The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Engineered bamboo and bamboo-reinforced concrete elements as sustainable building materials: A review

A Bala, S Gupta - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Laminated bamboo and bamboo scrimber are value-added engineered forms of bamboo
produced in standard shape and size, with better physical and mechanical characteristics …

A state-of-the-art review on soil reinforcement technology using natural plant fiber materials: Past findings, present trends and future directions

S Gowthaman, K Nakashima, S Kawasaki - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Incorporating sustainable materials into geotechnical applications increases day by day due
to the consideration of impacts on healthy geo-environment and future generations. The …

Bamboo reinforced concrete: a critical review

H Archila, S Kaminski, D Trujillo, E Zea Escamilla… - Materials and …, 2018 - Springer
The use of small diameter whole-culm (bars) and/or split bamboo (aka splints or round
strips) has often been proposed as an alternative to relatively expensive reinforcing steel in …

Bamboo as a sustainable building material—culm characteristics and properties

K Chaowana, S Wisadsatorn, P Chaowana - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bamboo culm is a renewable and lightweight material with high strength, particularly tensile
strength. It is well accepted that bamboo culms have played a significant role in architecture …

Bond performance between surface-modified bamboo bars and concrete under pull-out loading

G Wang, Y Wei, S Chen, K Zhao, Z Zhou - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Bamboo is abundant, eco-friendly, and cost-effective, making it an excellent alternative to
traditional building materials with limitations such as resource scarcity, pollution, and …

Mechanical properties of bamboo through measurement of culm physical properties for composite fabrication of structural concrete reinforcement

A Javadian, IFC Smith, N Saeidi, DE Hebel - Frontiers in Materials, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bamboo fibers with high mechanical properties can be a sustainable alternative to synthetic
fibers for application in fiber reinforced polymer composites. The first aim of this study is to …

Application of mycelium-bound composite materials in construction industry: A short review

A Javadian, H Le Ferrand… - … Materials Science & …, 2020 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Mycelium-bound composite materials are a new class of sustainable and affordable
biocomposites that have been recently introduced into packaging, fashion, and architecture …

Review on the application of bamboo-based materials in construction engineering

B Shu, Z Xiao, L Hong, S Zhang, C Li… - Journal of Renewable …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Due to the continuously increasing demand for building materials across the world, it is
necessary to use renewable materials in place of the existing nonrenewable materials in …

Flexural behavior of bamboo–concrete composite beams with perforated steel plate connections

Z Wang, Y Wei, N Li, K Zhao, M Ding - Journal of wood science, 2020 - Springer
A new type of bamboo–concrete composite structure using perforated steel plates as
connectors was proposed. To study the composite effect of this new type of composite …