Built environment, also referred to as the product of construction industry, has exerted
tremendous impact on the natural environment. Circular economy aims to decouple the …

Abstract 'Sustainability','circular economy','circular construction'have received increasing
attention in the last decade. However, their interpretation is often unclear, as is the way a …

With the deterioration and ageing of concrete structures, repair and rehabilitation have
emerged as one of the most critical activities associated with high maintenance costs. One of …

The concerns surrounding sustainability, alternative energies, and lifestyle changes due to
the pandemic have resulted in a surge in the manufacturing of buildings utilizing Modern …

It is well known that conventional heuristic optimization is the most common approach to
deal with structural optimization problems. However, metamodel-assisted optimization has …

Reduced maintenance costs of concrete structures can be ensured by efficient and
comprehensive condition assessment. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has been widely …

Given the great impacts associated with the construction and maintenance of infrastructures
in both the environmental, the economic and the social dimensions, a sustainable approach …

The unique fresh and hardened properties of high-performance self-consolidating concrete
(HPSCC) led to an extensive application of this mixture in high-rise buildings. In this paper …

Glucose could be derived from the hydrolysis of polysaccharide starch, which is rich in
various crops, such as corn, wheat, rice and potatoes. As a cheap natural biomolecule …

Sustainable design of infrastructures has become a major matter of study since the recent
establishment of the Agenda 2030. This paper provides a systematic literature review on the …