Review of concrete with expanded polystyrene (EPS): Performance and environmental aspects

L Prasittisopin, P Termkhajornkit, YH Kim - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight concrete with expanded polystyrene (EPS) has been adopted for several
decades. The EPS is to reduce the structural weight of the material for precast and …

Thermal and mechanical properties of concrete and its constituents at elevated temperatures: A review

M Malik, SK Bhattacharyya, SV Barai - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
To retrofit a fire damaged structural element, it is important to understand the extent of
thermal exposure of such structural element. It is presumed that the extent of damage of fire …

Improvement in concrete behavior with fly ash, silica-fume and coconut fibres

M Khan, M Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction material in spite of some inherited
issues (brittleness, weak in tension, etc.). A lot of effort has been made to alter concrete …

Effects of expanded polystyrene (EPS) particles on fire resistance, thermal conductivity and compressive strength of foamed concrete

AA Sayadi, JV Tapia, TR Neitzert, GC Clifton - Construction and building …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the contribution of expanded polystyrene (EPS) particles on fire
resistance, thermal conductivity and compressive strength of foamed concrete. The foamed …

Effect of fly ash and silica fume on hardened properties of foam concrete

HS Gökçe, D Hatungimana, K Ramyar - Construction and building …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of foam content as well as fly ash and silica fume inclusion on some
physical and mechanical properties of foam concrete, subjected to various curing regimes …

Characteristics of hemp fibre reinforced foam concretes with fly ash and Taguchi optimization

O Gencel, OY Bayraktar, G Kaplan, A Benli… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents investigation on microstructural, mechanical, durability and thermal
characteristics of hemp fibers (HFs) reinforced foam concrete with fly ash (FA) and Taguchi …

[HTML][HTML] Phase change materials incorporated into geopolymer concrete for enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings: A review

I Asadi, MH Baghban, M Hashemi, N Izadyar… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
To reduce CO 2 emissions by 55% by 2030, applying sustainable and energy-efficient
materials like geopolymer concrete containing Phase change materials (PCMs) for …

Properties of fly ash-based lightweight-geopolymer mortars containing perlite aggregates: Mechanical, microstructure, and thermal conductivity coefficient

H Karakaş, S Ilkentapar, U Durak, E Örklemez… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
It is known that studies on lightweight geopolymer using fly ash need more research.
Therefore, in this study, class F fly ash-based lightweight geopolymer mortar samples were …

Development and prospectives of lightweight high strength concrete using lightweight aggregates

M Sifan, B Nagaratnam, J Thamboo… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight high strength concrete (LWHSC), which combines the properties of both
lightweight concrete (LWC) and high strength concrete (HSC), is gaining popularity due to its …

Properties of pervious concrete containing recycled concrete block aggregate and recycled concrete aggregate

Y Zaetang, V Sata, A Wongsa… - Construction and Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
The properties of pervious concretes containing two types of recycled aggregates viz.,
recycled concrete block aggregate (RBA) and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) were …