Recent progress in low-carbon binders

C Shi, B Qu, JL Provis - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of low-carbon binders has been recognized as a means of reducing the
carbon footprint of the Portland cement industry, in response to growing global concerns …

On the use of machine learning and data-transformation methods to predict hydration kinetics and strength of alkali-activated mine tailings-based binders

S Surehali, T Han, J Huang, A Kumar… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating production of mine tailings (MT), a byproduct of the mining industry,
constitutes significant environmental and health hazards, thereby requiring a cost-effective …

Early-age reactivity and strength development in high volume mine tailings-based alkali activated binders and their application potential

RKR Jeyaprakash, S Surehali, A Simon, T Han… - Minerals …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mine tailings (MT) present environmental and health risks, necessitating suitable waste
management strategies to safely dispose them. One of the most effective methods to …

Fracture response of metallic particulate-reinforced cementitious composites: Insights from experiments and multiscale numerical simulations

S Nayak, NMA Krishnan, S Das - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation into the fracture response
of mortars containing up to 30% waste iron powder by volume as OPC-replacement. The …

Dynamic fracture behavior of alkali-activated mortars: effects of composition, curing time and loading rate

W Yao, Y Shi, K Xia, K Peterson - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated binders made from industrial waste have become a potential alternative of
ordinary Portland cement (OPC) because of their low energy consumption and greenhouse …

Experimental and numerical investigation of fracture behavior of particle-reinforced alkali-activated slag mortars

S Nayak, A Kizilkanat, N Neithalath… - Journal of Materials in …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents fracture responses of alkali-activated slag (AAS) mortars with up to
30%(by volume) of slag being replaced by waste iron powder that contains a significant …

Influence of Polymer Additives on Mechanical Fracture Properties and on Shrinkage of Alkali Activated Slag Mortars

O Mikhailova, H Šimonová, L Topolář… - Key Engineering …, 2018 - Trans Tech Publ
Alkali-activated slags represent an alternative to ordinary Portland cement due to reducing
the environmental impact of the building industry. In spite of the numerous advantages of …

Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling of Durable Infrastructure Materials

S Nayak - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Infrastructure is the backbone of America's 18.57 trillion-dollar economy. The current
condition of America's deteriorating infrastructure network, however, is the cause of serious …