The production of environmentally friendly building materials out of recycling walnut shell waste: A brief review

MY Abdulwahid, AA Akinwande, M Kamarou… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Agricultural waste is one of the wastes with a significant value in producing environmentally
friendly materials that can be used in the construction sector. This review paper focuses on …

Alternative concrete aggregates-Review of physical and mechanical properties and successful applications

S Dias, J Almeida, A Tadeu, J de Brito - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, yet its production is
associated with significant environmental impacts. One approach to mitigate such impacts is …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of lightweight pedestrian paving blocks incorporating wheat straw: Micro-to macro-scale investigation

MJ Al-Kheetan - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study elucidates the manufacture of lightweight pedestrian paving blocks (LPPB) by
partially substituting sand with wheat straw fibres. Sodium silicate was used to treat wheat …

Development of energy-saving innovative hydraulic mortars reusing spent coffee ground for applications in construction

M Saeli, MN Capela, C Piccirillo, DM Tobaldi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reports the development of green bio-composite mortars, obtained reusing spent
coffee ground (SCG), an agri-food residue, in the light of the Circular Economy approach …

Recycling sorghum husk and palm kernel shell wastes for pervious concrete production

MA Tijani, WO Ajagbe, OA Agbede - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Agro-industrial by-products are being used as an alternative to traditional building materials
because the construction of buildings and roads emits greenhouse gases and consumes …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of cashew leaf ash as partial replacement for cement on the properties of fresh and hardened concrete

MA Kareem, BB Akintonde, JS Adesoye, K Ishola… - Cleaner Waste …, 2023 - Elsevier
abstract Agricultural waste products generation are on the increase globally due to increase
in agricultural activities to tackle food insecurity. However, the effective management of such …

Preparation and application of multi-source solid wastes as clean aggregates: A comprehensive review

J Wang, H Dong - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Fully utilizing regional resources such as marine sand, coral, and desert sand, along with a
diverse range of solid wastes from industries, agriculture, and urban areas, not only …

High-strength geopolymer based engineered cementitious composites (ECC) for sustainable and resilient construction

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, M Thomas… - Journal of Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The development of high-strength engineered cementitious composite (ECC) gains
a significant leap in structural engineering. Engineers have been looking for new …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability-driven application of waste steel and tyre rubber fibres as reinforcement in concrete: An optimization study using response surface methodology

MA Kareem, EO Ajadi, OO Fadipe, K Ishola… - Next Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Innovative use of waste materials has proven to be effective for improving concrete's
technical properties while eliminating the threat of environmental pollution. There is paucity …

An interpretable probabilistic machine learning model for forecasting compressive strength of oil palm shell-based lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash or …

Y Sun, HS Lee - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Forecasting the compressive strength (CS) of oil palm shell (OPS)-based lightweight
aggregate concrete (LWAC) heavily relies on machine learning (ML) models. However …