Characteristics of steel slags and their use in cement and concrete—A review

Y Jiang, TC Ling, C Shi, SY Pan - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Steel slags are industrial by-products of steel manufacturing, characterized as highly
calcareous, siliceous and ferrous. They can be categorized into basic oxygen furnace (BOF) …

Steel slags in cement-based composites: An ultimate review on characterization, applications and performance

ACP Martins, JMF De Carvalho, LCB Costa… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel slags are by-products generated in high volumes in the steel industry. Their main
constituents are calcium, silicon, ferric, aluminum, and magnesium oxides. Larnite, alite …

Rheological behavior, mechanical properties, fire resistance, and gamma ray attenuation capability for eco-friendly cementitious mixes incorporating thermally treated …

A Mohsen, MS Amin, SA Waly, M Ramadan - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study is to develop eco-friendly innovative binding materials
based on lead sludge (sludge generated during glass polishing) for various advanced …

Rheological behaviour, mechanical performance, and anti-fungal activity of OPC-granite waste composite modified with zinc oxide dust

A Mohsen, M Ramadan, M Gharieb, A Yahya… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable disposal of granite waste (GW) and hazardous zinc oxide dust (ZOD) via the
clean production of some cementitious pastes is the main target of this study. The …

Effect of high gamma radiation dosage and elevated temperature on the mechanical performance of sustainable alkali-activated composite as a cleaner product

M Ramadan, MS Amin, SA Waly, A Mohsen - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to prepare novel and eco-sustainable alkali-activated cementitious products
that resist fire and harmful radiation. The blends were prepared from partial replacement of …

Benefits of using steel slag in cement clinker production for environmental conservation and economic revenue generation

T Gao, T Dai, L Shen, L Jiang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel slag, the most discharged metallurgical slag in China, is rarely applied in the
production of clinkers. The aim of this study is to analyze the maximum substitution amount …

Gamma radiation shielding, fire resistance and physicochemical characteristics of Portland cement pastes modified with synthesized Fe2O3 and ZnO nanoparticles

SA Abo-El-Enein, FI El-Hosiny, SMA El-Gamal… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This investigation aimed to utilize the synthesized hematite nanoparticles (α-Fe 2 O 3) as
well as ZnO nanoparticles (Wurtzite phase) for enhancing the mechanical properties …

Mechanical properties, radiation mitigation and fire resistance of OPC-recycled glass powder composites containing nanoparticles

M Ramadan, SMA El-Gamal, FA Selim - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The main target of this research is the utilization of low-cost nanoparticles as substantive
additions for bolstering the physicomechanical, mitigation of gamma radiation, thermal …

Valorization of hazardous glass wastes via geopolymer production utilized in gamma ray shielding applications: A comparative study with Portland cement

M Ramadan, W Ramadan, F Shwita… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main goal of this study is to fabricate low cost green binding material produced from the
safe recycling of soda-lime glass waste (SLG), hazardous lead-rich glass waste (LRG) and …

Investigation of the mechanical properties, morphology and the attenuation behavior of gamma rays for OPC pastes mingled with two different glass wastes

F Shwita, N El-Faramawy, W Ramadan… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The main goal of the current work is to fabricate cheap and eco-friendly materials to protect
civilians as well as living creatures from harmful gamma radiation via recycling two diverse …