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 …

Engineered bamboo and bamboo-reinforced concrete elements as sustainable building materials: A review

A Bala, S Gupta - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Laminated bamboo and bamboo scrimber are value-added engineered forms of bamboo
produced in standard shape and size, with better physical and mechanical characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Bonding property between fiber and cementitious matrix: A critical review

C Lin, T Kanstad, S Jacobsen, G Ji - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of fibers plays a crucial role in improving the mechanical performance of
cementitious composites. The bridging effect of fiber at the cracked surface provides …

Novel biochar-concrete composites: Manufacturing, characterization and evaluation of the mechanical properties

A Akhtar, AK Sarmah - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar, a carbonaceous solid material produced from three different waste
sources (poultry litter, rice husk and pulp and paper mill sludge) was utilized to replace …

Green concrete partially comprised of farming waste residues: a review

KH Mo, UJ Alengaram, MZ Jumaat, SP Yap… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
The growing demand of construction around the world has led to the increased usage of
concrete. However, conventional concrete-making materials are not entirely environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporation of natural waste from agricultural and aquacultural farming as supplementary materials with green concrete: A review

S Luhar, TW Cheng, I Luhar - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The principal objective of this review manuscript is to reassess the studies on the
incorporation of emerging natural wastes from agricultural farming (NWAGF) and natural …

Bamboo reinforced concrete: a critical review

H Archila, S Kaminski, D Trujillo, E Zea Escamilla… - Materials and …, 2018 - Springer
The use of small diameter whole-culm (bars) and/or split bamboo (aka splints or round
strips) has often been proposed as an alternative to relatively expensive reinforcing steel in …

A comprehensive review on construction applications and life cycle sustainability of natural fiber biocomposites

H Ahmad, G Chhipi-Shrestha, K Hewage, R Sadiq - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction industry is continuously searching for sustainable materials to combat the
rapid depletion of global resources and ongoing ecological crises. Biocomposites have …

Achieving outstanding mechanical/bonding performances by epoxy nanocomposite as concrete–steel rebar adhesive using silane modification of nano SiO2

R Ghamarpoor, M Jamshidi, M Mohammadpour - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Anchoring steel rebar in concrete structures is a common method in the building and
construction industry. This research focuses on improving the mechanical/bonding …

Mechanical response of timber beams strengthened with variable amounts of CFRP and bamboo scrimber layers

Y Wei, S Chen, S Tang, D Peng… - Journal of Composites for …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
This paper proposes a novel method for strengthening existing timber beams that can
effectively improve the deformability of beams. As high-performance engineered bamboo …