Optimizing supplementary cementitious material replacement to minimize the environmental impacts of concrete

KA Knight, PR Cunningham, SA Miller - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
With growing environmental consequences from material consumption, there is increased
urgency to decarbonize the production of materials we consume frequently, including …

Predicting uniaxial compressive strength of building stone based on index tests: Correlations, validity, reliability, and unification

F Kong, Y Xue, J Shang, C Zhu, M Han, Z Qu… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is of great importance for building stone. Index tests
have been widely used to quickly predict UCS due to the cumbersome and expensive …

A newly developed hybrid method on pavement maintenance and rehabilitation optimization applying Whale Optimization Algorithm and random forest regression

H Naseri, H Jahanbakhsh, A Foomajd… - … Journal of Pavement …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Developing an accurate pavement prediction model plays a dominant role in pavement
M&R optimization. Despite employing different robust machine learning techniques to …

Machine learning for predicting concrete carbonation depth: A comparative analysis and a novel feature selection

M Ehsani, M Ostovari, S Mansouri, H Naseri… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The accurate prediction of concrete carbonation depth is essential to prevent concrete from
cracking and corrosion. However, identifying the critical parameters affecting carbonation …

Data-driven rheological model for 3D printable concrete

J Gao, C Wang, J Li, SH Chu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing in construction demands an in-depth understanding of the
rheological properties of fresh concrete. However, the abundant data in this field remains …

Compressive strength of nano concrete materials under elevated temperatures using machine learning

AM Zeyad, AA Mahmoud, AA El-Sayed, AM Aboraya… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this study, four Artificial intelligence (AI)-based machine learning models were developed
to estimate the Residual compressive strength (RCS) value of concrete supported with nano …

Gradient boosting hybridized with exponential natural evolution strategies for estimating the strength of geopolymer self-compacting concrete

SA Basilio, L Goliatt - Knowledge …, 2022 - … journals.publicknowledgeproject.org
The current global demand to minimize carbon dioxide (CO2 $) emissions from Portland
cement manufacturing processes has led to the use of environmentally friendly additives in …

Performance characterization of asphalt mixtures under different aging levels: A fracture-based method

S Amani, B Jahangiri, MM Karimi - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a straightforward approach to characterize the fracture properties and
fatigue life of asphalt mixtures over the service time. Since the serviceability of flexible …

Harnessing construction biotechnology for sustainable upcycled cement composites: A meta-analytical review

B Benjamin, S Zachariah, J Sudhakumar… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial concrete, an environmentally conscious innovation, has garnered significant
attention for its remarkable contributions to enhancing concrete durability and promoting self …

Induction heating and induced healing evaluation of the asphalt concretes incorporating conductive aggregates exposed to microwave radiation

H Jahanbakhsh, FM Nejad, A Khodaii… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the application of aggregate-based conductive additives, including
steel slag, Iron slag, and ferrosilicon, in asphalt concretes for induction heating and induced …