Investigations on micro-mechanical properties of the ITZs between recycled aggregates and recycled cement paste

L Xu, J Wang, R Huang, B Li, B Ran, X Hu - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microstructural evolution and bonding mechanisms of interfacial transition zones (ITZs)
between different aggregate types (paste recycled aggregates (PRA), mortar recycled …

Development of Foam Concrete toward High Strength and CO2 Sequestration

D Fan, C Zhang, X Li, X Lv, JX Lu, R Yu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Excessive CO2 emissions present major environmental challenges. This study developed
carbonation-enhanced high-strength foam concrete (HSFC) to maximize the CO2 …

Understanding the utilization potential of lepidolite slag in cementitious materials: Composition characteristics, hydration properties, and high value-added …

X Wang, S Zhuang, Q Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Lepidolite slag (LES) is a kind of solid waste produced by extracting lithium from lepidolite,
but researches focused on it are still limited. This paper works on understanding the …

Utilization of incense stick ash as a supplementary cementitious material: Effects on strength, cement chemistry, and sustainability

ZH He, ZJ Li, FQ He, H Xu, YM Peng - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Incense stick ash (ISA), a by-product generated from the combustion of biomass during
religious rituals, presents challenges regarding its high-volume disposal despite some …

Experimental and damage modeling research on direct shear behavior of recycled concrete with pebble/gravel coarse aggregate

Y Chen, Q Wang, P Ye, W Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete aggregate (RA) is composed of original aggregate and attached mortar,
in which different kinds of original aggregate play an important role in the mechanical …

Engineered Blended Thermoactivated Recycled Cement: A Study on Reactivity, Water Demand, Strength-Porosity, and CO2 Emissions

M Zanovello, VM John, CE White… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Annually, 1 Gt of cement waste is produced, constituting one-fourth of recent cement
production and surpassing the availability of most supplementary cementitious materials …

Performance of acid-alkali activated dredged sludge as a supplementary cementitious material

T Lv, J Zhang, R Tao, D Hou, WJ Long… - Construction and Building …, 2025 - Elsevier
Due to long-term burial underwater and less clay minerals, activation treatment is necessary
as an effective supplementary cementitious material for dredged sludge. However, the …

Recyclability and mechanism of recycled aggregate concrete incorporating layered double hydroxides after fatigue loading

X Yan, W Chen, Z He, P Zhu, L Yang, Y Dong… - … and Building Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Recycling of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is a promising approach for the long-term
growth of civil engineering. However, it remains unknown whether RAC can be reused when …

AI-infused characteristics prediction and multi-objective design of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): From pore structures to macro-performance

W Xu, L Zhang, D Fan, L Xu, K Liu, E Dong… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Performance prediction and mixture design are important for the engineering applications of
ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). This study introduces an approach for both …

Intelligent prediction framework for axial compressive capacity of FRP-RACFST columns

Q Xu, J Li, Y Fan, Z Gao, Z Wang, L Xu, S Wang… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced polymer confined-recycled aggregate concrete filled steel tube (FRP-
RACFST) not only proposes excellent load-bearing capacity and corrosion resistance, but is …