Recycled expanded polystyrene (EPS) as an eco-friendly alternative for sand in rendering mortars

LS Leão, GP Spini, MS de França… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assesses the viability of recycled expanded polystyrene (EPS) as an eco-friendly
alternative for partially replacing sand in rendering mortars. Three mortars formulations were …

A theoretical axial stress–strain model for gangue ceramsite concrete confined with FRP tube

H Guan, Y Xia, S Zhang, J Wu, J Wang… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
A total of 48 cylinders prepared using gangue ceramsite concrete (GAC) confined with fiber
reinforced polymer (FRP) were tested under axial compression, and the effects of concrete …

Engineering of ultra-high performance self-compacting mortar with recycled steel fibres extracted from waste tires

H Abdolpour, P Niewiadomski, Ł Sadowski… - Archives of Civil and …, 2022 - Springer
The main novelty of this study is producing Ultra High-Performance Self Compacting Mortar
(UHPSCM) incorporated Recycled Steel Fibre (RSF) from waste tires. For this purpose …

Effects of recycled carbon fibers on mechanical and piezoresistive properties and environmental impact in alkali-activated cementitious materials

W Zhang, H Yu, B Yin, A Akbar, JG Dai, X Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of alkali-activated cementitious materials (AAM) reinforced with recycled
carbon fiber (rCF) is of remarkable significance due to its cost-effectiveness compared to …

Behavior and design of nano/micro-scale carbon modified multifunctional cementitious composites

C Pei, L Wei, Z Qin, H Yu, JH Zhu, F Xing - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work proposes a design concept of nano/micro-scale carbon modified multifunctional
cementitious composites based on the original fabrication method of combined …

Microwave absorption and electromagnetic properties of ultra-high-strength cementitious materials: Influence of basalt powder and underlying mechanism

YN Shen, YH Fang, DD Zhang, B Wang… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of basalt powder in ultra-high-strength cementitious materials (UHSCMs)
holds significant potential for application in mitigating CO 2 emissions and reducing …

Preparation of barium alumino-silicate based ceramsite from bauxite, coal gangue and barite: Physical properties, microstructure, and γ-ray shielding behavior

G Zhang, M Wang, J Yang, M Wu, Q Ding… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving the strength of radiation shielding concrete and the safety of corresponding
structures is crucial. However, radiation shielding ultra-high performance concrete (RS …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of thermal cycling on the mechanics and microstructure of ultra-high performance concrete

H Ma, S Zhang, H Fu, S Li, M Su, C Wu - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the mechanical and microstructural responses of Ultra-High
Performance Concrete (UHPC) subjected to a substantial number of thermal cycles upto 300 …

Low-carbon UHPC with glass powder and shell powder: deformation, compressive strength, microstructure and ecological evaluation

Z Li, Y Wang, Z He, Y Xie - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste glass and shells are by-products generated in the production process of the
construction industry and aquaculture respectively. The high-value treatment of these …

Feasibility of using the hollow glass microsphere to develop lightweight CAC-GGBFS-blended strain-hardening cementitious composites

W Fan, Y Zhuge, X Ma, CWK Chow, N Gorjian… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Strain hardening cementitious composites (SHCCs) with superior tensile strength and
ductility have been utilized as an effective repair material. A corrosion-resistant binder …