Investigation on the sustainable use of different sizes of sawdust aggregates in eco-friendly foam concretes: Physico-mechanical, thermal insulation and durability …

İGM Özkan, K Aldemir, O Alhasan, A Benli… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive mining of natural resources, such as sand, for the construction industry, poses
a hazard to the environment. To preserve the environment, the researcher must thus take …

Sustainable use of silica fume and metakaolin in slag/fly ash-based self-compacting geopolymer composites: fresh, physico-mechanical and durability properties

S Arslan, A Öz, A Benli, B Bayrak, G Kaplan… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Self-compacting geopolymer concrete is a new technology in the construction industry that
prevents workers from compaction operations on materials with highly concentrated alkaline …

Performance assessment and cost analysis of slag/metakaolin based rubberized semi-lightweight geopolymers with perlite aggregate: Sustainable reuse of waste …

OY Bayraktar, A Benli, B Bodur, A Öz… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low-carbon binders or industrial waste can reduce or even eliminate the demand for
Portland cement and other natural resources, which reduces environmental pollution in …

Slag/diatomite-based alkali-activated lightweight composites containing waste andesite sand: mechanical, insulating, microstructural and durability properties

OY Bayraktar, U Yakupoglu, A Benli - Archives of Civil and Mechanical …, 2023 - Springer
Waste andesite sand (AS) is produced when cutting andesite stone and doing other stone
dressing procedures. Problems with storage and environmental pollution may result from the …

Sustainable use of boron waste and volcanic scoria in slag-based self-compacting alkali-activated mortars: fresh, mechanical and durability properties

MŞ Yön, B Yön, M Karataş, A Benli - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable self-compacting alkali-activated concrete (SCAAC) manufacturing is an
environmentally friendly concrete that has a reduced carbon footprint than ordinary concrete …

Effect of using wastewater from the ready-mixed concrete plant on the performance of one-part alkali-activated GBFS/FA composites: Fresh, mechanical and durability …

B Bodur, OY Bayraktar, A Benli, G Kaplan… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is the world's most pressing issue, as concrete batching facilities and concrete
mixer trucks produce massive amounts of wash water every day. Recycling waste water from …

Thermal and mechanical performance of lightweight geopolymer concrete with pumice aggregate

AS Jamal, DKH Bzeni, J Shi - Structural Concrete, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to prepare and assess the mechanical characteristics of fly ash (FA)‐based
lightweight geopolymer concrete (LWGPC) utilizing pumice as a coarse aggregate. A …

Bond performance of geopolymer concrete with bazalt/glass fiber under elevated temperature

MHS Özdemir, B Bayrak, AC Aydın - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
This manuscript aims to assess the bond performance of geopolymer concrete was elevated
using pullout tests, in which the influences of fiber type (basalt and glass), bar diameter (8 …

Drying shrinkage and microstructural evolution of concrete with high-volume and low-grade metakaolin

Z He, B Wang, J Shi, D Liu, J Liu, D Wang… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-grade metakaolin (LMK) are often neglected in concrete production due to their low
reactivity. High-volume LMK was used to replace part of the cement to produce high-volume …

Experimental study of bond behavior of geopolymer concrete under different curing condition using a pull-out test

B Bayrak, O Akarsu, M Kılıç, HG Alcan, O Çelebi… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Researchers recently have focused on geopolymer concrete as it has several advantages
compared to traditional Portland cement, such as lower carbon footprint, high early strength …