Innovation in construction plays a fundamental role in helping us face current challenges,
namely the reduction in energy consumption, the mitigation of the effects of climate change …

Day by day, soaring demand for natural resource devouring and CO 2-producing material,
cement in the construction industry, poses enormous ecological risk, accelerating the …

This study evaluates the effect of chemical additives such as cement, wood fly ash, and
calcium bentonite on the mechanical and thermal insulation of rammed earth (RE) material …

Graphene reinforced cement composites (GRCCs) have attracted great attention due to their
excellent mechanical and physical properties. Instead of uniform distribution, the functionally …

This study aims to develop volume-stabilized grouts made of ordinary Portland cement
(OPC)-calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement-calcium sulfate (CS) ternary systems for …

This research utilized machine learning (ML) techniques to forecast the thermal conductivity
(TC) of cement-based grouts for borehole heat exchangers. Nine commonly used ML …

Mixing forest industrial by-products, wood chips, with cement to produce thermal insulation
concrete can help reduce energy consumption associated with temperature control in …

With the increasing demand for energy from deep oil and gas reservoirs, oil-well cement
slurries are subjected to complex compressive cyclic loading in high-temperature and high …

Filling a borehole with proper grout is important for maintaining the safety and performance
of borehole heat exchangers (BHEs). The current grouts have problems of large shrinkage …

A composite material comprising expanded polystyrene (EPS), granulated tyre rubber
(GTR), and a compatibilizer is demonstrated as a possible replacement for fine and coarse …