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Revista ALCONPATThis review summarizes the availability and processing of glass waste and highlights its impact on the fresh and hardened properties of concrete. Concrete industry is increasingly seeking sustainable supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to ...
Prasad Rangaraju
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Next SustainabilityDecarbonization, energy and resource efficiency, and the durability of construction activities have become critical issues in addressing several UN Sustainable Development Goals, including Life Below Water, Life on Land, Climate Action, Responsible ...
Sabrina A. Shaikh +3 more
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Internal curing of cement pastes by superabsorbent polymers studied by means of neutron radiography [PDF]
, 2017 Autogenous shrinkage is a problem in cementitious materials with a low water-to-binder ratio. When the internal relative humidity decreases due to the ongoing hydration reaction and selfdesiccation, autogenous shrinkage takes place if no external or ...
Alderete, Natalia Mariel +5 more
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Reviews on Advanced Materials ScienceThe degradation of concrete structures is significantly influenced by water penetration since water serves as the primary vehicle for the movement of harmful compounds. The process of capillary water absorption is widely recognized as a crucial indicator
Huang HaoYang +4 more
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Crack Healing Performance of PVA-Coated Granules Made of Cement, CSA, and Na2CO3 in the Cement Matrix [PDF]
, 2016 Various self-healing methods for concrete, such as the use of supplementary cementitious materials, adhesive agents, mineral admixtures, and bacteria, have been suggested to date, and each of these has merits and demerits.
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Contribution of composite cements in reducing embodied CO[sub]2 [PDF]
, 2013 Over the last decades, there is a growing demand to reduce the Portland Cement (PC) content and increase the amount of various supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) used in concrete mixture to help reduce the embodied CO2 (ECO2) of concrete and ...
Bostanci, Sevket +2 more
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Comprehensive Review of Binder Matrices in 3D Printing Construction: Rheological Perspectives
BuildingsThree-dimensional printing technology is transforming the construction industry, which is increasingly turning to advanced materials and techniques to meet environmental and economic challenges.
Yeşim Tarhan +2 more
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Activated clays as supplementary cementitious material
, 2021 Concrete is the most used material in the world (buildings, infrastructure, transport) and its production is continuously increasing over the years because of the growth of the population, the urbanisation, and the infrastructure development. Unfortunately, the production of the main component of concrete, cement, causes inevitable CO2 emissions ...
Plusquellec, Gilles +3 more
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Sustainable Concrete for the 21st Century Concept of Strength through Durability [PDF]
, 2008 The world is passing through difficult and troubled times, and we live in a rapidly changing world. The construction industry is facing many challenges – global warming, climate change forces, and the capability to achieve sustainable development and ...
Swamy, R.N.
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Evaluation of concrete deterioration under simulated acid rain environment
Selected Scientific Papers: Journal of Civil Engineering, 2019 Acid rain is identified as one of the most serious environmental problems nowadays and it is mainly a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acids. Deterioration of concrete structures exposed to aggressive acid rain attack is a key durability issue that affects
Smolakova Michaela, Estokova Adriana
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