Research progress on recycled clay brick waste as an alternative to cement for sustainable construction materials

Z He, A Shen, H Wu, W Wang, L Wang, C Yao… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Brick waste is a major part of the solid waste generated by construction and demolition
activities around the world, and its disposal consumes land and pollutes the environment. At …

Cement-based materials modified with superabsorbent polymers: A review

Z He, A Shen, Y Guo, Z Lyu, D Li, X Qin, M Zhao… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Cement-based materials modified with SAP have been attracting much attention worldwide
due to their excellent crack resistance and durability as well as their wide availability and …

Efficiency of silica-fume content in plain and natural fiber reinforced concrete for concrete road

M Khan, A Rehman, M Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The coconut fiber (CF) has the benefit of highest toughness among natural fibers. The
abundant availability and low cost make it more convenient for its use in concrete …

Mechanical behavior of self-compacting concrete pavements incorporating recycled tire rubber crumb and reinforced with polypropylene fiber

S Hesami, IS Hikouei, SAA Emadi - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Increasing quantity of scrap tires are potential sources of fire and health hazards.
Rubberized pavement is being considered as one of the promising and sustainable …

Experimental investigation on mechanical properties of jute fiber reinforced concrete under freeze-thaw conditions for pavement applications

M Affan, M Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Freeze-thaw is one of the major hazards, which concrete pavements have to experience due
to fluctuation in sessional temperatures. Certain measures should be made at the time of …

Physical characterization of natural straw fibers as aggregates for construction materials applications

M Bouasker, N Belayachi, D Hoxha, M Al-Mukhtar - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
The aim of this paper is to find out new alternative materials that respond to sustainable
development criteria. For this purpose, an original utilization of straw for the design of …

Effectiveness of hair and wave polypropylene fibers for concrete roads

M Khan, M Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Human hair fibers are abundantly available as waste and wave polypropylene fibers are
commercially available. These fibers are studied with limited scope from only material point …

Influence of elevated temperatures on the mechanical performance of sustainable-fiber-reinforced recycled aggregate concrete: a review

W Ahmed, CW Lim, A Akbar - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent times, the applications of fiber-reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (FRAC) in
practical engineering have gained greater popularity due to its superior mechanical strength …

Experimental investigation on damage behavior of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete under compression

L Xu, B Li, X Ding, Y Chi, C Li, B Huang… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
This paper presents an experimental investigation on the stress–strain behavior and the
damage mechanism of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete (PFRC) under monotonic …

[HTML][HTML] Strength, frost resistance, and resistance to acid attacks on fiber-reinforced concrete for industrial floors and road pavements with steel and polypropylene …

Ž Kos, S Kroviakov, V Kryzhanovskyi, D Hedulian - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
A comparison of the effect of steel and polypropylene fibers on the strength, frost resistance,
abrasion, and corrosion resistance in an acidic environment of fiber-reinforced concrete for …