Recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste towards an application on structural concrete: A review

F de Andrade Salgado, F de Andrade Silva - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction sector, in addition to being very important for the economy of several
countries, also has a significant impact on the environment as it causes a huge natural …

The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Water absorption and electrical resistivity of concrete with recycled concrete aggregates and fly ash

R Kurda, J de Brito, JD Silvestre - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a literature review and experimental results on the effect of high
incorporation levels of fly ash (FA) and recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), individually …

Effect of incorporation of high volume of recycled concrete aggregates and fly ash on the strength and global warming potential of concrete

R Kurad, JD Silvestre, J de Brito, H Ahmed - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents the effects of using supplementary cementing materials and recycled
concrete aggregates (RCA) in concrete, with emphasis on the ability of using high volumes …

Investigating specimen size and shape effects on compressive mechanical behaviors of recycled aggregate concrete using discrete element mesoscale modeling

Y Yu, J Xu, J Su, L Xu, Y Luo - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In comparison to natural aggregate concrete (NAC), recycled aggregate concrete (RAC)
typically exhibits a more diverse composition of materials, heightened variability and greater …

A new method to improve the properties of recycled aggregate concrete: Composite addition of basalt fiber and nano-silica

Y Wang, P Hughes, H Niu, Y Fan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Use of recycled aggregate manufactured from waste concrete to produce new concrete
could reduce the use of natural gravel, and the quantity and area of landfills, which is …

Performance of recycled aggregate concrete with rice husk ash as cement binder

P Rattanachu, P Toolkasikorn, W Tangchirapat… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
This research aims to utilize rice husk ash as a cementitious materials in recycled aggregate
concrete (RAC). Rice husk ash was ground until the particles remained on a No. 325 sieve …

Alternative processing procedures for recycled aggregates in structural concrete

M Pepe, RD Toledo Filho, EAB Koenders… - … and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
As sustainability is becoming a fundamental requirement for all modern industrial activities,
upcoming environmental research efforts should be intended at both enhancing the …

Synergistic effects of fly ash and hooked steel fibers on strength and durability properties of high strength recycled aggregate concrete

B Ali, SS Raza, R Kurda, R Alyousef - Resources, Conservation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
To deal with the rising environmental issues, more attention is now being given to recycled-
aggregate concrete to partly meet the demands of the construction industry. However …

Toward the development of sustainable concretes with recycled concrete aggregates: comprehensive review of studies on mechanical properties

T Xie, A Gholampour, T Ozbakkaloglu - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
In recent years, the increased rate of urbanization has led to the generation and release of
large amounts of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. From the viewpoint of …