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 …

This paper presents an overview of previous studies on the environmental impact (EI) and
toxicity of producing recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), fly ash (FA), cement …

Recycled Aggregates (RA) from structural precast elements and the performance of Self-
Compacting Concrete (SCC) containing RA in percentage substitutions of 20%, 50% and …

This paper is focused on the influence of the geological nature and quality of the aggregates
on the compressive strength of concrete and explains why it is important not to ignore the …

The use of concrete mixes with recycled materials has gained traction in research
communities. However, the major drawback of the recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) has …

This paper aims at identifying the effect of the substitution of natural coarse gravel and sand
by recycled gravel and sand on the early age development of the volume change and the …

Cementitious composites are a class of cement-based materials that incorporate a cement
paste and other constituents to form a composite material. Cementitious composites may …

The basic properties of sands from sifting of crushed concrete scraps are studied in
comparison with sands from sifting crushed granite, which is traditionally used for floor …

Within the scope of the “NG_TPfib” R&D project, Exporplás and CiviTest have, in the recent
past, developed a new typology of polypropylene fibers for the production of urban furniture …

The problems of concrete recycling as a complex poly-reinforced composite characterized
by unstable composition and properties are discussed. The peculiarity of recycling concrete …