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 …

Cementitious materials for construction-scale 3D printing: Laboratory testing of fresh printing mixture

A Kazemian, X Yuan, E Cochran… - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a framework for performance-based laboratory testing of cementitious mixtures
for construction-scale 3D printing is developed, where workability of a fresh “printing …

Role of bauxite residue as a binding material and its effect on engineering properties of cementitious Composites: A review

MU Salim, MA Mosaberpanah, A Danish… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Bauxite residue, also known as red mud, is an abundant by-product produced during the
alumina production process from bauxite ore. As the demand for eco-friendly construction …

Screening of bacteria and concrete compatible protection materials

YÇ Erşan, FB Da Silva, N Boon, W Verstraete… - … and building materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Bacteria that can induce calcium carbonate precipitation have been studied for self-healing
concrete applications. Due to the harsh environment of concrete, ie very high pH, small pore …

Computer vision for real-time extrusion quality monitoring and control in robotic construction

A Kazemian, X Yuan, O Davtalab… - Automation in …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, a vision-based real-time extrusion quality monitoring system is developed for
robotic construction. Initially, the details related to the extrusion system, data acquisition and …

The prediction analysis of compressive strength and electrical resistivity of environmentally friendly concrete incorporating natural zeolite using artificial neural network

AA Shahmansouri, M Yazdani, M Hosseini… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
To decrease the environmental and climatic effects of rising concrete consumption, more
environmentally friendly concretes are required. One approach to achieve this goal is using …

Workability retention and compressive strength of self-compacting concrete incorporating pumice powder and silica fume

RB Ardalan, A Joshaghani, RD Hooton - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out to investigate the
performance of self-compacting concrete (SCC) mixes, which produced using blended …

Utilization of red mud derived from bauxite in self-compacting concrete

RX Liu, CS Poon - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Red mud derived from alumina refineries through the Bayer process is a waste material with
a density of 2187 kg/m 3. The particle size distribution of the red mud is similar to fly ash. In …

Perspectives on a BIM-integrated software platform for robotic construction through Contour Crafting

O Davtalab, A Kazemian, B Khoshnevis - Automation in construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Robotic construction through concrete 3D printing is an in-progress revolution in
construction industry. While significant progress is made on hardware related challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Rehabilitation of reinforced concrete beam: Sustainable restoration mortar with waste materials

J Sabzi, MR Esfahani, T Ozbakkaloglu… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current application of epoxy resin in the installation of fiber sheets for concrete beam
restoration presents practical challenges, limited fire resistance, and lacks environmental …