Reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in cement blends

J Skibsted, R Snellings - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are key components of sustainable, low
carbon cements. To maximize their use in blended cements, the impact of SCMs on cement …

Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC

S von Greve-Dierfeld, B Lothenbach, A Vollpracht… - Materials and …, 2020 - Springer
Blended cements, where Portland cement clinker is partially replaced by supplementary
cementitious materials (SCMs), provide the most feasible route for reducing carbon dioxide …

Recycled concrete and brick powders as supplements to Portland cement for more sustainable concrete

L Likes, A Markandeya, MM Haider, D Bollinger… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents the successful implementation of eco-friendly recycled powders (RPs) in
concrete based on extensive experimental data to promote the reuse of these RPs as …

Low clinker systems-Towards a rational use of SCMs for optimal performance

MB Haha, P Termkhajornkit, A Ouzia… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Progress in understanding the use of SCMs in blended Portland cement and related effects
is reviewed. An optimized use of cement components will avoid wasting unreacted particles …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review of crushed urban waste glass used in OPC and AAMs (geopolymer): Progress and challenges

R **ao, B Huang, H Zhou, Y Ma, X Jiang - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The global disposal of urban waste glass has been facing a great challenge while the glass
products are still continuously produced annually. Discarding waste glass, a …

The influence of curing regimes on hydration, microstructure and compressive strength of ultra-high performance concrete: A review

D Xu, J Tang, X Hu, C Yu, F Han, S Sun… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accelerated curing regimes, such as high temperature curing, can lead to significant
improvements in the hydration and early mechanical properties of ultra-high performance …

A review on use of limestone powder in cement-based materials: Mechanism, hydration and microstructures

D Wang, C Shi, N Farzadnia, Z Shi, H Jia… - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
Limestone powder (LS) has been widely used in cement-based materials; and reportedly,
can influence their properties by filler, nucleation, dilution and chemical effects. The action …

Eco-friendly high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of fly ash by rice husk ash

Z Zhang, F Yang, JC Liu, S Wang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, an agricultural waste-rice husk ash (RHA) is proposed to substitute fly ash in
high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC). The experimental …

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image segmentation for microstructure analysis of concrete using U-net convolutional neural network

SS Bangaru, C Wang, X Zhou, M Hassan - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images are used to evaluate the microstructure of the
concrete, there still remains challenges as the current methods are semi-automated, non …

Carbonation of blast furnace slag concrete at different CO2 concentrations: carbonation rate, phase assemblage, microstructure and thermodynamic modelling

Z Liu, P Van den Heede, C Zhang, X Shi… - Cement and concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
The carbonation behavior of concrete with different blast furnace slag replacement ratios
(0%, 50% and 70%) at different CO 2 concentrations (natural carbonation at 0.04% and …