Belite cements and their activation

A Cuesta, A Ayuela, MAG Aranda - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Belite cements, BCs, containing mainly belite, alite and calcium aluminates, are currently
used as low heat cements. These binders produce high amounts of C–S–H gel and have …

Artificial neural network model to predict the compressive strength of eco-friendly geopolymer concrete incorporating silica fume and natural zeolite

AA Shahmansouri, M Yazdani, S Ghanbari… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing concern about global climate change and its adverse impacts on societies is
putting severe pressure on the construction industry as one of the largest producers of …

Development of low-carbon cement: Carbonation of compounded C2S by β-C2S and γ-C2S

T Jiang, K Cui, J Chang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Widespread utilization of Portland cement (PC) with a large-scale carbon footprint has
caused a vital climate crisis. The application of low-carbon materials rich in belite is …

End-of-life materials used as supplementary cementitious materials in the concrete industry

AI Nicoara, AE Stoica, M Vrabec, N Šmuc Rogan… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
A sustainable solution for the global construction industry can be partial substitution of
Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) by use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) …

Compressive strength prediction of eco-efficient GGBS-based geopolymer concrete using GEP method

AA Shahmansouri, HA Bengar, S Ghanbari - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concrete (GPC) could be used as an environmental-friendly alternative solution
for concrete production due to the detrimental impacts of cement production on the …

Machine learning modeling integrating experimental analysis for predicting the properties of sugarcane bagasse ash concrete

MI Shah, MF Javed, F Aslam… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to develop models for estimation of the compressive strength (f'c) of
sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) concrete through experimental testing and three machine …

Predicting compressive strength and electrical resistivity of eco-friendly concrete containing natural zeolite via GEP algorithm

AA Shahmansouri, HA Bengar, E Jahani - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Concrete strength is dependent upon not only the water to cement ratio but also different
constituents of the concrete. The inclusion of natural zeolite (NZ) as an effective …

A novel artificial intelligent approach: Comparison of machine learning tools and algorithms based on optimization DEA Malmquist productivity index for eco-efficiency …

M Mirmozaffari, E Shadkam, SM Khalili… - International journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Cement as one of the major components of construction activities, releases a
tremendous amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, resulting in adverse …

Environmentally friendly concrete compressive strength prediction using hybrid machine learning

E Mansouri, M Manfredi, JW Hu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In order to reduce the adverse effects of concrete on the environment, options for eco-
friendly and green concretes are required. For example, geopolymers can be an …

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 …