The growing industrial demand for sustainable materials has led to a paradigm shift in the
focus from synthetic polymers towards natural fibres. This paper deals with the challenges …

Environmental problems such as the depletion of natural raw materials and the discarding of
solid and gaseous wastes into the atmosphere drive modern communities towards green …

This century has witnessed remarkable achievements in green technology in material
science through the development of natural fiber reinforced composites. The development of …

Use of macro plastic fibres to reinforce concrete has attracted widespread attention from
both scientists and construction industry due to the multiple sustainability benefits they offer …

This paper provides a comprehensive review on the research of coir fibre and coir fibre
reinforced cementitious composite (CFRC) in the past 20 years. In the first part, the …

The aim of this paper is to find out new alternative materials that respond to sustainable
development criteria. For this purpose, an original utilization of straw for the design of …

The use of plant biomass for developing energy efficient and low cost construction materials
is an emerging field in building construction and civil engineering. Although the biomass …

Wheat is an agricultural crop of sub-tropical regions. Straw is actually the by-product and
waste of wheat crop. Straw are getting attention of many researchers and it's use as …

The use of concrete in civil infrastructure is highly demanded in structural and nonstructural
elements. However, the high production of concrete could lead to severe pollution in the …

Besides obvious ductility benefits, low-energy, and sustainable development of FRC is still a
major challenge. Plant-based fibers owing to their lower costs and minimal embodied …