.I.); (V.D.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; (M.G.); (P.C.); (W.S.); (A.K.); (U.S.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; (M.G.); (P.C.); (W.S.); (A.K.); (U.S.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; (M.G.); (P.C.); (W.S.); (A.K.); (U.S.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 11. Kazymyr Malevych St., 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine; (A.V.); (M.I.); (V.D.)
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- Laboratory of Modification Polymers, V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of NAS of Ukraine, 50, Kharkivskie Schose, 02160 Kyiv, Ukraine;
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; (M.G.); (P.C.); (W.S.); (A.K.); (U.S.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; (M.G.); (P.C.); (W.S.); (A.K.); (U.S.)
- International Polish-Ukrainian Research Laboratory ADPOLCOM, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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Othuman Mydin MA, Mohd Nawi MN, Mohamed O, Sari MW. Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Foamed Concrete Modified with Magnetite (Fe 3O 4) Nanoparticles. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:5911. [PMID: 36079291 PMCID: PMC9457317 DOI: 10.3390/ma15175911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The advancement in sustainable construction has stimulated wide-ranging investigation of construction materials and practices globally. With exceptional thermal properties, fire resistance performance, excellent strength, and outstanding durability, concrete is the utmost extensively utilized construction material around the world. Taking into consideration the quantity of concrete necessary for numerous constructions works, improving concrete sustainability would be an extremely attractive potential. Lightweight foamed concrete (LFC) is tremendously permeable, and its mechanical properties weaken with a growth in the volume of voids. Air-void segregation from solid cement phases by means of aging, drainage, and merging of voids can trigger and reduce the stability and consistency of the emitted pores, making the LFC less reliable for main utilization in load-bearing components and structural elements. In turn, to augment LFC mechanical properties, the LFC cementitious matrix can be adjusted by adding various nanoparticles. The influence of magnetite nanoparticles (MNP) in LFC was not examined in the past; hence, there is some vagueness considering the mechanism to which level the MNP can affect the LFC mechanical properties. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the influences of MNP on the compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural LFC of 1000 kg/m3 density. Six MNP weight fractions of 0.10%, 0.15%, 0.20%, 0.25%, 0.30%, and 0.35% were considered. The parameters accessed were compressive, splitting tensile and flexural strengths. The correlation between strength parameters was established as well. The results indicated that a 0.25% weight fraction of MNP gave the best performance in terms of compressive, flexural, and splitting tensile strengths. The presence of MNP in the LFC matrix enhances the viscosity and yield stress of the mixture as well as an augmented utilization of LFC cementitious binder content, which can sustain the integrity of the wet networks hence preventing further amalgamation and aging of the voids.
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- Md Azree Othuman Mydin
- School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia
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- Disaster Management Institute (DMI), School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010, Kedah, Malaysia
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- Department of Quantity Surveying, Centre for Building, Construction and Tropical Architecture (BuCTA), Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, Jl. PGRI I No. 117, Sonosewu, Yogyakarta 55182, Indonesia
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The improvement of mechanical properties of conventional concretes using carbon nanoparticles using molecular dynamics simulation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20265. [PMID: 34642408 PMCID: PMC8511048 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99616-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In the present study, the improvement of mechanical properties of conventional concretes using carbon nanoparticles is investigated. More precisely, carbon nanotubes are added to a pristine concrete matrix, and the mechanical properties of the resulting structure are investigated using the molecular dynamics (MD) method. Some parameters such as the mechanical behavior of the concrete matrix structure, the validation of the computational method, and the mechanical behavior of the concrete matrix structure with carbon nanotube are also examined. Also, physical quantities such as a stress–strain diagram, Poisson's coefficient, Young's modulus, and final strength are calculated and reported for atomic samples under external tension. From a numerical point of view, the quantities of Young's modulus and final strength are converged to 35 GPa and 35.38 MPa after the completion of computer simulations. This indicates the appropriate effect of carbon nanotubes in improving the mechanical behavior of concrete and the efficiency of molecular dynamics method in expressing the mechanical behavior of atomic structures such as concrete, carbon nanotubes and composite structures derived from raw materials is expressed that can be considered in industrial and construction cases.
