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 …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious composites: A comprehensive review

M Ramezani, A Dehghani, MM Sherif - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
During the past decade, researchers investigated the incorporation of carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) as a reinforcement for cementitious materials to achieve multifunctional properties …

Green concrete: Prospects and challenges

KM Liew, AO Sojobi, LW Zhang - Construction and building materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Utilization of green concrete in construction is increasingly adopted by the construction
industry owing to the drawbacks of conventional concrete and the numerous inherent …

Understanding the role of carbon nanotubes in low carbon sulfoaluminate cement-based composite

K Cui, D Lu, T Jiang, J Zhang, Z Jiang, G Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent mechanical properties and outstanding aspect
ratios, which could remarkably impact the concrete's properties. This research investigates …

Durability of multi-walled carbon nanotube reinforced concrete

A Carriço, JA Bogas, A Hawreen, M Guedes - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study the durability of concrete reinforced with different types of multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) is analysed. One type of acid treated CNTs and two types of pristine …

[HTML][HTML] Green concrete: By-products utilization and advanced approaches

A Al-Mansour, CL Chow, L Feo, R Penna, D Lau - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The popularity of concrete has been accompanied with dreadful consumptions that have led
to huge carbon footprint in our environment. The exhaustion of natural resources is not yet …

Mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete modified by nano-particles

C Gao, L Huang, L Yan, R **, H Chen - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, different nano-particles were used to modify recycled aggregates concrete
(RAC) containing recycled clay brick aggregates (RCBAs) to improve the RAC properties …

Effect of functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes on mechanical properties and durability of cement mortars

MM Sarvandani, M Mahdikhani, H Aghabarati… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article deals with the effects of using COOH functionalized multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (MWCNTs) on mechanical properties and durability of cement mortars. In this …

On the mechanical and shrinkage behavior of cement mortars reinforced with carbon nanotubes

A Hawreen, JA Bogas, APS Dias - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the reinforcement efficiency of mortars produced with different types
of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in terms of their mechanical strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of cement mortar and ultra-high strength concrete incorporating graphene oxide nanosheets

L Lu, D Ouyang - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this work, the effect of graphene oxide nanosheet (GONS) additives on the properties of
cement mortar and ultra-high strength concrete (UHSC) is reported. The resulting GONS …