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Smart materials and technologies for sustainable concrete construction

Developments in the Built Environment, 2023
This paper presents a comprehensive review of current trends and opportunities for sustainable concrete construction, emphasizing the importance of adopting eco-friendly practices to mitigate the industry's environmental impact.
Jonny Nilimaa
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Circular concrete: validating new technologies in the lab and on-site

Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2022
The growing importance of a circular economy also holds possibilities for concrete. Some of the principles of circularity, like the re-use of "waste" as secondary raw material and the optimisation of the design with regards to lifespan, environmental ...
Bram Dooms, Jeroen Vrijders
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Behavior of composite steel plate-sustainable concrete slabs under impact loading

Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2021
Concrete has been used as a protective structure to resist impact and blast loads for many years. Recently, researchers have been developing various strengthening methods to increase the impact resistance of concrete.
Suwaid Hashim, Aziz Khalil, Hama Sheelan
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Sustainable Concrete: A Review [PDF]

International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research, 2019
The demand for cement and concrete is highly increasing due to urbanization and increase in the world’s population. Portland cement production releases substantial amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere, which is causing the climate change.
Mohaddeseh Tahanpour Javadabadi, Danielle De Lima Kristiansen, Merhawi Bayene Redie, Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban   +3 more
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Mechanical, Durability and Microstructure Analysis Overview of Concrete Made with Metakaolin (MTK)

Buildings, 2022
Metakaolin (MTK) has received a lot of interest in the past two decades as a supplemental cementitious ingredient. MTK is actively being utilized in concrete and there is a large body of literature on the characteristics of concrete containing MTK.
Jawad Ahmad, Ali Majdi, Mohamed Moafak Arbili, Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Muhammad Tayyab Naqash   +4 more
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Prediction of Compressive Strength of Rice Husk Ash Concrete through Different Machine Learning Processes

Crystals, 2021
Cement is among the major contributors to the global carbon dioxide emissions. Thus, sustainable alternatives to the conventional cement are essential for producing greener concrete structures.
Ammar Iqtidar, Niaz Bahadur Khan, Sardar Kashif-ur-Rehman, Muhmmad Faisal Javed, Fahid Aslam, Rayed Alyousef, Hisham Alabduljabbar, Amir Mosavi   +7 more
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A review on ceramic waste-based concrete: A step toward sustainable concrete

Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 2023
Ceramic waste (CW) has a significant negative environmental influence on the society. However, CW may benefit the environment if it is handled carefully and recycled in concrete production.
Ahmad Jawad, Alattyih Wael, Jebur Yasir Mohammed, Alqurashi Muwaffaq, Garcia-Troncoso Natividad   +4 more
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Development of 3D printable engineered cementitious composites with ultra-high tensile ductility for digital construction

Materials & Design, 2019
The current 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology is limited by the reinforcing methods. Conventional steel reinforcement is hard to be incorporated in the 3DCP process.
Binrong Zhu, Jinlong Pan, Behzad Nematollahi, Zhenxin Zhou, Yang Zhang, Jay Sanjayan   +5 more
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Porosity Evaluation of Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Durability Assessment through Volume of Permeable Voids and Water Immersion Conditions

Buildings, 2021
Concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) as partial replacement of ordinary Portland cement is regarded as green and durable concrete, with several advantages such as improved strength gain mechanism, resistance to degradation and ...
Manish Kewalramani, Ahmad Khartabil
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Reusing Ceramic Waste as a Fine Aggregate and Supplemental Cementitious Material in the Manufacture of Sustainable Concrete

Buildings, 2023
A viable strategy for promoting sustainable development and a cleaner environment is the reuse of demolition-related ceramic waste and ceramic manufacturing byproducts in the production of concrete.
Walid E. Elemam, Ibrahim Saad Agwa, Ahmed M. Tahwia   +2 more
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