Abstract: A tray (10) for use in a green roof system has a floor (12) and four sides (14) and is moulded from a plastics material. At the centre of, and towards the base of each side wall, there is a circular hole/orifice (20) for use in connecting the interior of one tray with an adjacent tray. The trays may be connected together using male (24) and female (30) connectors and used particularly on roofs for temporary (or more permanent water storage and as a planting box for a green roof. The trays (10) may be linked together by fluid flow connectors (50) which include a short length of piping/tubing linking the holes of adjacent trays for fluid flow between trays. Connectors which block passage of fluid between two adjacent trays are also provided. A further connector which has a partial passage including a dam wall is also provided. The trays (10) can be connected to form a reservoir on the roof of a building with the connectors being used to control the flow of water e.

Abstract: Systems and methods for printing a luminescent 3-dimensional object. The method includes mixing a dry cementitious composition with water, the dry cementitious composition comprising a cementitious binder, conveying the mixture to a print head, applying the mixture and one or more luminescent compounds from the print head to form a luminescent 3-dimensional object, and curing the luminescent 3-dimensional object.

Abstract: A roofing membrane including a polymeric waterproofing layer having upper and lower major surfaces and an electronic ink display covering at least a portion of the upper major surface of the waterproofing layer. Also, a method for producing a roofing membrane and a method for covering a roof substrate using the roofing membrane.

Abstract: An insulating element for insulating a structural element in a vehicle, includes at least two interconnected modules, the modules having essentially an identical design, and wherein a module has in each case a carrier and an expandable material arranged on the carrier. The insulating element further includes at least one fixing element for fixing the insulating element to the structural element, the fixing element being connected to at least one module.

Abstract: The aqueous suspensions, their production and use as accelerators for mineral binders, the suspensions comprising a) 5-65 w %, relative to the total weight of the aqueous suspension, of calcium hydroxide in the form of suspended nanoparticles, b) optionally at least one organic compound for stabilizing the aqueous suspension against sedimentation, and c) at least one salt of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, preferably at least one of hydroxide, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, phosphite, sulfate, thiocyanate, carbonate, bicarbonate, silicate, aluminate, formate, acetate, lactate, citrate, tartrate, and/or gluconate of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: A moisture-curable composition, including between 0.6 and 15.0 wt.-% of at least one organic polymer containing reactive silane groups, between 70 and 95 wt.-% of at least one filler, at least one dispersion additive, optionally at least one catalyst for the curing of silane-functional polymers and up to 10 wt.-% of at least one plasticizer, characterized in that said filler is selected from the list consisting of aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide, boron nitride, aluminium nitride, zinc oxide, silver, copper, aluminium, chalk, aluminosilicate, graphite, and any mixture of these fillers; with the proviso that the amount of chalk in the filler does not exceed 25 wt.-% of the total amount of filler. The moisture-curable composition shows excellent thermal conductivity and is particularly suitable as adhesive, gap filler, or sealant suitable for e-coat applications and battery bonding especially in electric automobile assembly.

Abstract: An insulating element for insulating a structural element in a motor vehicle, including a carrier and an expandable material arranged on the carrier. The carrier has at least one dome and is designed in such a manner that, when stacking a plurality of identical insulating elements, respective domes of adjacent insulating elements engage in one another.

Abstract: The use of a grinding additive during the dry grinding of steel making slag, characterized in that the grinding additive is selected from the group consisting of alkanolamines, glycols, glycerol, sugars, sugar acids, carboxylic acids or their salts, superplasticizers, superabsorbent polymers, or mixtures thereof. Also, ground steelmaking slag including the additives and the use of the ground steel making slag in construction materials.

Abstract: A circular process for the recycling of mineral waste and/or existing building materials to obtain a lightweight building material having a dry density of from 60 to 1500 kg/m3, including steps of breaking up, crushing, and optionally milling, sorting, washing, filtering, concentrating, drying and/or screening mineral waste, existing building materials and/or soils to obtain a recycled material having a median particle size d50, as measured by laser granulometry, of from 1 ?m to 6 mm; mixing 40 to 90 parts by weight of the recycled material, calculated as dry weight, and 10 to 60 parts by weight of a cement; adding a foaming agent, optional additives and water to obtain a suspension; foaming the resulting suspension by physical, chemical or mechanical means; and allowing the foamed suspension to harden and dry. Moreover, a lightweight building material having a dry density of from 60 to 1500 kg/m3 obtainable by the process.

Abstract: A vibration and noise damping element including a damping layer having first and second surfaces and an adhesive layer covering at least part of the first surface. The damping layer is composed of a damping layer material with a viscosity at 60° C. of 30?000-500?000 Pa*s containing at least one rubber component and the adhesive layer is composed of an adhesive layer material with a viscosity at 60° C. of 50?000-300?000 Pa*s containing at least one rubber component. The ratio of the thickness of the damping layer d1 to the adhesive layer d2 (d1/d2) is 0.6-4.0 and the sum (d1+d2) is 0.5-2.5 mm. The element shows good performance in the ball drop test at low temperatures, has good adhesion to the substrate it is applied to, provides good vibration and noise damping properties and guarantees easy separation after storage at temperatures between 30-50° C.

