The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Performance of high volume fly ash concrete incorporating additives: A systematic literature review

C Herath, C Gunasekara, DW Law… - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fly ash is commonly used as a partial cement replacement material, but this is limited to
replacement levels of 30% or less, with significant quantities of fly ash still not utilized …

Effect of incorporation of high volume of recycled concrete aggregates and fly ash on the strength and global warming potential of concrete

R Kurad, JD Silvestre, J de Brito, H Ahmed - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents the effects of using supplementary cementing materials and recycled
concrete aggregates (RCA) in concrete, with emphasis on the ability of using high volumes …

[HTML][HTML] A brief on high-volume Class F fly ash as cement replacement–A guide for Civil Engineer

AM Rashad - International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Disposal of fly ash (FA) resulting from the combustion of coal-fired electric power stations is
one of the major environmental challenges. This challenge continues to increase with …

Review on zero waste strategy for urban construction and demolition waste: Full component resource utilization approach for sustainable and low-carbon

Q Gao, X Li, S Jiang, X Lyu, X Gao, X Zhu… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The acceleration of urbanization and industrialization has accelerated the speed of building
renewal, followed by explosive growth in the quantity of construction and demolition waste …

Synergetic effect of biomass fly ash on improvement of high-volume coal fly ash concrete properties

ER Teixeira, A Camões, FG Branco - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable construction is high on the agenda, especially regarding building materials.
Using of by-products or waste materials from other economic sectors as cement replacement …

Optimization of high-performance concrete mix ratio design using machine learning

B Chen, L Wang, Z Feng, Y Liu, X Wu, Y Qin… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-durability concrete is required in extremely cold or ocean environments, making the
design of concrete mixes highly important and complicated. In this study, a hybrid intelligent …

Ecological, fresh state and long-term mechanical properties of high-volume fly ash high-performance self-compacting concrete

PR De Matos, M Foiato, LR Prudêncio Jr - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the ecological efficiency, fresh state and long-term mechanical properties of
high-volume fly ash (HVFA) high performance self-compacting concretes (SCCs) were …

Comparison of the properties between high-volume fly ash concrete and high-volume steel slag concrete under temperature matching curing condition

S Mengxiao, W Qiang, Z Zhikai - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Massive concrete structures tend to have high cracking risk due to early temperature rise.
High-volume mineral admixture concrete, which has low hydration heat, is suitable for …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term mechanical properties and durability of high-strength concrete containing high-volume local fly ash as a partial cement substitution

LS Ho, TP Huynh - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
High-volume fly ash (HVFA) is a commonly used partial substitution for cement in mortar and
concrete production. The present study was developed to examine the potential of using …