Prediction of mechanical properties of green concrete incorporating waste foundry sand based on gene expression programming

MF Iqbal, Q Liu, I Azim, X Zhu, J Yang, MF Javed… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste foundry sand (WFS) is a major pollutant generated from metal casting foundries and
is classified as a hazardous material due to the presence of organic and inorganic pollutants …

Recent developments of radiation shielding concrete in nuclear and radioactive waste storage facilities–a state of the art review

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, AD Andrushia… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete-known for its inert properties-plays a pivotal role in nuclear and radioactive waste
storage, providing a robust barrier against radiation. Blended concrete made up of …

Hydration superposition effect and mechanism of steel slag powder and granulated blast furnace slag powder

J Zhao, Z Li, D Wang, P Yan, L Luo, H Zhang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Steel slag has great potential as a supplementary cementitious material, and often shows
good effects when used in combination with granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS). In order …

Recycling of steel slag aggregate in portland cement concrete: An overview

Q Dong, G Wang, X Chen, J Tan, X Gu - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Because of the unique physical and chemical characteristics of steel slag, steel slag
aggregate (SSA) has been recycled into Portland cement concrete as a substitution for …

Production, characterisation, utilisation, and beneficial soil application of steel slag: A review

J O'Connor, TBT Nguyen, T Honeyands… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Slags are a co-product produced by the steel manufacturing industry and have mainly been
utilised for aggregates in concreting and road construction. The increased utilisation of slag …

Experimental study on full-volume slag alkali-activated mortars: Air-cooled blast furnace slag versus machine-made sand as fine aggregates

J Shi, J Tan, B Liu, J Chen, J Dai, Z He - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
As the industrial waste from blast furnace ironmaking, air-cooled blast furnace slag (ACBFS)
puts a lot of pressure on the environment. It is becoming more and more urgent to deal with …

Utilization of steel slag from industrial waste for ionizing radiation shielding concrete: A systematic review

F Aliyah, I Kambali, AF Setiawan, YM Radzi… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Steel slag is a steel industry byproduct that increases in volume as global steel production
expands. The steel slag application as natural aggregate replacement in the production of …

Environmental performance and functional analysis of chip seals with recycled basic oxygen furnace slag as aggregate

P Cui, S Wu, Y **ao, R Hu, T Yang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Resource utilization of industrial waste is a significant global challenge. Steel slag, a typical
industrial by-product in the steel-making process, pollutes the environment and causes …

Upcycling of boron bearing blast furnace slag as highly cost-effective shield for protection of neutron radiation hazard: An innovative way and proposal of shielding …

M Dong, S Zhou, X Xue, X Feng, H Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes an innovative utilization method of boron bearing blast furnace slag (B
3 FS) as a highly cost-effective shield for protection against neutron radiation hazards …

Recent trends in advanced radiation shielding concrete for construction of facilities: materials and properties

MAH Abdullah, RSM Rashid, M Amran, F Hejazii… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nuclear energy offers a wide range of applications, which include power generation, X-ray
imaging, and non-destructive tests, in many economic sectors. However, such applications …