Abstract: A board for use in a construction related application, the board including: a) a core layer having first and second major surfaces and b) a first facing layer directly adjacent to the first major surface of the core layer, wherein the core layer includes recycled polyvinylchloride membrane waste material.

Abstract: A hydraulic binder including (in % by dry weight); A. at least 50 of at least one ground and granulated blast-furnace slag; B. more than 5 of at least one calcium aluminate cement and/or of at least one calcium sulfoaluminate cement; C. more than 5 of at least one source of sulfate ions; D. between 1 and 5 of Ca(OH)2 and/or Portland cement; E. between 0.01 and 1 of at least one alkali metal carbonate; F. and at least one alkalifying reagent consisting of at least one alkali metal carbonate and/or bicarbonate, different from E; under the following conditions: (i) amount of C allows sulfate ions of C to react with B and A; (ii) the amount of F sufficiently causes a reaction with D in water resulting in a wet formulation with a pH not less than 12, for a water-to-mortar mixing rate between 10 and 35% by weight.

Abstract: A floor structure includes: (i) a supporting element, especially made of metal; (ii) an insulating layer made of mineral wool; (iii) a constraining layer made of a metal sandwich structure including a first and a second metal cover layer, whereby between the first and the second cover layer a core layer having a corrugated structure is arranged, such that between the first cover layer and the core layer first channels and between the second cover layer and the core layer second channels are formed, characterized in that the insulating layer is arranged between the supporting element and the constraining layer.

Abstract: A polyurethane composition includes a first component wherein a polyol mixture containing at least one polyol P1 having an average molar mass of 800-30,000 g/mol, the polyol being a polyhydroxy-functional fat and/or oil, or a chemical modification of natural fats and/or oils; preferably at least one polyol selected from the group of polyester polyols and polyether polyols; and a second component wherein at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate I, and at least one filler. The composition includes a tin catalyst for the reaction of hydroxyl and isocyanate groups, forming a thio complexes, and at least one compound including at least one thiol group, wherein the molar ratio of all thiol groups of all metal atoms of the at least one tin catalyst K (T/K) lies between 2.2:1 and 40:1, and the molar ratio of all NCO groups of the at least one tin catalyst K (NCO/K) lies between 50 and 1500.

Abstract: A polyurethane composition including first and second component; wherein first component A includes: at least one polyol A1 having OH functionality ranging from 1.5 to 4 and a mean molecular weight ranging from 250 to 15 000 g/mol, and at least one diol A2 having two hydroxyl groups linked via C2 to C9 carbon chain, and at least one compound T having at least one thiol group; and second component B includes at least one polyisocyanate I.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a blended cement, including a step of co-grinding Portland clinker and cementitious waste material in the presence of a grinding aid selected from alkanolamines, glycols, glycerol, carbohydrates, chlorides, or mixtures thereof. Blended cements obtainable in such method. The use of an admixture selected from alkanolamines, glycols, and/or glycerol to increase the performance after hardening of a blended cement including Portland clinker and a supplementary cementitious material retrieved from cementitious waste material.

Abstract: A method for mitigating the effect of swelling clays in mineral construction materials, including at least one dispersant for the mineral binder, the method including a step of adding a copolymerized polyvinyl alcohol to the mineral construction material. The present invention also relates to a mineral construction material including at least one mineral binder, swelling clay, at least one dispersant for the mineral binder, and a copolymerized polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A sealing composition, including: at least one epoxy terminated polyurethane prepolymer; heat-activatable curing agent or accelerator including an amidoamine having a primary amino group and dicyanodiamide; impact modifier which is a reaction product of at least one polymeric diol, at least one polyisocyanate, and cardanol; and at least one polyaldimine. The sealing compound composition is suitable for use as a sealing compound in automotive bodies.

Abstract: A system of connected body elements for a motor vehicle, the system including: a first body element; a second body element, wherein the body elements are arranged with respect to one another such that there is a gap between the body elements; an adhesive which is arranged at least partially in the gap and adhesively bonds the first body element to the second body element. At least one attachment element is arranged on at least one of the body elements such that the attachment element divides the gap into a channel and a shoulder lying next to the channel, wherein the adhesive is at least partially arranged in the channel and at least partially on the shoulder, and wherein a connection region directly adjoining the shoulder is free of adhesive, and wherein the attachment element does not completely seal the gap between the body elements.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, includes steps: providing or selecting a sample of heterogeneous material to be analyzed; b) taking at least one digital image of the sample with a camera of a computer device, mobile computer device, or camera connected to a computer device, in which at least one digital image that was pre-recorded with standalone camera; c) performing image analysis, of at least one digital image extracting following properties: a size parameter, shape parameter, particle shape parameter, spatial distribution, orientation parameter, surface parameter, particle surface parameter, roughness parameter, packing density, segregation parameter, color, and/or an area share of constituents, particle-shaped constituents, identified by image analysis in at least one digital image; and/or an area share of continuous phase identified by image analysis in at least one digital image; and d) making available one or more properties extracted in step c) via user interface, machine interface and/or data storage