A review of recent developments in application of plant fibers as reinforcements in concrete

H Wu, A Shen, Q Cheng, Y Cai, G Ren, H Pan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to growing environmental awareness, significant attention is being focused on plant
fibers as inexpensive alternatives to polymeric fibers. Plant fibers used in concrete are eco …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on material characterization and thermal properties of geopolymers: potential of various fibers

A Raza, A Salmi, MH El Ouni, F Shabbir… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Because of their brittleness, traditional Portland cement-based composites are inherently
weaker under tensile loads. This issue becomes worse in geopolymer (GPL) composites by …

Sustainable design of self-consolidating green concrete with partial replacements for cement through neural-network and fuzzy technique

S Han, D Zheng, B Mehdizadeh, EA Nasr… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In order to achieve a sustainable mix design, this paper evaluates self-consolidating green
concrete (SCGC) properties by experimental tests and then examines the design …

Normal-weight concrete with improved stress–strain characteristics reinforced with dispersed coconut fibers

EM Shcherban', SA Stel'makh, AN Beskopylny… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
According to the sustainable development concept, it is necessary to solve the issue of
replacing fiber from synthetic materials with natural, environmentally friendly, and cheap-to …

Early shrinkage modeling of complex internally confined concrete based on capillary tension theory

F Zhou, H Jiang, L Huang, Y Hu, Z Xie, Z Zeng, M Liu… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper evaluates the shrinkage performance of concrete under complex internal
constraint environments comprising steel plates, studs, and reinforcement to investigate their …

Evaluating the effectiveness of waste glass powder for the compressive strength improvement of cement mortar using experimental and machine learning methods

K Khan, W Ahmad, MN Amin, MI Rafiq, AMA Arab… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This study utilized both experimental testing and machine learning (ML) strategies to assess
the effectiveness of waste glass powder (WGP) on the compressive strength (CS) of cement …

Experimental and machine learning approaches to investigate the effect of waste glass powder on the flexural strength of cement mortar

MN Amin, HA Alkadhim, W Ahmad, K Khan… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Using solid waste in building materials is an efficient approach to achieving sustainability
goals. Also, the application of modern methods like artificial intelligence is gaining attention …

A sustainable cementitious composite reinforced with natural fibers: An experimental and numerical study

M Abedi, O Hassanshahi, A Rashiddel, H Ashtari… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly nature, low cost, life-cycle superiority and lightweight are the key drivers
pushing today's technology towards employing natural fibers as reinforcement for …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting the suitability of rice husk ash concrete in the building sector via contemporary machine intelligence techniques

MN Amin, SA Khan, K Khan, S Nazar, AMA Arab… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly concrete is in great demand, and as a consequence, the necessity to find
sustainable alternatives to ordinary cement has become critical. In recent years, there has …

Effect of plant fiber type and content on the strength and durability performance of high-strength concrete

T Alomayri, B Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …