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Daniel Suarez-Riera, Luca Lavagna, Juan Felipe Carvajal, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Devid Falliano and Luciana Restuccia
Biochar, the solid sub-product of biomass pyrolysis, is widely considered an effective water retention material thanks to its porous microstructure and high specific surface area. This study investigates the possibility of improving both mechanical and r...
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Jaroslav Pokorný, Lucie Zárybnická, Radek ?evcík and Lubo? Podolka
Plastics represent an integral part of our everyday lives, with various functions from packaging materials to insulation layers in our buildings. Pure expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a good example of a fully recyclable material. However, once polluted wit...
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Sanket Rawat, Paul Saliba, Peter Charles Estephan, Farhan Ahmad and Yixia Zhang
Magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) is often recognized as an eco-friendly cement and has found widespread application in various sectors. However, research on its resistance against elevated temperatures including fire is very limited. This paper thoroug...
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Rabeb Ayed, Salwa Bouadila, Safa Skouri, Laura Boquera, Luisa F. Cabeza and Mariem Lazaar
By enhancing the thermal properties of cement-based building materials, energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions related to space conditioning in buildings can be alleviated. This study aims to present cement-based composites reinforced by t...
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Li Li, Yujie Wei, Qi Feng, Fang Liu, Bin Liu and Beichen Pu
Molecular dynamics (MD) is an important method for studying the molecular and atomic scale of cement (geopolymer)-based composites which provides an effective method for the optimal design of cementitious materials. In this paper, the research progress o...
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Lingling Hu, Zhen Chen and Jun Hu
The development of sustainability and high toughness in cement-based composites with polypropylene (PP) fiber is becoming increasingly important for future buildings, while CO2-curing treatment at early ages is precisely a promising technique for it. The...
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Aylin Akyildiz and Ozer Durmaz
Electromagnetic (EM) shielding has become an essential element in the modern world alongside the increased use of electronic products and telecommunication equipment. We are surrounded by electromagnetic fields that have inevitably become formidable in o...
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Didier Snoeck
Cement-based materials are the most widely used construction materials in the world for infrastructure works. Unfortunately, they come with a high environmental burden due to carbon dioxide emissions and the need for regular maintenance and repairs. With...
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Ana Mafalda Matos
Nowadays, in Europe, several infrastructures, such as bridges, viaducts, and maritime structures, are in an advanced state of degradation. Therefore, novel repair/rehabilitation techniques are sought. Recent advances in ultra-high-performance fibre-reinf...
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Xueli Ju, Linjian Wu, Mingwei Liu, Han Jiang and Wenxiao Zhang
The corrosion of reinforcement induced by chloride ions is one of the most significant causes of durability deterioration for reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. The concrete material factors, including the water-to-cement ratio (w/c) of concrete, as wel...
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