A synopsis about perlite as building material–A best practice guide for Civil Engineer

AM Rashad - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Perlite is a common name for amorphous volcanic silicate/alumina rock which can be
expanded when rapidly heated at 900–1200° C. Utilization occasions of perlite have made …

Valorization of waste perlite powder in geopolymer composites

A El-Mir, J Hwalla, H El-Hassan, JJ Assaad… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of industrial waste by-products including blast furnace slag (BFS) for
geopolymer (GP) production gained considerable attention in recent years. Yet, the …

Utilization of industrial waste perlite powder in self-compacting concrete

A El Mir, SG Nehme - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
Different stages in the production of expanded perlite provide various types of waste by-
products that could be used in the building industry, thus supporting a sustainable …

Durability of self-consolidating concrete containing natural waste perlite powders

A El Mir, SG Nehme, JJ Assaad - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Perlite is a natural glassy volcanic rock used in construction applications requiring improved
lightweight, thermal, and acoustic properties. During processing of raw perlite (ie, cutting …

The bond strength of self-compacting concrete exposed to elevated temperature

ME Mathews, N Anand, VKR Kodur… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a flowable concrete that can flow, fill and pass through
congested area of reinforcement without segregation. As a material used in massive …

Mechanical performance of steel fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete in panels

SG Nehme, R László, A El Mir - Procedia engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This experimental work aims to study the mechanical response of the steel fiber reinforced
self-compacting concrete (SFR-SCC) panels. To do so, the rheological and mechanical …

The effects of fibre on the mechanical properties of aerated concrete

MR Aldikheeli, MS Shubber - IOP conference series: materials …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Aerated concrete (AC) is lightweight concrete in which air voids are captured in the mortar
by means of the addition of an aerating agent to meet specific requirements of density and …

Assessment of the compressive strength of self-consolidating concrete subjected to freeze-thaw cycles using ultrasonic pulse velocity method

A El-Mir, S El-Zahab - Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing, 2022 - Springer
The development and use of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) considerably increased in
the last decade. This work aims to evaluate the effect of using air-entraining admixture (AEA) …

Performance study on laterite block with perlite

S Shenoy, A Mahshook, AK Bhat… - IOP Conference Series …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The term" perlite" refers to an amorphous volcanic silicate/alumina rock that can expand at
temperatures between 900 and 1200∼ C when heated fast. Because perlite is so versatile …

Workability and mechanical behavior of steel fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete with supplementary cementitious materials

MA Memon, NA Memon, BA Memon… - Composite …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of additives as supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) from waste materials in
concrete helps to improve its properties and protects the environment from hazardous …