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        <journal-title>Magazine of Civil Engineering</journal-title>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
          <trans-title>Magazine of Civil Engineering</trans-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2712-8172</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.34910/MCE.137.3</article-id>
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        <article-title>Thermal conductivity reduction and acoustic insulation enhancement in nanosilica-modified lightweight porcelanite concrete</article-title>
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          <trans-title>Thermal conductivity reduction and acoustic insulation enhancement in nanosilica-modified lightweight porcelanite concrete</trans-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ahmed</surname>
            <given-names>Sahar</given-names>
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          <email>as.18.48@grad.uotechnology.edu.iq</email>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Sabri</surname>
            <given-names>Mohanad Muaya</given-names>
          </name>
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          <email>mohanad.m.sabri@gmail.com</email>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Saleh</surname>
            <given-names>Anas</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/>
          <email>anasdaf@yahoo.com</email>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Al-Adili</surname>
            <given-names>A.Sh.</given-names>
          </name>
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          <email>Aqeeladili@hotmail.com</email>
        </contrib>
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      <aff id="aff1">Ministry of Sciences and Technology</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University</aff>
      <aff id="aff3">Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission, Directorate of Nuclear Applications</aff>
      <aff id="aff4">University of Technology</aff>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-08-11">
        <day>11</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>18</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
      <issue-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">137</issue-id>
      <fpage>13703</fpage>
      <lpage>13703</lpage>
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        <p>This study investigates the thermal and acoustic insulation properties of lightweight concrete modified with nanosilica and porcelanite aggregates. Eight lightweight concrete formulations with varying nanosilica content (0%, 1%, 1.5%, and 2%) and aggregate sizes (4 mm and 5 mm) were developed and tested. The results indicate that incorporating nanosilica significantly enhances both thermal conductivity and acoustic impedance. Concrete samples with 4 mm porcelanite and 1 % nanosilica achieved a thermal conductivity reduction of 24.85 %, while samples with 5 mm porcelanite and 2 % nanosilica demonstrated an 8.42 % increase in acoustic impedance. These findings underline the synergistic effects of nanosilica and aggregate size, providing insights for optimizing lightweight concrete performance in thermal and acoustic insulation applications.</p>
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        <kwd>porcelanite</kwd>
        <kwd>nanosilica</kwd>
        <kwd>thermal conductivity</kwd>
        <kwd>acoustic insulation</kwd>
        <kwd>scanning electron microscope</kwd>
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