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Cao X, Coyle JP, Xiong R, Wang Y, Heflich RH, Ren B, Gwinn WM, Hayden P, Rojanasakul L. Invited review: human air-liquid-interface organotypic airway tissue models derived from primary tracheobronchial epithelial cells-overview and perspectives. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2020; 57:104-132. [PMID: 33175307 PMCID: PMC7657088 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-020-00517-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The lung is an organ that is directly exposed to the external environment. Given the large surface area and extensive ventilation of the lung, it is prone to exposure to airborne substances, such as pathogens, allergens, chemicals, and particulate matter. Highly elaborate and effective mechanisms have evolved to protect and maintain homeostasis in the lung. Despite these sophisticated defense mechanisms, the respiratory system remains highly susceptible to environmental challenges. Because of the impact of respiratory exposure on human health and disease, there has been considerable interest in developing reliable and predictive in vitro model systems for respiratory toxicology and basic research. Human air-liquid-interface (ALI) organotypic airway tissue models derived from primary tracheobronchial epithelial cells have in vivo–like structure and functions when they are fully differentiated. The presence of the air-facing surface allows conducting in vitro exposures that mimic human respiratory exposures. Exposures can be conducted using particulates, aerosols, gases, vapors generated from volatile and semi-volatile substances, and respiratory pathogens. Toxicity data have been generated using nanomaterials, cigarette smoke, e-cigarette vapors, environmental airborne chemicals, drugs given by inhalation, and respiratory viruses and bacteria. Although toxicity evaluations using human airway ALI models require further standardization and validation, this approach shows promise in supplementing or replacing in vivo animal models for conducting research on respiratory toxicants and pathogens.
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- Xuefei Cao
- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd., AR, Jefferson, USA.
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd., AR, Jefferson, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd., AR, Jefferson, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd., AR, Jefferson, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Rd., AR, Jefferson, USA
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- Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Tariq Z, Murtaza M, Mahmoud M. Effects of Nanoclay and Silica Flour on the Mechanical Properties of Class G Cement. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:11643-11654. [PMID: 32478255 PMCID: PMC7254787 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The mechanical properties of oil well cement slurry are usually measured to evaluate the durability, sustainability, and long-lasting behavior of a cement sheath under wellbore conditions. High-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) conditions affect the mechanical properties of cement slurry such as its strength, elasticity, and curing time. In this study, an organically modified montmorillonite nanoclay (NC) and silica flour (SF) materials are used to enhance the strength of the class G cement. Four different cement slurries with the addition of different concentrations of NC (1% and 2%) and SF (20%) in a class G cement were tested under temperatures ranging between 70 and 100 °C and pressure ranging between 1000 and 3000 psia. The slurries were prepared by maintaining a water to cement ratio of 0.44. All the slurries were cured for 24 h before any test was conducted. Extensive laboratory experiments were carried out to measure the compressive and tensile strength of cement slurries cured at HPHT conditions. Compressive strength was measured using unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests, scratch tests, and ultrasonic cement analyzer (UCA). Tensile strength was measured using breakdown pressure tests and Brazilian disc test analysis. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and petrophysical analysis were also carried out to evaluate the performance of new cement additives at HPHT conditions. Results showed that the addition of organically modified NC and SF significantly increased the compressive and tensile strength of the class G cement slurry cured at HPHT conditions.
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Effect of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes on Strength Properties of Cement Composites. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13061305. [PMID: 32183113 PMCID: PMC7143362 DOI: 10.3390/ma13061305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on strength the properties of cement composites when surfactant (SAA) was applied as the dispersion method. TritonX-100 (TX10) was used as the SAA to pretreat SWCNTs, which has been proved to perform well in dispersing the agglomerates of SWCNTs. In this study, four different concentration of SWCNTs, namely 0.00 wt%, 0.02 wt%, 0.04 wt%, and 0.06 wt% by the mass of cement, were used to prepare cement composite specimens. The compressive strength and flexural strength of specimens were tested and recorded. The results show that the compressive and flexural strengths of cement composites decreased with the increase in the concentration of SWCNTs without the addition of TX10. However, when SWCNT suspensions were pretreated with TX10, the strength variation pattern changed; the compressive and flexural strengths of cement composites increased as a function of the concentration of SWCNTs, although there were reductions compared to non-TX10-treated specimens at all concentrations of SWCNTs. Furthermore, the relationship between the strength of cement composites and bulk density of specimens was considered.
