Environmental issues such as exhaustion of natural resources and generation of enormous
amounts of waste and their dumping are currently steering the modern civilization to …

It is well-recognized that recycled aggregate (RA), obtained from dismantled structures, is
more porous and less dense, than natural aggregate (NA) due to the presence of adhering …

Although recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) has been extensively studied, several critical
problems with its fundamental behaviors still urgently need to be figured out. Therefore, this …

The construction and demolition waste can be used as an alternative with a lower
environmental impact compared to the use of natural aggregates in the concrete and mortar …

The high demand for natural resources and increased industrial activity is driving the
construction sector to search for new, more environmentally friendly materials. This research …

Despite the growing interest in using construction and demolition (C&D) waste materials in
geotechnical engineering projects, there is limited knowledge of their thermo-mechanical …

In this work, two alternative methods are presented to evaluate the absorption of water by
capillarity in masonry mortars. For this, two different types of sensors of our design have …

This paper aims to study the effectiveness of adding waste polypropylene fibers into
recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) on shrinkage cracking. The influences of fiber properties …

Featured Application This work aims to emphasize the possible applications of construction
and demolition waste, performing an experimental analysis on cement mortars made with …

Shrinkage is one of the main concerns related to high performance concrete (HPC)
durability. Its high density paste, consequence of a low water to binder ratio, can be …