{"id":1493,"date":"2024-06-24T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T00:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2024-07-30T09:37:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T23:37:05","slug":"virtual-material-lab-for-design-of-concrete-incorporating-plastic-wastes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/virtual-material-lab-for-design-of-concrete-incorporating-plastic-wastes\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual material lab for design of concrete incorporating plastic wastes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentation by <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/chamila-gunasekara-rmit-university-australia\/\">Dr Chamila Gunasekara<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/yuguo-yu-rmit-university-australia\/\">Dr Yuguo Yu<\/a>\u00a0(RMIT University)\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Virtual Material Lab for Designing Concrete Incorporating Plastic Wastes is a pioneering initiative aimed at enhancing sustainable construction practices. 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