Abstract: The invention discloses a rigid-flexible coupling mechanism with variable rod length for fibre bundle tension control. In the transmitting process, the fibre bundle passes through the front guide roller, the tension regulating roller and the back guide roller sequentially. The front and back guide rollers have fixed positions, while the tension regulating roller has an adjustable position to regulate the fibre bundle tension. The invention uses the variable rod length rigid-flexible coupling mechanism with a combination of a servo motor and an electric actuator in a dual drive control mode, which can choose to use either a four-rod fixed length mechanism or a five-rod variable length mechanism to regulate the tension under different working conditions. This provides a more flexible control method, increases the regulating range of fibre bundle tension, improves the system response speed and regulation accuracy, and effectively avoids the wear of fibre bundle caused by tension fluctuations.

Abstract: A method for making a carbonated precast concrete product, includes: obtaining a mixture including at least one binder material, an aggregate, and water; molding the mixture into a molded intermediate; demolding the molded intermediate to obtain a demolded intermediate, the demolded intermediate having a first water-to-binder ratio; conditioning the demolded intermediate to provide a conditioned article having a second water-to-binder ratio less than the first water-to-binder ratio of the demolded intermediate; and curing the conditioned article using carbon dioxide at a pressure ranging from an atmospheric pressure to a pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure by at most 10% of the atmospheric pressure. Curing the conditioned article may be done within an expandable enclosure.

Abstract: A building product is made from granular material and a binder that includes steel slag. A process for making the building product includes combining the granular material and the binder and then curing the combined granular material and binder with carbon dioxide. A building material includes a mixture of steel slag and a silica-rich material. The steel slag and silica-rich material is treated by heating. The silica-rich material may be waste glass and/or fly ash. A process for making the building material includes mixing the steel slag and silica-rich material and further heating the mixture.

Abstract: The present subject-matter relates to landscaping product comprising steel slag and optionally cement, compositions and processes for preparing same.

Abstract: A building product is made from granular material and a binder that includes steel slag. A process for making the building product includes combining the granular material and the binder and then curing the combined granular material and binder with carbon dioxide. A building material includes a mixture of steel slag and a silica-rich material. The steel slag and silica-rich material is treated by heating. The silica-rich material may be waste glass and/or fly ash. A process for making the building material includes mixing the steel slag and silica-rich material and further heating the mixture.

Abstract: A building product is made from granular material and a binder that includes steel slag. A process for making the building product includes combining the granular material and the binder and then curing the combined granular material and binder with carbon dioxide. A building material includes a mixture of steel slag and a silica-rich material. The steel slag and silica-rich material is treated by heating. The silica-rich material may be waste glass and/or fly ash. A process for making the building material includes mixing the steel slag and silica-rich material and further heating the mixture.

Abstract: A building product is made from granular material and a binder that includes steel slag. A process for making the building product includes combining the granular material and the binder and then curing the combined granular material and binder with carbon dioxide. A building material includes a mixture of steel slag and a silica-rich material. The steel slag and silica-rich material is treated by heating. The silica-rich material may be waste glass and/or fly ash. A process for making the building material includes mixing the steel slag and silica-rich material and further heating the mixture.

Abstract: An extruded fiber reinforced cement matrix composite having substantially improved tensile strength with strain hardening behavior and substantially improved tensile strain, and improved flexural properties in three-point bending is made by mixing cement, water, water soluble binder, and relatively short, discontinuous reinforcing fibers, preferably short polyvinyl alcohol fibers, to provide an extrudable mixture, the extruding the mixture to shape, and curing the cement.

Abstract: An extruded fiber reinforced cement matrix composite having substantially improved tensile strength with strain hardening behavior and substantially improved tensile strain, and improved flexural properties in three-point bending. The composite is made by mixing cement, water, water soluble binder, and relatively short, discontinuous reinforcing fibers, preferably short poly vinyl alcohol fibers, to provide an extrudable mixture; then extruding the mixture to shape, and curing the cement.