A review of recycled aggregate in concrete applications (2000–2017)

VWY Tam, M Soomro, ACJ Evangelista - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
Solid waste has been an inevitable by-product of the operations of industrialised societies.
One result of economic growth is an increase in generation of solid waste which normally …

[HTML][HTML] Use of fine recycled concrete aggregates in concrete: A critical review

M Nedeljković, J Visser, B Šavija, S Valcke… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the state-of-the-art of the fine recycled concrete aggregates (fRCA),
focusing on their physical and chemical properties, engineering properties and durability of …

Effects of nano cotton stalk and palm leaf ashes on ultrahigh-performance concrete properties incorporating recycled concrete aggregates

M Amin, AM Zeyad, BA Tayeh, IS Agwa - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
The demand for partial replacement and complementary products of cement to enhance the
properties of concrete and reduce the environmental pollution from the cement industry is …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways to circular construction: An integrated management of construction and demolition waste for resource recovery

SH Ghaffar, M Burman, N Braimah - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
The challenges of sustainable construction, industrial growth and importance of resource
efficiency are clearly recognised by the UK government and are now at the forefront of …

Recycled aggregate from C&D waste & its use in concrete–A breakthrough towards sustainability in construction sector: A review

M Behera, SK Bhattacharyya, AK Minocha… - … and building materials, 2014 - Elsevier
The issues of sustainability are of prime concerns these days as we use large amount of
natural resources for producing materials such as concrete. Depletion of natural resources is …

Performance enhancement of recycled concrete aggregate–a review

C Shi, Y Li, J Zhang, W Li, L Chong, Z **e - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete aggregate differ from natural aggregate as the former contains hardened
cement mortar. The adhered cement mortar on recycled concrete aggregate has higher …

Enhancing mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregate concrete

G Dimitriou, P Savva, MF Petrou - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The main difference between Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) and Natural Aggregate
(NA) is the mortar adhered on RCA. This paper presents the effect of RCA to concrete and a …

[HTML][HTML] A scientometric review of waste material utilization in concrete for sustainable construction

W Ahmad, A Ahmad, KA Ostrowski, F Aslam… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction sector has a significant impact on the environment, contributing
significantly to energy consumption, resource depletion, and CO 2 emissions. This sector is …

A novel artificial intelligence technique to predict compressive strength of recycled aggregate concrete using ICA-XGBoost model

J Duan, PG Asteris, H Nguyen, XN Bui… - Engineering with …, 2021 - Springer
Recycled aggregate concrete is used as an alternative material in construction engineering,
aiming to environmental protection and sustainable development. However, the …

Methods for improving the microstructure of recycled concrete aggregate: A review

R Wang, N Yu, Y Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) differ from natural aggregate as the former contains
attached mortar. Given the recycling process of RCA, that is, by crushing, the microstructure …