The greening of engineered cementitious composites (ECC): A review

D Shoji, Z He, D Zhang, VC Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Concern over sustainability in the construction industry is growing. Engineered cementitious
composites (ECC) have the potential to reduce the carbon and energy footprints of the built …

Fly ash and slag

Z Giergiczny - Cement and concrete research, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Low-calcium (FA) and high-calcium (HCFA) fly ash and granulated blast furnace slag
(GBFS) are the most widely known, standardized and used SCMs in the composition of …

Use of supplementary cementitious materials in seawater–sea sand concrete: State-of-the-art review

H Li, F Liu, Z Pan, H Li, Z Wu, L Li, Z **ong - Construction and Building …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in seawater–sea sand concrete
(SSSC) enhances the concrete performance as well as helps in reducing the excessive …

Alkali-silica reaction in concrete: Mechanisms, mitigation and test methods

RB Figueira, R Sousa, L Coelho, M Azenha… - … and Building Materials, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In the last few decades, the alkali–silica reaction (ASR) has been reported as one of the
major concrete concerns regarding durability, leading to high maintenance and …

[HTML][HTML] Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in concrete structures: Mechanisms, effects and evaluation test methods adopted in the United States

EO Fanijo, JT Kolawole, A Almakrab - Case Studies in Construction …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and its associated deformation are major durability problems in
concrete structures and was reported as far back as the 1940s by Stanton (2008)[1]. This …

Reuse of waste glass as a supplementary binder and aggregate for sustainable cement-based construction materials: A review

MNN Khan, AK Saha, PK Sarker - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Safe disposal of the huge amount of waste glass has become a serious environmental
concern in many countries. On the other hand, production of concrete uses huge amount of …

3D mesoscale investigation on the compressive fracture of concrete with different aggregate shapes and interface transition zones

G Zhou, Z Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The purpose of this work is to investigate the effect of aggregate shape parameters and
interface transition zone (ITZ) thickness on the mechanical properties and failure behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] Seawater concrete: a critical review and future prospects

S Saxena, MH Baghban - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Concrete production requires a large amount of water which causes a shortage of natural
freshwater. Conversely, seawater in concrete can improve sustainability in construction by …

Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in the alkali-activated cement (AAC) system: A state-of-the-art review

W Wang, T Noguchi - Construction and Building Materials, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Although alkali-activated cement has received worldwide attention due to its lower energy
consumption and environmental impact than that of traditional ordinary Portland cement …

Glass powder as a partial precursor in Portland cement and alkali-activated slag mortar: A comprehensive comparative study

P Shoaei, F Ameri, HR Musaeei, T Ghasemi… - … and Building Materials, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Prior studies were conducted in an isolated manner for the use of glass powder (GP) either
as ordinary Portland cement (OPC) replacement material in blended cement or as a …