Global demand for buildings and infrastructure is extremely high as provision of shelter,
sanitation and healthcare are paramount to safeguard the world's growing population …

In the last decades, the environmental sustainability problem has been pronounced due to
the rapid industrialization and urbanization and ever-increasing quantities of waste …

Concrete is often used as a structural and shielding material for the storage and disposal of
radioactive wastes. One factor that needs to be assessed is the resistance of concrete to …

Several researchers have examined and achieved favourable results in connection with the
building industry's use of red mud extracted in large quantities from the processing of …

Concrete is heavily used as a construction material in modern society. With the growth in
urbanization and industrialization, the demand for concrete is increasing day by-days …

This chapter reviews the main recycled materials that can be introduced in concrete mix
design to achieve the sustainability goals asked for by the construction industry. Outcomes …

The aim of this study is to investigate the use of waste brick as a partial replacement for
cement in the production of cement mortar. Clinker was replaced by waste brick in different …

Currently a large number of countries have regulated the application of recycled aggregates,
steel slag, incineration ashes among others for the manufacture of cement-based materials …

Radioactive wastes can result from four types of activity:• nuclear electricity generation and
the decommissioning of obsolete plants;• military activities;• uses of radiation and …

This article discusses both the positive aspects of the use of natural cements to sorb and
immobalize radionuclides in radioactive waste and the questions which must be addressed …