Coral sand owns high porosity and water absorption, which has a strong adsorption effect
on polycarboxylate superplasticizer (PCEs) in cement-based materials and will significantly …

Reasonable use of coral as concrete aggregate can solve the shortage of raw materials for
islands engineering construction and effectively reduce the costs and energy consumption …

Calcareous sand is the only building material in the reclaimed foundation of island-reefs in
the South China Sea, and calcareous sand in reclaimed foundation is predominantly …

The utilization of marine waste and resources to produce eco-friendly building materials is
essential for the sustainable development of the construction industry on islands and coastal …

Pyrolysis coal char is a byproduct of the coal industry and causes undesirable
environmental issues from conventional coal combustion and gasification. This paper …

The islands and coasts in the South China Sea have developed coral reefs, which are the
basis for the development of ocean resources and the construction of ocean engineering …

Coral aggregate concrete (CAC) is one of the typical quasi-brittle materials, which is of great
significance to explore the damage process of CAC under load from the perspective of …

Calcareous gravelly sand (CGS) is a highly compressible and easily breakable granular
geomaterial widely used to fill the island reef foundation. In this study, a series of confined …

The use of the calcareous soil as a backfill material in ocean constructions faces pervasive
challenges due to the significant rate of particle fracture. To meet the requirements of marine …

The impact mechanical behavior of cemented coral sand is closely related to the particle
size of coral sand. This study examined the effects of particle size distribution (PSD) on the …