Carbonate binders: Historic developments and perspectives

X Hu, P He, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the historic developments and provides some perspectives of carbonate
binders. Various carbonatable materials have been used to produce carbonate binders …

[HTML][HTML] A review on chemical and autogenous shrinkage of cementitious systems

H Ghanem, R Ramadan, J Khatib, A Elkordi - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chemical shrinkage (CS) is an intrinsic parameter that may affect the early age cracking of
paste, mortar and concrete. It is well known as the driving force of self-desiccation …

Enhancing phosphorus removal by novel porous concrete fabricated with alkali-activated aggregate derived from industrial solid wastes

J Quan, X Li, S Liang, G Hu, X Li, W Yu, S Yuan… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
Porous concrete is a promising functional material for phosphorus (P) containing wastewater
treatment. Conventional porous concrete is fabricated with gravel and cement, showing low …

Environmental impact of concrete containing high volume fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag

GVPB Singh, VD Prasad - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete production is energy-intensive and has an adverse impact on the environment due
to the raw materials involved. Currently, India has abundant reserves of fly ash and ground …

Concrete impacts: Blast walls, wartime emissions, and the US occupation of Iraq

B Neimark, O Belcher, K Ashworth, R Larbi - Antipode, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Militaries around the world are a major source of carbon emissions, yet very little is known
about their carbon footprint. Reliable data around military resource use and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] A life cycle assessment of cardboard waste in low stress grade concrete applications

R Haigh, M Sandanayake, Y Bouras, Z Vrcelj - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilising cardboard waste for the partial substitution of cement within concrete has the
potential to yield significant sustainability benefits. Cardboard waste is abundantly available …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated carbon assessment for sludge-derived concrete: Modelling and a comparative study

B Huang, Y Zhuge, R Rameezdeen, K Xing… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete, a cornerstone of modern construction, bears a significant responsibility for global
carbon emissions due to its energy-intensive pyroprocessing processes and the direct …

Comparative study of machine learning models for predicting the compressive strength of concrete using Non-Destructive Testing methods

SS Ansari, H Ansari, A Khateeb, SM Ibrahim - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes and compares the conventional machine learning (CML) models as
artificial neural networks (ANN), support vector machines (SVM) and ensemble machine …

The carbon footprint of future engineered wood construction in Montreal

F Meyer, T Elliot, S Craig… - Environmental Research …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Engineered wood (EW) has the potential to reduce global carbon emissions from the
building sector by substituting carbon-intensive concrete and steel for carbon-sequestering …

[HTML][HTML] A review of current practice for life cycle assessment of cement and concrete

JA Olsson, SA Miller, JD Kneifel - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete production is a significant contributor to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions due to its extensive use. These notable impacts have driven a desire to …