A review of “3D concrete printing”: Materials and process characterization, economic considerations and environmental sustainability

GH Ahmed - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing of cementitious materials or concrete (3DCP) has developed
unbelievably in past 10 years and has the potential to revolutionize the concrete industry …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing (3D printing): A review of materials, methods, applications and challenges

TD Ngo, A Kashani, G Imbalzano, KTQ Nguyen… - Composites Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Freedom of design, mass customisation, waste minimisation and the ability to manufacture
complex structures, as well as fast prototyping, are the main benefits of additive …

Fire spalling behavior of high-strength concrete: A critical review

M Amran, SS Huang, AM Onaizi, G Murali… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Building and infrastructure damages, such as tunnels, have become a more important issue
because of the continuous expansion of rural and urban constructions. It is well-known that …

Multiscale X-ray tomography of cementitious materials: A review

S Brisard, M Serdar, PJM Monteiro - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a non-destructive technique that offers a 3D insight into
the microstructure of thick (opaque) samples with virtually no preliminary sample …

Deterioration of ambient-cured and heat-cured fly ash geopolymer concrete by high temperature exposure and prediction of its residual compressive strength

H Zhang, L Li, C Yuan, Q Wang, PK Sarker… - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents an investigation on the performance of ambient-cured and heat-cured
low-calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures. The …

Waste-derived activators for alkali-activated materials: A review

MF Alnahhal, T Kim, A Hajimohammadi - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are increasingly attracting attention as a promising
sustainable alternative to Portland cement-based materials. This study presents the key …

Elevated temperature, freezing-thawing and wetting-drying effects on polypropylene fiber reinforced metakaolin based geopolymer composites

Y Aygörmez, O Canpolat, MM Al-Mashhadani… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, metakaolin-based geopolymer samples produced by substitution of silica fume
and colemanite waste up to 20% were subjected to high-temperature effects at 300, 600 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of high temperatures on the properties of lightweight geopolymer concrete based fly ash and glass powder mixtures

FA Turkey, SB Beddu, AN Ahmed… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the large manufacturing and consumption of concrete globally, there has been
widespread speculation that it is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions …

Mechanical behaviour and microstructural investigation of geopolymer concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures

A Hassan, M Arif, M Shariq - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2020 - Springer
In the present study, the mechanical properties and microstructure of the geopolymer
concrete (GPC) after exposure to elevated temperatures have been investigated. The GPC …

A comparative analysis of ambient-cured metakaolin geopolymer mortar and flash-calcined soil geopolymer

A Alloul, M Amar, M Benzerzour, NE Abriak - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the development of a geopolymer (GP) mortar that can be cured
under ambient conditions using flash-calcined dredged sediment (FCS) and flash-calcined …