Sustainable fly ash based geopolymer binders: a review on compressive strength and microstructure properties

J Mishra, B Nanda, SK Patro, RS Krishna - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a result of global warming, the pursuance of low-carbon, sustainable building materials
has been prioritized. The development of geopolymer/cement-less binders can be …

Development of high performance sustainable optimized fiber reinforced geopolymer concrete and prediction of compressive strength

AC Ganesh, M Muthukannan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concrete is the sustainable building material that can be used as an alternative
for cement concrete. There are several factors that affect the property of geopolymer …

Enhancing the performance of Alkali-Activated Slag-Fly ash blended concrete through hybrid steel fiber reinforcement

H El-Hassan, S Elkholy - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the mechanical properties of ambient-cured alkali-activated slag-fly
ash blended concrete incorporating different hybrid combinations of steel fibers at a volume …

Optimization of alkali-activated ladle slag composites mix design using taguchi-based TOPSIS method

O Najm, H El-Hassan, A El-Dieb - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines the effect of various parameters on the properties of alkali-activated
composites made with unprocessed ladle furnace slag. Taguchi method was used to design …

Effect of curing regime on the performance and microstructure characteristics of alkali-activated slag-fly ash blended concrete

H El-Hassan, E Shehab… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The use of alkali-activated materials to produce concrete is a promising technology.
However, information on the optimum curing regime required to maximize the performance …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of cementitious and slag-fly ash blended geopolymer screed composites: A comparative study

J Hwalla, H El-Hassan, JJ Assaad… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the potential use of geopolymer (GP) composites for screed
applications complying with BS 8204 requirements. Different cementitious (CM) and GP …

Reliability assessment of ground granulated blast furnace slag/cow bone ash-based geopolymer concrete

J Oluwafemi, O Ofuyatan, A Adedeji, D Bankole… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study focused on the reliability assessment of ground-granulated blast furnace slag
(GGBS) and cow bone ash (CBA) based geopolymer concrete (GPC). To produce the GPC …

Environmental and economic life cycle assessment of recycled aggregates concrete in the United Arab Emirates

MH Alzard, H El-Hassan, T El-Maaddawy - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper studies the potential environmental and economic impact of replacing natural
aggregates (NA) with recycled aggregates (RA) in the production of different sustainable …

Evaluating the corrosion resistance and LCA of lightweight geopolymer concrete integrating sintered fly ash aggregate as coarse aggregate

R Rawat, D Pasla - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study examined the corrosion resistance of lightweight geopolymer concrete
(LWGPC) incorporating sintered fly ash aggregate (SFA) as the coarse aggregate. The …

Understanding the role of a novel internal conditioning technique with functionalized montmorillonite in cement hydration kinetics

D Luo, J Wei - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel internal conditioning (InCon) technique based on saturated sodium montmorillonite
(sMT) functionalized with two non-ionic surfactants, polyoxyethylene (9) nonylphenylether …