Recent progress in low-carbon binders

C Shi, B Qu, JL Provis - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of low-carbon binders has been recognized as a means of reducing the
carbon footprint of the Portland cement industry, in response to growing global concerns …

A state-of-the-art review on the setting behaviours of ground granulated blast furnace slag-and metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials

L Li, J Xie, B Zhang, Y Feng, J Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are inorganic cementitious materials that are regarded as
potential substitutes for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) due to their better properties and …

Utilization of sodium carbonate activator in strain-hardening ultra-high-performance geopolymer concrete (SH-UHPGC)

JC Lao, LY Xu, BT Huang, JX Zhu, M Khan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, strain-hardening ultra-high-performance geopolymer concrete (SH-UHPGC)
was produced using Na2CO3, Na2SiO3 and their hybridization (1: 1 in mole ratio) as …

Enhancing the strength of pre-made foams for foam concrete applications

A Hajimohammadi, T Ngo, P Mendis - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemical and mechanical foaming techniques are commonly used in foam concrete
technology for developing lightweight construction materials. The characteristics of the foam …

Silico-aluminophosphate and alkali-aluminosilicate geopolymers: A comparative review

YS Wang, Y Alrefaei, JG Dai - Frontiers in Materials, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chemically activated materials (often termed as geopolymer) have received attracting
attentions in civil, material and environmental research fields as a toolkit alternative to …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling the reaction kinetics of sodium carbonate-activated slag cements using calcined layered double hydroxides

X Ke, SA Bernal, JL Provis - Cement and Concrete Research, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, Na 2 CO 3-activated slag cements were produced from four different blast
furnace slags, each blended with a calcined layered double hydroxide (CLDH) derived from …

A mixture proportioning method for the development of performance-based alkali-activated slag-based concrete

N Li, C Shi, Z Zhang, D Zhu, HJ Hwang, Y Zhu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reports a general mixture design procedure for alkali-activated slag concrete,
which is an essential step towards industrial application. The procedure involves three …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the roles of activators towards setting and hardening control of alkali-activated slag cement

N Li, C Shi, Z Zhang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Sodium silicate-activated slag often gives high early strength but sets too rapidly.
Commercial retarders for Portland cement and partial replacement with other cementitious …

Comparisons of alkali-activated binder concrete (ABC) with OPC concrete-A review

C Xue, V Sirivivatnanon, A Nezhad, Q Zhao - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving the sustainability of concrete industry by adopting durable concrete with low
energy intensity has become one of the major research focus in recent years, leading to the …

A literature review on properties and applications of grouts for shield tunnel

S He, J Lai, L Wang, K Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Grouting is one of the most important auxiliary methods for shield tunnel, and there are huge
differences of constituent materials and properties of grouts for different strata. To provide …