In the last 15 years, the worldwide consumption of natural sand as fine aggregate in
mortar/concrete production is very high and many developing countries have encountered …

To reduce the environmental impact of Portland cement manufacturing and increase profits,
the industry has been using some waste in cement composition; and blast furnace slag is …

Some of the thermally activated minerals and pozzolans were generally preferred in the
production of geopolymer and/or alkali-activated composites as unary, binary, and ternary …

The conservation of natural resources, efficient use of industrial side-streams, and reduction
of environmental impacts are the main targets of the construction sector worldwide …

The growing demand for river sand has caused rapid depletion of this natural resource, and
hence it is necessary to find an alternative to replace natural river sand. In this aspect, few …

Over the past two decades, air-cooled blast furnace slag aggregates have been considered
as an alternative coarse aggregate material in concrete toward attaining resource …

Natural and artificial mineral additives have been frequently used for improving the physical,
mechanical and durability properties of concrete in recent years. In this study four different …

One of the most polluting industries is the cement industry and, for this reason, alternative
lines of research recommend the use of substitute materials for traditional Portland cement …

Coal combustion waste reaches huge amount that causes environmental problem. In
modern world, wastes generated from an industry can be used by another industry as raw …

The wastes generated from manufacturing industry are increasing at an alarming rate and
causing severe threats to our environment's sustainability. However, the strategic utilization …