[HTML][HTML] Application of biochar in concrete–A review

SS Senadheera, S Gupta, HW Kua, D Hou… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
The continuous rise in global temperatures is an evidence of climate change. CO 2
emissions have caused major problems owing to its contribution to climate change. In …

Recent advancements in the use of biochar for cementitious applications: A review

BA Akinyemi, A Adesina - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
With increasing population and rising demands for improved built environment, there is an
expected increase in greenhouse gas emission from the construction industry. Carbon …

Multiscale micromechanical analysis of alkali-activated fly ash-slag paste

G Fang, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Current demand for highly sustainable concrete, eg alkali-activated fly ash-slag (AAFS)
concrete, urges understanding the links between microstructure and micromechanical …

A review on the mechanical properties of cement-based materials measured by nanoindentation

C Hu, Z Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
A well-known fact is that the mechanical properties of cement-based materials largely
depend on the material structure at the micro-and nano-scales. To understand and improve …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive micro-nano investigative approach to study the development of aluminosilicate gel in binary blends of lithium slag geopolymer

U Javed, FUA Shaikh, PK Sarker - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2024 - Elsevier
This study extensively investigates the formation of aluminosilicate gel in binary blends of
lithium slag geopolymer (LSG) containing fly ash and silica fume. A comprehensive analysis …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of sustainable cementitious materials with ultra-high substitution level of calcined clay and limestone powder

Y Ruan, T Jamil, C Hu, BP Gautam, J Yu - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Supplementary cementitious materials have been widely used to partially replace ordinary
Portland cement. An increasing level of the substitution is a highly effective way to reduce …

Characterization and evaluation of the pozzolanic activity of granulated copper slag modified with CaO

Y Feng, Q Yang, Q Chen, J Kero, A Andersson… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
GCS, granulated copper slag, is currently utilized in cement and concrete with a low rate,
due mainly to its low pozzolanic activity. The present study was thus performed by first …

Micromechanical analysis of interfacial transition zone in alkali-activated fly ash-slag concrete

G Fang, Q Wang, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper systematically investigates the micromechanical properties of interfacial
transition zone (ITZ) in alkali-activated fly ash-slag (AAFS) concrete using nanoindentation …

Microstructure and micromechanical properties of interfacial transition zone in green recycled aggregate concrete

G Fang, J Chen, B Dong, B Liu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Green recycled aggregate concrete (GRAC) is considered one of the sustainable building
materials, which is made up of recycled aggregates (RAs) and green binding materials …

Effect of fineness on the hydration and microstructure of cementitious materials with high-volume steel slag and blast furnace slag

Z Yang, X **ong, S Chen, B Briseghella… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, steel slag (SS), blast furnace slag (BFS), ultrafine SS (USS) and ultrafine BFS
(UBFS), with fineness of 407, 450, 748 and 760 m 2/kg respectively, were prepared. The …