Concrete containing waste glass as an environmentally friendly aggregate: A review on fresh and mechanical characteristics

S Qaidi, HM Najm, SM Abed, YO Özkılıç… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The safe disposal of an enormous amount of waste glass (WG) in several countries has
become a severe environmental issue. In contrast, concrete production consumes a large …

[HTML][HTML] Smart materials and technologies for sustainable concrete construction

J Nilimaa - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of current trends and opportunities for
sustainable concrete construction, emphasizing the importance of adopting eco-friendly …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive strength prediction of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete via advanced machine learning techniques

A Ahmad, W Ahmad, F Aslam, P Joyklad - Case Studies in Construction …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is a widely used construction material, and cement is its main constituent.
Production and utilization of cement severely affect the environment due to the emission of …

Combined effect of coal fly ash (CFA) and nanosilica (nS) on the strength parameters and microstructural properties of eco-friendly concrete

GL Golewski - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Disposal of the coal fly ash (CFA) generated from thermal power plants in huge quantities is
one of the major concerns for the industry, as well as the natural environment. On the other …

Plastic waste management strategies and their environmental aspects: A scientometric analysis and comprehensive review

S Huang, H Wang, W Ahmad, A Ahmad… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic consumption increases with the growing population worldwide and results in
increased quantities of plastic waste. There are various plastic waste management …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of hybrid steel-basalt fiber reinforced concrete under compression

M Khan, M Cao, C Xie, M Ali - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The compressive behavior of plain concrete (PC) is more vulnerable to failure under applied
load compared to fiber reinforced concrete. Nowadays, multi scale hybrid fibers are used in …

[HTML][HTML] A scientometric review of waste material utilization in concrete for sustainable construction

W Ahmad, A Ahmad, KA Ostrowski, F Aslam… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction sector has a significant impact on the environment, contributing
significantly to energy consumption, resource depletion, and CO 2 emissions. This sector is …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of microsilica and polypropylene fibers on the fresh and mechanical properties of ultra-high performance geopolymer concrete (UHP-GPC)

BA Tayeh, MH Akeed, S Qaidi, BHA Bakar - Case Studies in Construction …, 2022 - Elsevier
The goal of this research is to identify the impact of microsilica and polypropylene fibers (PF)
on the mechanical characteristics of an ultra-high performance geopolymer concrete (UHP …

Comparative study of supervised machine learning algorithms for predicting the compressive strength of concrete at high temperature

A Ahmad, KA Ostrowski, M Maślak, F Farooq… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
High temperature severely affects the nature of the ingredients used to produce concrete,
which in turn reduces the strength properties of the concrete. It is a difficult and time …

Fly ash-based geopolymer composites: A review of the compressive strength and microstructure analysis

S Qaidi, HM Najm, SM Abed, HU Ahmed… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Geopolymer (GP) concrete is a novel construction material that can be used in place of
traditional Portland cement (PC) concrete to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and …