Over the past few decades, as demand for minerals and metals has increased, the amount
and volume of wastes and tailings has also increased dramatically. The management and …

This paper covers a wide range of alternative strategies to improve the sustainability of
concrete. It firstly considers the relatively easy application of the latest technologies to …

The paper represents the “state of the art” on sustainability in construction materials. In Part
1 of the paper, issues related to production, microstructures, chemical nature, engineering …

Production of acid mine drainage and emission of heavy metals from tailings, especially
sulfide tailings, to the environment is one of the serious challenges in the management of …

In the present study, hygro-thermal and durability related properties of a cementitious mortar
containing highly porous foamed aggregates obtained from polymeric end-of-waste …

In this paper fly ash based geopolymer mortars have been prepared and their thermal
behavior evaluated in order to assess the suitability of fly ash based alkali-activated binders …

A study about the performances of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) sourced from 5
different Italian collection sites is presented to evaluate RAP as aggregate for concrete …

This paper is aimed to study a ground granulated blast furnace slag activated with alkali
powder to manufacture Portland-free mortars for conservation, restoration and retrofitting of …

The sustainable use of agricultural, industrial and human waste products as raw materials in
the construction industry has been extensively investigated. This study aimed to conceive an …

This paper examined three different types of recycled materials, such as beer green glass,
waste tile, and asphalt, which will be used in different mixtures in order to prepare concrete …