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 …

The use of recycled tire rubber, crushed glass, and crushed clay brick in lightweight concrete production: a review

SH Helmy, AM Tahwia, MG Mahdy, M Abd Elrahman… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, vast amounts of waste are produced every year and most waste is sent directly
to landfills or burnt, which has severe and harmful impacts on the environment. Recycling …

Development and characterization of sustainable concrete incorporating a high volume of industrial waste materials

SH Helmy, AM Tahwia, MG Mahdy… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycling waste materials instead of using traditional construction materials in civil
infrastructure and buildings is a significant step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions …

Life cycle sustainable assessment of natural vs artificial lightweight aggregates

X Shang, J Chang, J Yang, X Ke, Z Duan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimal selection of concrete aggregates can promote sustainable construction practice
from the bottom line, which is a feasible strategy to cope with resources crisis and solid …

Mix proportion design method of recycled brick aggregate concrete based on aggregate skeleton theory

P Ge, W Huang, J Zhang, W Quan, Y Guo - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the specific gravity of recycled brick aggregate (RBA) is less than that of natural
aggregate (NA), the traditional mix proportion design of concrete can not be used. The …

Mechanical and thermal properties of artificial stone finishing materials mixed with PCM impregnated lightweight aggregate and carbon material

YU Kim, JH Park, BY Yun, S Yang, S Wi… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, lightweight aggregates and carbon materials were impregnated with a phase
change material (PCM) to improve the thermal performance of artificial stone used as an …

Effects of brick-concrete aggregates on the mechanical properties of basalt fiber reinforced recycled waste concrete

S Yuan, K Li, J Luo, Z Zhu, Y Zeng, J Dong… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Experimental and theoretical investigations were carried out to evaluate the effects of
incorporating basalt fiber (BF) on the mechanical properties and microstructure of recycled …

Physical, strength, and microscale properties of plastic fiber-reinforced concrete containing fine ceramics particles

PO Awoyera, OB Olalusi, N Iweriebo - Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of recycled ceramic and plastic waste in civil engineering applications, such as
developing engineered composites, is a promising waste management technique than …

Using construction and demolition waste materials to develop chip seals for pavements

M Shamsaei, A Carter, M Vaillancourt - Infrastructures, 2023 - mdpi.com
Construction and demolition waste (CDW) materials account for a considerable part of waste
materials throughout the world. As these materials are not usually recycled, reusing them in …

The effect of finely-grinded crushed brick powder on physical and microstructural characteristics of lightweight concrete

H Al-Kroom, MM Atyia, MG Mahdy, M Abd Elrahman - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The utilization of waste crushed clay brick (CB) in concrete reduces its harmful impacts on
the environment as it can be found in many places around the world. This research studies …