A review on the deterioration and approaches to enhance the durability of concrete in the marine environment

Y Yi, D Zhu, S Guo, Z Zhang, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the deterioration of concrete under seawater attack with
particular interests in field exposure. The research reported in the literature has shown that …

Recent advances in high strength lightweight concrete: From development strategies to practical applications

JX Lu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight cementitious composite has been used in construction for thousand years.
However, before the Second World War, lightweight concrete was mainly limited to non …

Pozzolanic reactivity of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes and implication of their incorporation on the chloride permeability of concrete

M Kasaniya, MDA Thomas, EG Moffatt - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
It is well understood that the partial replacement of portland cement with pozzolans in
sufficient proportions results in improved long-term performance of concrete. However …

Development of high performance lightweight concrete using ultra high performance cementitious composite and different lightweight aggregates

JX Lu, P Shen, HA Ali, CS Poon - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
To reduce the dead load of concrete structures, this study developed a high performance
lightweight aggregate concrete (HPLAC) by combining the use of ultra high performance …

Interfacial nano-engineering by graphene oxide to enable better utilization of silica fume in cementitious composite

D Lu, X Shi, J Zhong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
As an industrial by-product, silica fume (SF) has been widely employed as supplementary
cementitious material to develop high-performance concrete, and contribute to the …

Long-term behaviors of concrete under low-concentration sulfate attack subjected to natural variation of environmental climate conditions

Z Zhang, X Jin, W Luo - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Accelerated laboratory tests on resistance of concrete exposed to sulfate attack have
generally been conducted in high-concentration sulfate solutions or under drastic drying …

Reuse of industrial and agricultural by-products as pozzolan and aggregates in lightweight concrete

SN Chinnu, SN Minnu, A Bahurudeen… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is focused on sustainable alternative materials for conventional
concrete to meet the current demand. Lightweight concrete is gaining popularity as it is a …

Inherent characteristics of agro and industrial By-Products based lightweight concrete–A comprehensive review

A Haddadian, UJ Alengaram, P Ayough, KH Mo… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This comprehensive investigation explores the potential application of agro and industrial by-
products in the development of lightweight concrete (LWC), with a specific emphasis on …

Role of the alkalis of supplementary cementing materials in controlling pore solution chemistry and alkali-silica reaction

M Kasaniya, MDA Thomas - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Declining supplies of quality fly ash in many parts of the world necessitates a search for new
sources of supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) to meet the growing demand for …

Upcycling of waste hydrated cement paste containing high-volume supplementary cementitious materials via CO2 pre-treatment

H Mehdizadeh, X Cheng, KH Mo, TC Ling - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
For past decades, supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) have been widely used in
the production of concrete for the purpose of reducing cement carbon footprint as well as …