[HTML][HTML] Investigation of physical, chemical, mechanical, and microstructural properties of cement-less concrete–state-of-the-art review

B Kanagaraj, E Lubloy, N Anand, V Hlavicka… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Geo-polymer concrete (GPC) can be obtained by chemical reactions in industrial products
and naturally available alumino silicate sources. The main drawback of GPC is that there are …

Alkali-silica reaction in concrete: Mechanisms, mitigation and test methods

RB Figueira, R Sousa, L Coelho, M Azenha… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, the alkali–silica reaction (ASR) has been reported as one of the
major concrete concerns regarding durability, leading to high maintenance and …

Promulgation of engineering and sustainable performances of self-compacting geopolymer concrete

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, UJ Alengaram… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes a user-and eco-friendly methodology to optimize the mix proportion of
superplasticizer-free self-compacting alkali-activated concrete (SCAAC). This methodology …

Geopolymers vs. alkali-activated materials (AAMs): A comparative study on durability, microstructure, and resistance to elevated temperatures of lightweight mortars

F Ameri, P Shoaei, SA Zareei, B Behforouz - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper studied the durability, microstructure, and fire behavior of lightweight mortars
based on cement, metakaolin (MK), ultrafine ground granulated blast furnace slag …

Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in the alkali-activated cement (AAC) system: A state-of-the-art review

W Wang, T Noguchi - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Although alkali-activated cement has received worldwide attention due to its lower energy
consumption and environmental impact than that of traditional ordinary Portland cement …

Recent advances in slag-based binder and chemical activators derived from industrial by-products–A review

CB Cheah, LE Tan, M Ramli - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) as binder for concrete
had been reviewed extensively in previous reviews. However, the influence of various types …

Relationship between ultrasonic pulse velocity and uniaxial compressive strength for cemented paste backfill with alkali-activated slag

H Jiang, J Han, Y Li, E Yilmaz, Q Sun… - … Testing and Evaluation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study mainly investigates the effects of binder content, water to binder (w/b) ratio,
activator dosage, and sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide (SS/SH) ratio on uniaxial …

Hydration mechanisms and durability of hybrid alkaline cements (HACs): A review

L Xue, Z Zhang, H Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Hybrid alkaline cement (HAC) is regarded as a new binder which is composed of more than
70% supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), less than 30% Portland cement and a …

Effect of cement clinker type, curing regime and activator dosage on the performance of one-part alkali-activated hybrid slag/clinker composites

M Turkoglu, OY Bayraktar, A Benli, G Kaplan - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
One candidate for a novel binder is alkaline hybrid cement, which has more than 70%
supplemental cementitious materials (SCMs) and a trace amount of an alkali activator but …

Ambient-cured alkali-activated slag paste incorporating micro-silica as repair material: Effects of alkali activator solution on physical and mechanical properties

SN Zamanabadi, SA Zareei, P Shoaei… - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the optimum alkali activator solution properties in alkali-activated pastes based
on ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and micro-silica (MS) were investigated …