A comprehensive review on the ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) in concrete production

J Ahmad, KJ Kontoleon, A Majdi, MT Naqash… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, the concrete industry has been massively expanded with the
adoption of various kinds of binding materials. As a substitute to cement and in an effort to …

Steel slags in cement-based composites: An ultimate review on characterization, applications and performance

ACP Martins, JMF De Carvalho, LCB Costa… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel slags are by-products generated in high volumes in the steel industry. Their main
constituents are calcium, silicon, ferric, aluminum, and magnesium oxides. Larnite, alite …

Alternative clinker technologies for reducing carbon emissions in cement industry: a critical review

M Antunes, RL Santos, J Pereira, P Rocha, RB Horta… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, the production of one ton of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) releases
considerable amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. As the need and demand for this …

Green concrete: By-products utilization and advanced approaches

A Al-Mansour, CL Chow, L Feo, R Penna, D Lau - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The popularity of concrete has been accompanied with dreadful consumptions that have led
to huge carbon footprint in our environment. The exhaustion of natural resources is not yet …

A review on sustainable fabrication of futuristic cementitious binders based on application of waste concrete powder, steel slags, and coal bottom ash

P Vashistha, S Park, S Pyo - … Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2022 - Springer
The amendment of cementitious binders with waste materials aids as a path to reduce the
volume of waste and carbon emission. This review summarizes the current state of practice …

Effects of the addition of silica fume and rubber particles on the compressive behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete with steel fibres

J Xie, C Fang, Z Lu, Z Li, L Li - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of recycled aggregates made from waste concrete and scrap rubber in structural
concrete is a sustainable solution to dealing with solid waste. This technology reduces the …

Properties of high strength polypropylene fiber concrete containing recycled aggregate

TW Ahmed, AAM Ali, RS Zidan - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there has been a growing interest in using recycled aggregate which is locally
available from the devastating buildings damaged by the war in Iraq's Mosul City (2017) as a …

Coupling effects of silica fume and steel-fiber on the compressive behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete after exposure to elevated temperature

J Xie, Z Zhang, Z Lu, M Sun - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of recycled concrete aggregates in structural concrete is a sustainable solution to
deal with the construction and demolition waste. This technology reduces serious impact on …

Advantages and shortcomings of the utilization of recycled wastes as aggregates in structural concretes

S Miraldo, S Lopes, F Pacheco-Torgal… - Construction and building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global material resources are quickly being drained by the demands of global economic
development. Simultaneously, the environmental impacts of the massive amounts of waste …

Experimental study on the compressive and flexural behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete modified with silica fume and fibres

J Xie, L Huang, Y Guo, Z Li, C Fang, L Li… - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of recycled concrete aggregates in structural concrete is a sustainable solution to
reduce the extraction of natural resources and the detrimental impacts of waste concrete to …