Strategic progress in foam stabilisation towards high-performance foam concrete for building sustainability: A state-of-the-art review

NP Tran, TN Nguyen, TD Ngo, PK Le, TA Le - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight, high energy reservation and excellent functional performance are the main
benefits of cellular concrete. Its properties mainly depends on the pore characteristics …

Physical and functional characteristics of foam concrete: A review

A Raj, D Sathyan, KM Mini - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
With the increase in global warming, the construction sector is trying to find an alternative to
ordinary concrete due to its high dead weight and thermal conductivity. Researches are …

Basalt fiber-reinforced foam concrete containing silica fume: An experimental study

O Gencel, M Nodehi, OY Bayraktar, G Kaplan… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Foam concrete refers to a type of low-density concrete that is commonly known to have
favorable insulation and thermal performance due to its intentionally increased porosity …

Sugarcane bagasse ash as supplementary cementitious material in concrete–a review

BS Thomas, J Yang, A Bahurudeen, JA Abdalla… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Massive development in the infrastructure sector has given an unforeseen rise in the
demand for cement, and to accommodate this demand, the world expends 30 billion tonnes …

Preparation, properties and applications of fly ash-based porous geopolymers: A review

X Li, C Bai, Y Qiao, X Wang, K Yang… - Journal of cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
A very large amount of fly ash is generated from coal combustion, and the high value-added
and efficient utilization conversion of this solid waste into a resource remains an issue to be …

Progress, current thinking and challenges in geopolymer foam concrete technology

K Dhasindrakrishna, K Pasupathy… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymer foam concrete (GFC) has attracted significant research interest in various fields,
thanks to their porous structure which brings the inherent merits of lightweight, acoustic and …

Influence of foaming agent on cement and foam concrete

L Hou, J Li, Z Lu, Y Niu - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Foaming agent is an indispensable component in preparation of foam concrete by using
prefabricated foams. In this study, four types of foaming agents were used to prepare foam …

Cellular concrete review: New trends for application in construction

L Chica, A Alzate - Construction and building materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last years the use of cellular concretes has been extended, due to the rise in the ratio
strength/weight reached, as well as the development of new cementitious raw materials …

Influence of bottom ash and polypropylene fibers on the physico-mechanical, durability and thermal performance of foam concrete: An experimental investigation

O Gencel, SMS Kazmi, MJ Munir, G Kaplan… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, foam concrete (FC) has been widely considered due to higher workability,
lightweight, lower cost, thermal and fire resistance relatively to conventional concrete. This …

Deep neural network with high‐order neuron for the prediction of foamed concrete strength

T Nguyen, A Kashani, T Ngo… - Computer‐Aided Civil …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The article presents a deep neural network model for the prediction of the compressive
strength of foamed concrete. A new, high‐order neuron was developed for the deep neural …