Methods for improving the microstructure of recycled concrete aggregate: A review

R Wang, N Yu, Y Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) differ from natural aggregate as the former contains
attached mortar. Given the recycling process of RCA, that is, by crushing, the microstructure …

Methods to improve microstructural properties of recycled concrete aggregate: A critical review

VWY Tam, H Wattage, KN Le, A Buteraa… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete aggregate is a demolition concrete waste, which could be an
environmental-friendly building material and can be a serious contender for saving natural …

Bacterial concrete as a sustainable building material?

E Stanaszek-Tomal - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The right selection of building materials plays an important role when designing a building to
fall within the definition of sustainable development. One of the most commonly used …

An experimental study on effects of bacterial strain combination in fibre concrete and self-healing efficiency

A Chithambar Ganesh, M Muthukannan… - KSCE Journal of Civil …, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents the experimental results of self-healing efficiency of two different
bacteria namely Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus subtilis incorporated in with polypropylene …

Review of the potential application of bacteria in self-healing and the improving properties of concrete/mortar

P Dinarvand, A Rashno - Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Calcium carbonate precipitation, caused by the metabolic activity of bacteria, is a good idea
to improve concrete performance. This study was aimed at investigating the effect on using …

Effect of direct addition of two different bacteria in concrete as self-healing agent

M Pourfallahi, A Nohegoo-Shahvari, M Salimizadeh - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a suitable and practical method to make bacterial concrete on a large and
bulky scale is presented. In this method, first, bacteria compatible with concrete are extracted …

Bacterial concrete: A review on self-healing properties in the light of sustainability

S Khaudiyal, A Rawat, SK Das, N Garg - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is perhaps the only indispensable material in the industry today. The
comparatively high durability and compressive strength and the ability to easily work with …

[PDF][PDF] Bacterial concrete: A review

K Pappupreethi, R Ammakunnoth… - Int. J. Civ. Eng …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Concrete is the foremost building material broadly used in building construction, but cracks
in concrete are inevitable and are one of the inherent weakness of concrete. The major …

Improvement properties of self-healing concrete by using bacteria

ZM Hussein, AH Abedali… - IOP Conference Series …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The aim of this investigation, self-healing of cracks in concrete by using named Bacillus
Subtilis bacteria isolated from agricultural soils and dry soil. Four concrete mixes include …

A review of different bacteria carriers used in self-healing mechanism

P Singh, I Kaur, N Singh - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020 - Elsevier
Now a day's concrete is one of the most widely used and important construction materials in
the world. Till now it is not replaced with any other material because of its versatile …