Utilization of pumice as aggregate in the concrete: A state of art

M Tanyıldızı, İ Gökalp - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Pumice that formed during the solidification of molten lava under rapid cooling is a natural
sponge-like lightweight aggregate. In this study, it was aimed to enlighten the readers about …

Hybrid alkali activated cements (HAACs) system: A state-of-the-art review on fresh, mechanical, and durability behaviour

AK Mohapatra, B Pradhan - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid alkali activated cements (HAACs) are getting worldwide attention as a potential
alternative binder in construction industry. The HAACs are composed of blending low …

Insulating and fire‐resistant performance of slag and brick powder based one‐part alkali‐activated lightweight mortars

F Koksal, OY Bayraktar, B Bodur, A Benli… - Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Waste brick powder (WBP) has enough pozzolanic characteristics to be employed as a
supplemental cementing material in Portland cement‐based concrete or as a precursor in …

Durability characteristics of slag based geopolymer concrete modified with crumb rubber

TY Orhan, MB Karakoç, A Özcan - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Today, due to the increasing demand in the building sector, the interest of researchers in
sustainable building materials is increasing. Geopolymer concretes especially come to the …

Effect of cement clinker type, curing regime and activator dosage on the performance of one-part alkali-activated hybrid slag/clinker composites

M Turkoglu, OY Bayraktar, A Benli, G Kaplan - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
One candidate for a novel binder is alkaline hybrid cement, which has more than 70%
supplemental cementitious materials (SCMs) and a trace amount of an alkali activator but …

Synergistic effects of sustained loading and sulfate attack on the damage of UHPC based on lightweight aggregate

L Yang, Y Fulin, Z Gaozhan - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study on the damage progress of lightweight ultra-high
performance concrete (LUHPC) subject to sulfate attack under flexural loading. Two different …

Durability, microstructure, and optimization of high-strength geopolymer concrete incorporating construction and demolition waste

WE Elemam, AM Tahwia, M Abdellatief, O Youssf… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The incorporation of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in concrete production has
gained great importance toward sustainability, especially in geopolymer concrete. In this …

Rheological, mechanical and durability properties of self-compacting mortars containing basalt powder and silica fume

E Türk, M Karataş, M Dener - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the durability and mechanical performance of self-compacting
mortars (SCMs) produced with basalt powder and silica fume. The novelty of the study lies in …

Mechanical and microstructural properties of alkali-activated fly ash-slag material under sustained moderate temperature effect

H Ma, C Wu - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials are difficult to maintain strength under very high temperatures in
the fire. But results are not available for those materials when subjected to sustained …

Physico-mechanical and shielding properties of alkali-activated slag composites incorporating cement clinker aggregate: effect of high temperature and particle size

B Bayrak, A Öz, A Benli, E Kavaz, G Kaplan… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research was to see how cement clinker aggregates (CCA) and curing
temperature affected the physico-mechanical and shielding properties of alkali-activated …