Impacts of climate change and black sand on Red Sea, Egypt. A comprehensive review

M Hamed, MA Khaled, REM Said, M Abd El-Aal… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global climate change, resulting from natural processes, external forces, and human
activities, poses a significant threat to human well-being and development. Rising sea levels …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Si/Al molar ratio and ca content on the performance of fly ash-based geopolymer incorporating waste glass and GGBFS

HL Dinh, J Liu, JH Doh, DEL Ong - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delved into the utilization of waste glass powder (WGP) and ground granulated
blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) as a binder and waste glass cullet (WGC) fine aggregate in fly …

Application of metallurgical ferronickel slag in building materials: A review

S Yanning, H Qiao, F Qiong, W Chao… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ferronickel slag (FNS) is an industrial solid waste discharged during the production of
ferronickel alloy. The annual discharge and total stockpile of FNS keep rising due to the …

Life cycle assessment of river sand and aggregates alternatives in concrete

LH Anh, FC Mihai, A Belousova, R Kucera, KD Oswald… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urbanization processes in Asia are still ongoing; thus, aggregate demand is expected to
increase in following years. Even though construction and demolition waste is a source for …

High-strength geopolymer based engineered cementitious composites (ECC) for sustainable and resilient construction

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, M Thomas… - Journal of Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The development of high-strength engineered cementitious composite (ECC) gains
a significant leap in structural engineering. Engineers have been looking for new …

Turning waste into profit: Circular economic optimization of quartz sand from tin mining and processing

S Sulista, FA Rosyid, AP Wibowo - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes whether the mining industry can apply circular economy principles in its
investment, using two business scenarios of the circular economy. Scenario A utilizes quartz …

Multicriteria Analysis of Cement Mortar with Recycled Sand

M Kępniak, P Łukowski - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development requires a holistic perspective that integrates the different aspects
of production and consumption and promotes the transition to a circular economy. This …

Combine the use of rice husk ash and quarry waste for sustainable masonry blocks: Mechanical characteristics, durability and eco-benefits

V Gunasekaran, N Sathiparan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction industry faces a growing demand for eco-friendly practices. This study
explores the viability of incorporating quarry waste and rice husk ash (RHA) as partial …

Investigation on compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of manufactured sand concrete: Machine learning prediction and experimental verification

K **, Y Li, J Shen, H Lin, M Fan, J Shi - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to experimental constraints, traditional strength prediction models for manufactured
sand concrete (MSC) exhibit significant limitations and have a narrow range of applicability …

A spatio-temporal sand mining pressure index to support the management of estuary health

B McKelvey, F MacKay - Journal of Environmental Management, 2025 - Elsevier
Sand mining is ubiquitous given the universal demand for aggregate materials for
construction and other manufacturing industries. This demand is mostly met by mining …