The rise in population and improvement in the lifestyle of human beings has caused a rapid
increase in energy demands for buildings in the present day. An upsurge in energy demand …

Concrete is a composite material that is widely used in the construction industry due to its
excellent mechanical and physical properties. Despite these benefits, concrete possesses …

This review paper intends to synthesise the data published in the literature on the uses of
different types of nanomaterials in cementitious materials. According to ASTM, depending on …

This paper presents an extensive experimental study to investigate the possibility of using
sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) as a partial replacement of cement in ordinary, lightweight …

The concrete industry is known to be responsible for a great amount of CO2 emissions
generated during the production of Portland cement. In this paper, the application of natural …

Natural zeolite, a type of frame-structured hydrated aluminosilicate mineral, is used
abundantly as a type of natural pozzolanic material in some regions of the world. In this …

Solidification is the most widely applied treatment method for radioactive waste, and cement
is the most commonly used material for the immobilization of radionuclides, due to its …

This paper assesses the hydration progress in metakaolin (MK)-blended high-performance
cement pastes with age from the measurements of compressive strength, porosity, and pore …

Concrete strength is dependent upon not only the water to cement ratio but also different
constituents of the concrete. The inclusion of natural zeolite (NZ) as an effective …

The durability of concrete structures and, consequently, their service life, have improved
significantly due to the introduction of pozzolans to the industry; thus, using newly developed …