Strategic progress in foam stabilisation towards high-performance foam concrete for building sustainability: A state-of-the-art review

NP Tran, TN Nguyen, TD Ngo, PK Le, TA Le - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight, high energy reservation and excellent functional performance are the main
benefits of cellular concrete. Its properties mainly depends on the pore characteristics …

Lightweight foamed concrete as a promising avenue for incorporating waste materials: A review

SN Shah, KH Mo, SP Yap, J Yang, TC Ling - Resources, Conservation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several million tons of different types of wastes are generated every year globally and this is
expected to increase in the future. Most of these wastes are dumped via landfilling or …

Lightweight foam concrete containing expanded perlite and glass sand: Physico-mechanical, durability, and insulation properties

O Gencel, OY Bayraktar, G Kaplan, O Arslan… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Foam concrete refers to a type of concrete with high porosity that can be produced with or
without aggregate. Foam concrete has generally superior thermal insulation properties …

Assessing the mechanical, durability, thermal and microstructural properties of sea shell ash based lightweight foamed concrete

AM Maglad, MAO Mydin, SD Datta, BA Tayeh - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The comprehensive properties of waste seashell ash (Oyster shell ash (OSA), Scallop shell
ash (SSA), and Mussel shell ash (MSA)) in lightweight foamed concrete (LFC) are needed to …

Lightweight concrete from a perspective of sustainable reuse of waste byproducts

MF Junaid, Z ur Rehman, M Kuruc, I Medveď… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional waste management schemes raise various environmental, social, and economic
concerns; thus, require productive replacements. A large amount of natural resource is …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating compressive strength of lightweight foamed concrete using neural, genetic and ensemble machine learning approaches

BA Salami, M Iqbal, A Abdulraheem, FE Jalal… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
Foamed concrete is special not only in terms of its unique properties, but also in terms of its
challenging compositional mixture design, which necessitates multiple experimental trials …

A critical review on the performance of yielding supports in squeezing tunnels

K Wu, Z Shao, S Qin, W Wei, Z Chu - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of yielding supports has proven to be a highly effective measure for tunneling in
squeezing grounds because of their agreement with the law of mechanical movement of …

Influence of recycled powder derived from waste concrete on mechanical and thermal properties of foam concrete

J Xiao, L Hao, W Cao, T Ye - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
To advance the reusing of waste concrete from construction and demolition waste, the
recycled powder (RP) derived from waste concrete was used as the supplementary …

Influence of foaming agent on cement and foam concrete

L Hou, J Li, Z Lu, Y Niu - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Foaming agent is an indispensable component in preparation of foam concrete by using
prefabricated foams. In this study, four types of foaming agents were used to prepare foam …

Fibre-reinforced foamed concretes: A review

M Amran, R Fediuk, N Vatin, Y Huei Lee, G Murali… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Foamed concrete (FC) is a high-quality building material with densities from 300 to 1850
kg/m3, which can have potential use in civil engineering, both as insulation from heat and …