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 …

Drying shrinkage in alkali-activated binders–a critical review

M Mastali, P Kinnunen, A Dalvand, RM Firouz… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated binders have been proposed and have emerged as an alternative to
ordinary Portland cement (OPC) binders with acceptable mechanical and durability …

Structural concrete with simultaneous incorporation of fine and coarse recycled concrete aggregates: Mechanical, durability and long-term properties

D Pedro, J De Brito, L Evangelista - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
This investigation intends to analyse the effects of the variation of different types of recycled
concrete aggregates (RCA) on structural concrete. For this purpose, two source concrete …

Mineralization and utilization of CO2 in construction and demolition wastes recycling for building materials: A systematic review of recycled concrete aggregate and …

L Li, Q Liu, T Huang, W Peng - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change, which cause a series of extreme weather events like tropical storms, floods
and droughts, is the result of increased anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions …