Review on the deterioration and approaches to enhance the durability of concrete in the freeze–thaw environment

R Wang, Z Hu, Y Li, K Wang, H Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The freeze–thaw durability of concrete is an important factor for determining the service life
of concrete in cold regions. This overview expounds three stages of freeze–thaw damage in …

Recent developments in Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC) with high and ultra-high strength

JX Zhu, LY Xu, BT Huang, KF Weng, JG Dai - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the excellent tensile strain-hardening and multiple-cracking behavior, Engineered
Cementitious Composites (ECC), which are also known as Strain-Hardening Cementitious …

Tensile over-saturated cracking of ultra-high-strength engineered cementitious composites (UHS-ECC) with artificial geopolymer aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, JC Lao, J Yao, VC Li… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra-High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHS-ECC)
incorporating artificial geopolymer aggregates (GPA) were developed and over-saturated …

Strain-hardening Ultra-High-Performance Geopolymer Concrete (UHPGC): Matrix design and effect of steel fibers

JC Lao, LY Xu, BT Huang, JG Dai, SP Shah - Composites Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra-High-Performance Geopolymer Concrete (UHPGC) is an emerging greener
ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). In this study, strain-hardening UHPGC was …

Fly ash-dominated high-strength engineered/strain-hardening geopolymer composites (HS-EGC/SHGC): influence of alkalinity and environmental assessment

JC Lao, RY Ma, LY Xu, Y Li, YN Shen, J Yao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, fly ash (FA)-dominated High-Strength Engineered Geopolymer Composites
(HS-EGC) were designed and developed. The influence of alkalinity and the underlying …

Enhancing long-term tensile performance of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) using sustainable artificial geopolymer aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, Q Lan-Ping, JG Dai - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial geopolymer aggregate is an emerging technology in the field of solid waste
recycling, aiming to ease the exploitation of natural aggregates as well as reduce the …

A sustainable roadmap for additive manufacturing using geopolymers in construction industry

MH Raza, RY Zhong - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently 3D printing of geopolymers gained increasing attention due to their dual-
dimensional sustainability from technology and materials perspectives. The current research …

Physical properties, strength, and impurities stability of phosphogypsum-based cold-bonded aggregates

C Ding, T Sun, Z Shui, Y Xie, Z Ye - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
While traditional disposal of phosphogypsum either occupies excessive amounts of land or
causes serious pollution, novel recycling of phosphogypsum is desirable. Making …

Recycling of red mud and flue gas residues in geopolymer aggregates (GPA) for sustainable concrete

LP Qian, MR Ahmad, JC Lao, JG Dai - Resources, Conservation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposed simultaneous utilization of red mud (RM) and flue gas residues (FGR)
as a partial replacement of traditional precursors and energy-intensive activators. Reaction …

Methods to evaluate and quantify the geopolymerization reactivity of waste-derived aluminosilicate precursor in alkali-activated material: A state-of-the-art review

J Liu, JH Doh, DEL Ong, Z Liu, MNS Hadi - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of industrial waste as an aluminosilicate precursor (AP) for alkali-activated
material (AAM) production can provide an outlet for the growing waste stream and relief to …