Superabsorbent hydrogel (SAH) as a soil amendment for drought management: A review

A Saha, S Sekharan, U Manna - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Drought is one of the worst natural disasters that affect the economic, social, and
environmental status of any country. The long-term drought affects the soil ecosystem and …

[HTML][HTML] Properties and performance of polypropylene fibered high-strength concrete with an improved composite binders

M Amran, V Lesovik, A Tolstoy, R Fediuk… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fibrous high-strength concrete by means of natural and technogenic raw materials is in
demand for sustainable construction. The scientific novelty of this study lies in the expansion …

Agro waste sugarcane bagasse as a cementitious material for reactive powder concrete

S Sebastin, AK Priya, A Karthick, R Sathyamurthy… - Clean …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the field of advanced concrete science, the construction industry has risen to great
heights. Due to its own characterisation, the manufacturing cost of reactive powder concrete …

Reduction of shrinkage by Superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in fibre reinforced mortars

R Rostami, AJ Klemm, FCR Almeida - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Fibre reinforced mortars (FRM) containing fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast-furnace
slag (GGBS) may suffer from volumetric changes and despite fibre reinforcement, internal …

Use of sugarcane bagasse ash sand (SBAS) as corrosion retardant for reinforced Portland slag cement concrete

FCR Almeida, A Sales, JP Moretti… - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite their growing popularity in the construction industry, cement-based materials
containing blast-furnace slag may be subject to various deteriorative processes including …

Superabsorbent polymers in soil: The new microplastics?

C Buchmann, J Neff, M Meyer… - Cambridge Prisms …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The extensive use of synthetic polymers in our everyday lives has resulted in significant
plastic pollution. Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) are yet another class of anthropogenic …

Improvement of mechanical and durability behaviors of textile concrete: Effect of polymineral composite binders and superabsorbent polymers

V Lesovik, D Popov, R Fediuk, E Glagolev… - Journal of Materials in …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Textile concrete was modified to create eco-friendly, low-shrinkage material with higher
density, compressive and tensile strength, and freeze–thaw resistance characteristics …

Exploring the evolution of superabsorbent polymer in cementitious materials: insights into testing methods and their impact on properties

N Adsul, ST Kang - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to review the developments in the use of superabsorbent polymer
(SAP) in cementitious materials. This review covers the classification, properties, and …

Hydration and pore structure characteristics of concrete incorporating internal curing materials in a dry and large-temperature-difference environment

Y Lu, K Wang, D Zhu, Q Meng… - Materials Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The climate in the Central Asian area is extreme dry, with a large temperature difference
between day and night, and the concrete is easy to crack during the construction period …

The effect of SCMs in blended cements on sorption characteristics of Superabsorbent Polymers

R Rostami, AJ Klemm, FCR Almeida - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as fly ash (FA) and ground granulated
blast-furnace slag (GGBS), are often used as a partial replacement of cements to improve …