Biomaterials technology and policies in the building sector: a review

L Chen, Y Zhang, Z Chen, Y Dong, Y Jiang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Traditional building materials have some drawbacks in the construction industry, particularly
in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Biomaterials derived from …

Fibre-reinforced foamed concretes: A review

M Amran, R Fediuk, N Vatin, Y Huei Lee, G Murali… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Foamed concrete (FC) is a high-quality building material with densities from 300 to 1850
kg/m3, which can have potential use in civil engineering, both as insulation from heat and …

Natural fibres and biopolymers in FRP composites for strengthening concrete structures: A mixed review

CO Nwankwo, J Mahachi, DO Olukanni… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates/sheets have been used to retrofit concrete
structures. Increased global awareness of environmental protection needs and recent …

Dynamic compressive behavior of concrete confined with unidirectional natural flax FRP based on SHPB tests

Y Bai, ZW Yan, JF Jia, T Ozbakkaloglu, Y Liu - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study on the dynamic compressive behaviors of
concrete confined with unidirectional natural flax fiber reinforced polymers (FFRPs) under an …

A critical review on the properties of natural fibre reinforced concrete composites subjected to impact loading

W Wang, Y Zhang, Z Mo, N Chouw… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
To gain a complete grasp of the dynamic properties and the engineering application
potential of natural fibre reinforced concrete (NFRC), the recent research progress on the …

Comparative analysis of natural fiber reinforced polymer and carbon fiber reinforced polymer in strengthening of reinforced concrete beams

C Chen, Y Yang, Y Zhou, C Xue, X Chen, H Wu… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a multi-objective assessment comparing the performance of natural
fiber reinforced polymer (NFRP) and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) in the flexural …

Experimental study on dynamic properties of flax fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete

ZW Yan, YL Bai, Q Zhang, JJ Zeng - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycling waste concrete is critical to land use and reduction of landfills. It is a good option
to recycle the waste coarse aggregates from it and add them to the concrete matrix. Due to …