Expansive clays are found in many countries worldwide, and they exhibit inherent volume
change during the seasonal moisture variation causing cracks, heaves, and damages to the …

This review aims to present and discuss the mechanical and environmental properties of two
different type of recycled aggregates obtain from construction and demolition waste …

The accelerated carbonation of recycled concrete aggregates (RA) has been suggested to
improve their properties. Several physical and mechanical phenomena occur during the …

Industrial waste and by-products are being widely used by the cement industry to enhance
process efficiency and sustainability, in keeping with EU circular economy guidelines. This …

Expansive clays are problematic soils as they contain minerals that swell when wetted and
shrink during drying. Highway construction on expansive soils requires some form of …

Expansive clays feature high compressibility and large swelling-shrinkage potential, which
may cause significant damage to the infrastructures, including pavements. This study …

Considering that the production of concrete is a resource and energy intensive process, the
utilisation of recycled aggregates is one of the approaches that can be adopted to …

This chapter highlights the applications of recycled aggregates for nonstructural
applications, which are a common practice of reusing and diverting construction and …

It is an important direction for the sustainable development of pavement to mix the discarded
concrete blocks with gradation according to a certain proportion after crushing, cleaning and …

Recycled construction and demolition (C&D) waste can reduce the rebuild cost, and is
environmentally friendly when recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) aggregate constitutes the …