Plastic waste management strategies and their environmental aspects: A scientometric analysis and comprehensive review

S Huang, H Wang, W Ahmad, A Ahmad… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic consumption increases with the growing population worldwide and results in
increased quantities of plastic waste. There are various plastic waste management …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing: Technology, applications, markets, and opportunities for the built environment

A Al Rashid, SA Khan, SG Al-Ghamdi, M Koç - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies (also known as 3D printing-3DP) have been
rapidly advancing into various industrial sectors, including aerospace, automotive, medical …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive strength prediction of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete via advanced machine learning techniques

A Ahmad, W Ahmad, F Aslam, P Joyklad - Case Studies in Construction …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is a widely used construction material, and cement is its main constituent.
Production and utilization of cement severely affect the environment due to the emission of …

Experimental study on compressive behavior and failure characteristics of imitation steel fiber concrete under uniaxial load

H Li, X Li, J Fu, N Zhu, D Chen, Y Wang… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The concrete columns suffer from spalling and flaking in the room and pillar mining method,
which affects service performance. The energy absorption and deformation failure laws of …

[HTML][HTML] A scientometric review of waste material utilization in concrete for sustainable construction

W Ahmad, A Ahmad, KA Ostrowski, F Aslam… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction sector has a significant impact on the environment, contributing
significantly to energy consumption, resource depletion, and CO 2 emissions. This sector is …

Compressive strength prediction via gene expression programming (GEP) and artificial neural network (ANN) for concrete containing RCA

A Ahmad, K Chaiyasarn, F Farooq, W Ahmad… - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
To minimize the environmental risks and for sustainable development, the utilization of
recycled aggregate (RA) is gaining popularity all over the world. The use of recycled coarse …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive overview of geopolymer composites: A bibliometric analysis and literature review

H Yang, L Liu, W Yang, H Liu, W Ahmad… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cement is the main component of concrete, a widely used building material. Cement
production requires substantial energy, exhausts natural resources, and causes CO 2 …

A review of mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete at elevated temperatures

H Wu, X Lin, A Zhou - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) has gained increasing interest in recent years due to its
superior mechanical properties compared to normal concrete. To apply FRC in civilian and …

Discontinuous micro-fibers as intrinsic reinforcement for ductile Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC)

D Zhang, J Yu, H Wu, B Jaworska, BR Ellis… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) have demonstrated superior
mechanical and durability performance than conventional concrete. In the micromechanical …

Potential use of recycled plastic and rubber aggregate in cementitious materials for sustainable construction: A review

R Alyousef, W Ahmad, A Ahmad, F Aslam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increased awareness of the environment has contributed to concerns regarding our
indiscriminate disposal of plastic and rubber wastes that cause landfill problems. During the …