The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Life cycle assessment of recycled aggregate concrete on its environmental impacts: A critical review

W Xing, VWY Tam, KN Le, JL Hao, J Wang - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is expected to a sustainable solution to alter the virgin
aggregate concrete (VAC) in structural use. While it is able to address environmental issues …

Development of high performance geopolymer concrete with waste rubber and recycle steel fiber: A study on compressive behavior, carbon emissions and …

G Chen, D Zheng, Y Chen, JX Lin, W Lao, Y Guo… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has good application prospects with its high
strength, toughness and good durability performance. However, the high carbon emissions …

Estimating compressive strength of concrete using neural electromagnetic field optimization

MR Akbarzadeh, H Ghafourian, A Anvari… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Concrete compressive strength (CCS) is among the most important mechanical
characteristics of this widely used material. This study develops a novel integrative method …

A comprehensive review on the mechanical properties of waste tire rubber concrete

R Roychand, RJ Gravina, Y Zhuge, X Ma… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Recycling of 'End of Life Tyres'(ELT) is one of the major environmental concerns
faced by the scientific community and the government organisations, worldwide. Every year …

The recent progress of recycled steel fiber reinforced concrete

KM Liew, A Akbar - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of concrete with untreated and treated crumb rubber–A review

RA Assaggaf, MR Ali, SU Al-Dulaijan… - journal of materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Crumb rubber has been used since sometime to improve the impact and toughness of
normally brittle concrete. As the failure due to fatigue and impact loadings is a problem in …

Reducing the emission of climate-altering substances in cementitious materials: A comparison between alkali-activated materials and Portland cement-based …

M Valente, M Sambucci, M Chougan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low carbon or near-zero carbon concrete technology is in line with the pillars of sustainable
development, where industrial waste or low-carbon binders can reduce or eliminate …

Crumb rubber as partial replacement for fine aggregate in concrete: An overview

F Ren, J Mo, Q Wang, JCM Ho - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste tyres cause tremendous pressure and ecological issues for the entire tyre industry
when accumulated in cultivated land or combusted. Crumb rubber (< 5 mm) grinded from …

End-of-life tire management: a critical review

S Dabic-Miletic, V Simic, S Karagoz - Environmental science and pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental and social awareness are the key elements of the sustainable tire industry.
End-of-life tire (ELT) waste flow is an important environmental problem worldwide since it …