[HTML][HTML] Geopolymer concrete as a cleaner construction material: An overview on materials and structural performances

HU Ahmed, LJ Mahmood, MA Muhammad, RH Faraj… - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The manufacture of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) produces a lot of CO 2 in the
atmosphere. Researchers have recently focused on exploring the behaviour of geopolymer …

Compressive strength of sustainable geopolymer concrete composites: a state-of-the-art review

HU Ahmed, AA Mohammed, S Rafiq, AS Mohammed… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The building industry, which emits a significant quantity of greenhouse gases, is under
tremendous pressure due to global climate change and its consequences for communities …

Innovative modeling techniques including MEP, ANN and FQ to forecast the compressive strength of geopolymer concrete modified with nanoparticles

HU Ahmed, AS Mohammed, RH Faraj… - Neural Computing and …, 2023 - Springer
The use of nano-materials to improve the engineering properties of different types of
concrete composites including geopolymer concrete (GPC) has recently gained popularity …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive strength of geopolymer concrete modified with nano-silica: Experimental and modeling investigations

HU Ahmed, AS Mohammed, RH Faraj… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since nanotechnology can enhance the performance of materials, significant effort has been
expended in recent years to incorporate nanoparticles (NPs) into geopolymer concrete …

Support vector regression (SVR) and grey wolf optimization (GWO) to predict the compressive strength of GGBFS-based geopolymer concrete

HU Ahmed, RR Mostafa, A Mohammed, P Sihag… - Neural computing and …, 2023 - Springer
Geopolymer concrete is an eco-efficient and environmentally friendly construction material.
Various ashes were used as the binder in geopolymer concrete, such as fly ash, ground …

[HTML][HTML] A review on recent advances in the fabrication and evaluation of superhydrophobic concrete

Y Wu, L Dong, X Shu, Y Yang, W She, Q Ran - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water penetration can cause severe performance deterioration and even failure of concrete
constructions through various degradation mechanisms, such as chemical erosion, dry-wet …

Fire resistance of geopolymer concrete: A critical review

M Amran, SS Huang, S Debbarma… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although a novel inorganic family of geopolymer concrete (GPC) is a promising building
material. The need for understanding its resistance against fire at high temperatures is …

Compressive strength of geopolymer concrete composites: a systematic comprehensive review, analysis and modeling

HU Ahmed, AS Mohammed, SMA Qaidi… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The desire to make the concrete industry more environmentally friendly has existed for a
long time. Geopolymer concrete, which uses industrial or agricultural by-product ashes as …

A critical review on the utilization of coir (coconut fiber) in cementitious materials

B Ali, A Hawreen, NB Kahla, MT Amir, M Azab… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental problems such as the depletion of natural raw materials and the discarding of
solid and gaseous wastes into the atmosphere drive modern communities towards green …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability evaluation, engineering properties and challenges relevant to geopolymer concrete modified with different nanomaterials: A systematic review

O Zaid, NAH Sor, R Martínez-García… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Geopolymer, a novel binder material, possesses the potential to replace conventional
cement completely. Recent studies have investigated the incorporation of various …