Natural fiber (NF) is one of the many resources that nature has provided. NFs decompose
quickly and are biodegradable, renewable, and cost-effective. It may be scavenged from a …

Rapid industrialization and urbanization in emerging nations have resulted in the
accumulation of various industrial wastes. As a result, reusing and recycling these wastes …

The waste from the flat glass polishing process for civil construction is generally discarded in
landfills. Despite some researchers evaluating its application in the development of …

In this study, PET plastic waste, which is a type of polymer commonly used in the
manufacture of plastic bottles, has been incorporated into concrete by partially replacing the …

Silica fume (SF) is a frequently used mineral admixture in producing sustainable concrete in
the construction sector. Incorporating SF as a partial substitution of cement in concrete has …

The utilization of such solid wastes as red mud (RM), carbide slag (CS), and fly ash (FA) in
the production of environmentally friendly and cheap construction materials is a challenging …

Among other lightweight aggregates, one choice is pumice stone (PS), which can replace
coarse aggregates in concrete. In this study, the natural coarse aggregates are replaced by …

Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is the most used binder in the world, applied in practically
all phases of the building. The problem is that this binder is highly harmful to the …

Construction and demolition activities consume large amounts of natural resources,
generating 4.5 bi tons of solid waste/year, called construction and demolition waste (C&DW) …

Since December 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has been spreading all over the world. This
epidemic has brought a risk of death in the daily activity (physical and social) participation …