A comprehensive study on the impact of human hair fiber and millet husk ash on concrete properties: response surface modeling and optimization

N Bheel, MA Shams, S Sohu, AS Buller, T Najeh… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Revolutionizing construction, the concrete blend seamlessly integrates human hair (HH)
fibers and millet husk ash (MHA) as a sustainable alternative. By repurposing human hair for …

Enhancing performance and sustainability of GGBFS-based self-compacting geopolymer concrete blended with coal bottom ash and metakaolin by using RSM …

N Bheel, M Alwetaishi, IA Jae, A Syamsir… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This research study is performed on the self-compacting geopolymer concrete (SCGC)
combining coal bottom ash (CBA) and metakaolin (MK) as a substitution for GGBFS alone …

Effect of graphene oxide on mechanical, deformation and drying shrinkage properties of concrete reinforced with fly ash as cementitious material by using RSM …

S Kumar, N Bheel, S Zardari, AS Alraeeini… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The industrial production of cement contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions,
making it crucial to address and reduce these emissions by using fly ash (FA) as a potential …

Effect of banana tree leaves ash as cementitious material on the durability of concrete against sulphate and acid attacks

S Bhutto, M Ali, AS Buller, N Bheel, Y Gamil, T Najeh… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The construction industry's rapid growth poses challenges tied to raw material depletion and
increased greenhouse gas emissions. To address this, alternative materials like agricultural …

Mathematical and experimental insights into acid-resistant enhancements: Graphene plates' influence on rubber-incorporated cementitious materials

HA Algaifi, A Syamsir, S Baharom, HA Salah… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
To mitigate the strength loss of rubberised cementitious materials, either concrete or mortar,
graphene plates were incorporated. Limited studies have highlighted significant strength …

[HTML][HTML] Composite materials with glass fiber waste and blast furnace slag

M Fanache, L Vasiliu, M Harja - Journal of Composites Science, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fiberglass is a waste generated in the construction materials industry, which is not
dangerous for the environment, but long-term and very long-term storage is expensive …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting High-Strength Concrete's Compressive Strength: A Comparative Study of Artificial Neural Networks, Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System, and …

T Li, J Yang, P Jiang, AH AlAteah, A Alsubeai… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Machine learning and response surface methods for predicting the compressive strength of
high-strength concrete have not been adequately compared. Therefore, this research aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Development sustainable concrete with high-volume wastes tile ceramic: Role of silica nanoparticles amalgamation

ZH Joudah, NHA Khalid, MH Baghban… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
As the global concrete industry shifts towards sustainable practices, there is an increasing
focus on mitigating the environmental impacts of ordinary Portland cement (OPC)-based …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability-driven application of waste steel and tyre rubber fibres as reinforcement in concrete: An optimization study using response surface methodology

MA Kareem, EO Ajadi, OO Fadipe, K Ishola… - Next Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Innovative use of waste materials has proven to be effective for improving concrete's
technical properties while eliminating the threat of environmental pollution. There is paucity …

Multi-objective optimization based on the RSM-MOPSO-GA algorithm and synergistic enhancement mechanism of high-performance porous concrete

G Qu, M Zheng, C Lu, J Song, D Dong… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2025 - Elsevier
Porous concrete (PC) can effectively mitigate various environmental problems associated
with road space. Exploring high-performance porous concrete (HPPC) is essential to …