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 …

Utilization of fly ash cenosphere as lightweight filler in cement-based composites–A review

A Hanif, Z Lu, Z Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Fly ash cenospheres (FACs) are the hollow spherical particles obtained during coal burning
process in coal fired power plants. FAC has been used as a lightweight filler (LWF) material …

Performance evaluation of concrete incorporating glass powder and glass sludge wastes as supplementary cementing material

H Lee, A Hanif, M Usman, J Sim, H Oh - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
The purport of this study is to efficiently recycle waste glass, one of silica-based industrial by-
products, and use it as a cement substitute for sustainable construction. Waste glass powder …

Development of high strain-hardening lightweight engineered cementitious composites: Design and performance

Y Zhou, B Xi, L Sui, S Zheng, F Xing, L Li - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a newly developed high strain-hardening, lightweight, engineered
cementitious composites, using fly ash cenospheres as the filler. That has tensile strain …

Properties improvement of fly ash cenosphere modified cement pastes using nano silica

A Hanif, P Parthasarathy, H Ma, T Fan, Z Li - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of nano silica (NS) on the properties of cement pastes incorporated
with of fly ash cenospheres (FACs) has been investigated. A fixed amount of 1% NS was …

Comparative study of the mechanical and thermal properties of lightweight cementitious composites

AL Brooks, H Zhou, D Hanna - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Lightweight concrete and cementitious composites are increasingly studied by researchers
due to their advantageous performance in reducing structural load and building's …

Thermally insulating lightweight cement-based composites incorporating glass beads and nano-silica aerogels for sustainably energy-saving buildings

Q Zeng, T Mao, H Li, Y Peng - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermally insulating lightweight cement-based composites with excellent mechanical
properties are urgently needed for the development of sustainably energy-saving buildings …

Feasibility of incorporating recycled fine aggregate in high performance green lightweight engineered cementitious composites

Y Zhou, G Gong, Y Huang, C Chen, D Huang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The high-quality reutilization of recycled concrete aggregate, particularly the valorization of
recycled fine aggregate (RFA) that exhibits inherent defects, is of great importance to …

Properties investigation of fiber reinforced cement-based composites incorporating cenosphere fillers

A Hanif, Z Lu, S Diao, X Zeng, Z Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this research study is the in-depth evaluation of the characteristics of fiber
reinforced cement-based composites containing fly ash cenospheres (FACs) as lightweight …

Review on electromagnetic wave absorbing capacity improvement of cementitious material

G Ma, J Sun, F Aslani, Y Huang, F Jiao - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ever increasing electromagnetic energy and multiple reflections of electromagnetic
wave (EMW) impair human health and information security. The EMW absorbing …