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Effects of CNT Dosages in Cement Composites on the Mechanical Properties and Hydration Reaction with Low Water-to-Binder Ratio. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9214630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the potential use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which are an innovative construction material preferred by many researchers. Long-term microstructure enhancement and on-site application are major reasons to conduct research on CNT-cement composites; thus, a study on mechanical properties as well as the thermal conductivity of CNT-cement composites was carried out. As the CNT content increased, the thermal conductivity of CNT-cement composites was also enhanced. In addition, a couple of microstructure analyses such as isothermal calorimetry, thermal gravimetric analysis and SEM-EDS (Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) for observing hydration reaction rate and types of hydration products were conducted to establish the advantage of CNT use in cement composites. Strength development of CNT-cement composites at early ages was slow, although eventually CNTs containing water developed equivalent level of strengths at last as internal curing effects.
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Bautista-Gutierrez KP, Herrera-May AL, Santamaría-López JM, Honorato-Moreno A, Zamora-Castro SA. Recent Progress in Nanomaterials for Modern Concrete Infrastructure: Advantages and Challenges. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12213548. [PMID: 31671868 PMCID: PMC6861922 DOI: 10.3390/ma12213548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Modern concrete infrastructure requires structural components with higher mechanical strength and greater durability. A solution is the addition of nanomaterials to cement-based materials, which can enhance their mechanical properties. Some such nanomaterials include nano-silica (nano-SiO2), nano-alumina (nano-Al2O3), nano-ferric oxide (nano-Fe2O3), nano-titanium oxide (nano-TiO2), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene and graphene oxide. These nanomaterials can be added to cement with other reinforcement materials such as steel fibers, glass, rice hull powder and fly ash. Optimal dosages of these materials can improve the compressive, tensile and flexural strength of cement-based materials, as well as their water absorption and workability. The use of these nanomaterials can enhance the performance and life cycle of concrete infrastructures. This review presents recent researches about the main effects on performance of cement-based composites caused by the incorporation of nanomaterials. The nanomaterials could decrease the cement porosity, generating a denser interfacial transition zone. In addition, nanomaterials reinforced cement can allow the construction of high-strength concrete structures with greater durability, which will decrease the maintenance requirements or early replacement. Also, the incorporation of nano-TiO2 and CNTs in cementitious matrices can provide concrete structures with self-cleaning and self-sensing abilities. These advantages could help in the photocatalytic decomposition of pollutants and structural health monitoring of the concrete structures. The nanomaterials have a great potential for applications in smart infrastructure based on high-strength concrete structures.
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- Karla P Bautista-Gutierrez
- Maestría en Ingeniería Aplicada, Facultad de Ingeniería de la Construcción y el Hábitat, Universidad Veracruzana, Calzada Ruiz Cortines 455, Boca del Río, Veracruz 94294, Mexico.
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- Maestría en Ingeniería Aplicada, Facultad de Ingeniería de la Construcción y el Hábitat, Universidad Veracruzana, Calzada Ruiz Cortines 455, Boca del Río, Veracruz 94294, Mexico.
- Micro and Nanotechnology Research Center, Universidad Veracruzana, Calzada Ruiz Cortines 455, Boca del Río, Veracruz 94294, Mexico.
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- Maestría en Ingeniería Aplicada, Facultad de Ingeniería de la Construcción y el Hábitat, Universidad Veracruzana, Calzada Ruiz Cortines 455, Boca del Río, Veracruz 94294, Mexico.
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- Maestría en Ingeniería Aplicada, Facultad de Ingeniería de la Construcción y el Hábitat, Universidad Veracruzana, Calzada Ruiz Cortines 455, Boca del Río, Veracruz 94294, Mexico.
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- Maestría en Ingeniería Aplicada, Facultad de Ingeniería de la Construcción y el Hábitat, Universidad Veracruzana, Calzada Ruiz Cortines 455, Boca del Río, Veracruz 94294, Mexico.
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