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Guanzheng Zhou and Ray Kai Leung Su
Foam concrete is a promising material in building and construction applications, providing such outstanding properties as high specific strength, excellent thermal insulation, and effective acoustic absorption in human-inhabited buildings. However, becau...
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Piotr Smarzewski
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of polypropylene fibres (PP) to decrease the brittleness of high-performance self-compacting concrete (HPSCC). The influence of PP fibre content on the fresh and mechanical assets of PP-fibre-...
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Daniel Mulat Nega, Begashaw Worku Yifru, Woubishet Zewdu Taffese, Yalew Kassa Ayele and Mitiku Damtie Yehualaw
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of partially replacing cement with a blend of marble waste powder (MWP) and granite waste powder (GWP) in mortar, with the goal of reducing the environmental harm caused by cement. The investigation inc...
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Temple Chimuanya Odimegwu, A. B. M. A. Kaish, Maslina Jamil, M. F. M. Zain, Asset Turlanbekov and Ahmed W. Al Zand
This study evaluated the effect of alum sludge as an alternative to fly ash in fabricating geopolymer paste and mortar. The blending of this industrial waste (alum sludge and fly ash) is not only for the benefit of sustainable construction and disposal o...
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Amin Al-Fakih, Ali Odeh, Mohammed Abdul Azeez Mahamood, Madyan A. Al-Shugaa, Mohammed A. Al-Osta and Shamsad Ahmad
Global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to Portland cement production; thus, an alternative cementitious system is essential to reduce cement demand. Ceramic waste powder (CWP), which contains high proportions of silica and alumina, has emerged...
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Milan Kragovic, Marija Stojmenovic, Nenad Ristic, Sonja Milicevic, Sanja ?ivkovic, Shanke Liu and Jelena Gulicovski
Solving problems with hazardous waste materials is of crucial importance today. In the presented study, the application of waste vitreous enamel as a cement replacement up to 30% in mortar and concrete production was investigated. The chemical and physic...
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Blas Cantero, Miguel Bravo, Jorge de Brito, Isabel Fuencisla Sáez del Bosque and César Medina
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world; as such, the best way to promote a more sustainable construction industry is to improve the environmental performance of this material. Since cement production is the main source of the...
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Jair A. Baldovino, Carlos Millan-Paramo and Manuel Saba
Recently, studies that introduce alternative binders or wastes for created geo-materials that can be mixed with soil to give it greater strength, are of paramount importance. Roof tile residue, for example, has been widely used to create geopolymers in m...
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Md. Habibur Rahman Sobuz, Ayan Saha, Jannatul Ferdous Anamika, Moustafa Houda, Marc Azab, Abu Sayed Mohammad Akid and Md. Jewel Rana
This research work is devoted to the experimental investigation of both rheological and mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) produced with waste galvanized copper wire fiber and rice husk ash (RHA). In the study, three different volume...
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Faiz Habib Anwar, Hilal El-Hassan, Mohamed Hamouda, Gilbert Hinge and Kim Hung Mo
In recent years, pervious concrete (PC) has gained much attention as one of the strategies for low-impact development (LID) in pavements due to its structural, economic, and road-user benefits. This study sought to review and evaluate changes in the mech...
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