XIV Radio Castellón Awards

Researchers Jordi Payá, Vicky Borrachero, José Monzó and Lourdes Soriano, together with Lucía Reig from the Universitat Jaume I de Castelló, Mauro Tashima from the Universidade Estadual Paulista de Brasil and Chris Cheeseman from Imperial College (United Kingdom) have been developing different investigations on the use of ceramic residues in the manufacture of new cements.…

Structural Inspections in LAFARGE-HOLCIM

In the case of the Sagunto industrial plant, the concrete and steel structures have been inspected. They consist of industrial buildings that support the components of the plant: furnaces, heat exchangers, elevator belts, mills, etc. In addition, the main silos for the storage of raw materials or cement and the structures of the industrial buildings…

The Anti-Seismic Brick

Researchers from ICITECH of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have devised this new device, patented as “Sisbrick”, whose design and components allow the seismic isolation of the partition from the rest of the building structure. The key lies in the combination of materials so that a dual behavior is achieved: absorbing horizontal movements due…