Modification of recycled concrete aggregate and its use in concrete: An overview of research progress

Y Su, Y Yao, Y Wang, X Zhao, L Li, J Zhang - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The differences in physical properties, chemical properties, and mechanical properties
between reclaimed concrete aggregate and natural aggregate are discussed in this paper …

Experimental study of the flexural behaviour of RC beams made of eco-friendly sawdust concrete and strengthened by a wooden plate

AM Maglad, W Mansour, S Fayed, BA Tayeh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, the effectiveness of the strengthening by a wooden plate for reinforced
concrete (RC) beams that incorporate waste sawdust (SD) as a partial substitute for fine …

Effectiveness of wood waste sawdust to produce medium-to low-strength concrete materials

F Batool, K Islam, C Cakiroglu, A Shahriar - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the use of sawdust as fine aggregate and its influence on the
properties of hardened concrete, and examines the correlation between sawdust content …

State-of-the-art review on recycled mussel shell waste in concrete and mortar

M El Biriane, M Barbachi - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021 - Springer
Concrete is a building material consisting of a mixture of gravel, sand, cement, and water. It
is one of the most widely used materials on earth. The concrete industry generates harmful …

Mechanical properties of concrete with seashell waste as partial replacement of cement and aggregate

P Sangeetha, M Shanmugapriya, KS Saravanan… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seashell is a very hard and protective outer layer produced by an animal that lives in the
sea. Empty seashells are mostly found in the shore and collected as waste by …

New mortar mixes with chemically depolymerized waste PET aggregates

D Foti, M Lerna - Advances in Materials Science and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles are used in innovative mortars in order to improve their engineering
properties. In this paper, recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) nanoparticles were used …

Experimental and numerical analysis of interfacial bonding strength of polyoxymethylene reinforced cement composites

W Zhang, X Xu, H Wang, F Wei, Y Zhang - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to investigate the interfacial bonding strength of
polyoxymethylene (POM) reinforced cement composites through pull-out tests and finite …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the mechanical properties of mussel shell aggregate concrete by aggregate modification and mixture design

B Chen, L Peng, H Zhong, Y Zhao, T Meng… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilization of mussel shell as a construction material has a promising application potential to
meet the challenges of mussel shell wastes treatment in coastal cities. However, the inferior …

Is recycling always the best option? Environmental assessment of recycling of seashell as aggregates in noise barriers

B Peceño, C Leiva, B Alonso-Fariñas… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Waste recycling is an essential part of waste management. The concrete industry allows the
use of large quantities of waste as a substitute for a conventional raw material without …

Capillary Water Absorption Characteristics of Recycled Concrete in Freeze‐Thaw Environment

Q Xiao, X Liu, J Qiu, Y Li - Advances in Materials Science and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In order to study the capillary water absorption characteristics of recycled concrete (RAC)
with different replacement rates of recycled coarse aggregate (0, 20%, 40%, and 60%) in …