Rubberized geopolymer composites: A comprehensive review

SMA Qaidi, AS Mohammed, HU Ahmed, RH Faraj… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction sector has been addressing the issue of integrating sustainability into
production processes over the last few years, either through solid waste materials as …

Strategic progress in foam stabilisation towards high-performance foam concrete for building sustainability: A state-of-the-art review

NP Tran, TN Nguyen, TD Ngo, PK Le, TA Le - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight, high energy reservation and excellent functional performance are the main
benefits of cellular concrete. Its properties mainly depends on the pore characteristics …

Assessment of pore structure of foam concrete containing slag for improved durability performance in reinforced concrete applications

A Vishavkarma, HK Venkatanarayanan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The traditionally produced foam concretes (FCs) for light-weight applications have a high air
void content of about 10%–60%, are characterized by significant void connectivity, and …

Turning waste expanded polystyrene into lightweight aggregate: Towards sustainable construction industry

SK Adhikary, DK Ashish - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
With the limited supply of energies that we can extract or mine from the earth, low energy
consumption building is indeed a demand for the present situation with the use of …

A comprehensive review on the factors influencing engineering characteristics of lightweight geopolymer concrete

SS Chanda, S Guchhait - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concrete (GPC) is a new kind of concrete produced through a polymerisation
process. This production of GPC involves the mixture of aluminosilicate materials and alkali …

Preparation and properties of rubberised geopolymer concrete: A review

M Elzeadani, DV Bompa, AY Elghazouli - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Interest in geopolymer concrete (GeoPC) and in rubberised concrete (RuC) has grown over
the past two decades. The former offers an attractive alternative to ordinary Portland cement …

[HTML][HTML] An ultra-lightweight cellular concrete for geotechnical applications–A review

M Amran, AM Onaizi, R Fediuk, A Danish… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
For decades, lightweight concrete has been used in various civil engineering applications.
Cellular concrete is a type of lighweight concrete that is an emerging composite in materials …

Effect of foam stabilization on the properties of foamed concrete modified by expanded polystyrene

Y Xu, S Tong, X Xu, J Mao, X Kang, J Luo… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to study the modified foamed concrete by mixing expanded polystyrene
(EPS) particles. In order to analyze the influence of EPS particle dosage and particle size on …

A sustainable reuse of agro-industrial wastes into green cement bricks

WQ Chin, YH Lee, M Amran, R Fediuk, N Vatin… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The fabrication of bricks commonly consumes relatively high natural resources. To reduce
the carbon footprint in the brick production industry, repurposing industrial wastes in the …

[HTML][HTML] Flexural strength of concrete beam reinforced with CFRP bars: a review

MBC Bakar, RS Muhammad Rashid, M Amran… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Conventional reinforced concrete (RC) structures are commonly associated with the
corrosion of steel reinforcement. The application of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) …