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Search Strategy Activity

Write down an outline of your chosen topic

My chosen topic was steel reinforced concrete in superstructure. I had to identify the uses of it along with the maintenance, sustainability, an appropriate cover
and appropriate admixtures.

Identify the main keywords or phrases in your topic. Don’t forget you can identify Phrases by using quotation marks, e.g. “reinforced concrete”, “civil
engineering”

“Steel Reinforced Concrete” “Admixtures in Concrete” “Maintaining Reinforced Concrete”

“Reinforced Concrete” “Concrete in Rain” “Reinforced Concrete covers”

“Reinforced Concrete Superstructure” “Reinforced Concrete in Construction” “Sustainability of Reinforced Concrete”

Consider alternative ways that you could describe your topic

Superstructure Sustainability Rain on RCC RCC Strength Accelerators

Reinforced Concrete Additives Uk Coastal Retarders RCC Coating

Steel reinforcement In-situ RCC in the UK

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Think about how you could group your keywords together to build up a more structured search:

AND –narrows your search to find references which contain all of your specific keywords

OR – widens your search to include any alternative terminology

NOT – excludes particular aspects of a topic

“Steal Reinforced Concrete” OR “RCC”

“In situ concrete” NOT “Precast concrete”

“Coating in steel reinforced concrete” AND “Steel reinforcement protection”

“UK Coastal Climate” OR “Concrete pouring in wet conditions”

“Reinforced Concrete” AND “Sustainability” OR “Maintenance”