High volume Portland cement replacement: A review

CO Nwankwo, GO Bamigboye, IEE Davies… - … and Building materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing urban development has increased the demand for cement and cement
production significantly contributes to CO 2 emissions. These emissions are reduced when …

Comprehensive review of direct and indirect pozzolanic reactivity testing methods

F Elyasigorji, F Farajiani, M Hajipour Manjili, Q Lin… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of portland cement is among the major contributors to greenhouse gas
emissions that adversely affect the environment. Identifying sustainable materials to partially …

Predicting the compressive strength of normal and High-Performance Concretes using ANN and ANFIS hybridized with Grey Wolf Optimizer

EM Golafshani, A Behnood, M Arashpour - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Achieving a reliable model for predicting the compressive strength (CS) of concrete can
save in time, energy, and cost and also provide information about scheduling for …

Mechanical anisotropy of aligned fiber reinforced composite for extrusion-based 3D printing

G Ma, Z Li, L Wang, F Wang, J Sanjayan - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing techniques are being researched extensively in the construction sector.
However, the key issue lies in the development of cementitious materials with both favorable …

Prediction of the compressive strength of normal and high-performance concretes using M5P model tree algorithm

A Behnood, V Behnood, MM Gharehveran… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Compressive strength of concrete is one the parameters required in many design codes. A
reliable prediction of it can save in time and cost by quickly generating the needed design …

Microstructure, strength, and durability of eco-friendly concretes containing sugarcane bagasse ash

SA Zareei, F Ameri, N Bahrami - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an extensive experimental study to investigate the possibility of using
sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) as a partial replacement of cement in ordinary, lightweight …

A critical review of preparation design and workability measurement of concrete material for largescale 3D printing

G Ma, L Wang - Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2018 - Springer
In recent few years, significant improvement has been made in developing largescale 3D
printers to accommodate the need of industrial-scale 3D printing. It is of great feasibility to …

Compressive strength evaluation of structural lightweight concrete by non-destructive ultrasonic pulse velocity method

JA Bogas, MG Gomes, A Gomes - Ultrasonics, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper the compressive strength of a wide range of structural lightweight aggregate
concrete mixes is evaluated by the non-destructive ultrasonic pulse velocity method. This …

An environment-friendly thermal insulation material from sunflower stalk, textile waste and stubble fibers

H Binici, M Eken, M Kara… - … International conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Heating costs in winter and in summer cooling costs in the world is very high. To reduce
heating costs in winter and cooling costs in summer are building insulation. Although …

An overview on rheology, mechanical properties and durability of high-volume slag used as a cement replacement in paste, mortar and concrete

AM Rashad - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Disposal of slag resulting from pig iron process is one of the main eco-friendly
confrontations. This confrontation is still increasing with the increase slag content and …