Durability of concrete coupled with life cycle assessment: Review and perspective

C Li, J Li, Q Ren, Q Zheng, Z Jiang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Extending the service life of structures is an important strategy to mitigate the environmental
impacts, in particular, the global warming potential, of the building sector. As a key factor …

A critical review of engineered geopolymer composite: a low-carbon ultra-high-performance concrete

N Elmesalami, K Celik - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract “Bendable concrete” or, more formally, engineered cementitious composite (ECC)
is a special type of ultra-high-performance concrete that possesses strain-hardening …

Life cycle assessment under uncertainty: a sco** review

Z Barahmand, MS Eikeland - World, 2022 - mdpi.com
Today, life cycle assessment (LCA) is the most widely used approach to model and calculate
the environmental impacts of products and processes. The results of LCAs are often said to …

Fibrillar calcium silicate hydrate seeds from hydrated tricalcium silicate lower cement demand

J Li, W Zhang, K Xu, PJM Monteiro - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Debates remain on the influencing factor and long-term performance of CSH-seeded paste.
In this study, phase-pure seeds were prepared from diluted Ca 3 SiO 5 hydration. The seed …

Rheological behavior of fresh cement composites with graphene oxide–coated silica fume

D Lu, Z Sheng, B Yan, Z Jiang, D Wang… - Journal of Materials in …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Although graphene oxide (GO) can be well dispersed in water, it tends to reagglomerate in
an alkaline cement hydration environment, thus seriously degrading the workability and …

New sights in early carbonation of calcium silicates: Performance, mechanism and nanostructure

T Chen, P Xu, X Gao, T Wang, L Qin - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Low calcium minerals were considered as a potential sustainable binder and reported to be
reactive to CO 2. In this research, the carbonation characteristics of C 3 S, β-C 2 S and γ-C 2 …

Using diatomite as a partial replacement of cement for improving the performance of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC)-Effects and mechanism

H Zhang, B He, B Zhao, PJM Monteiro - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This work proposes that diatomite can be used to improve the performance of recycled
aggregate concrete (RAC). A calcined diatomite sample with an amorphous silica content …

Flash-calcined sediments versus raw sediments: A comparative life cycle assessment of SCMs

M Almokdad, R Zentar - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The urgent need for reducing CO 2 emissions and achieving sustainable development goals
has prompted governments worldwide to adopt strategies such as Net-Zero targets for …

Carbon dioxide cured building materials as an approach to decarbonizing the calcium carbide related industry

C Li, Y Li, W Zhu, G Zeng, Z Ouyang, M Cheng… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Storing CO 2 in building materials is an effective way to utilizing CO 2 and mitigating climate
change. This study presents a new approach connecting the decarbonization of the coal-to …

Recycling of bone china ceramic waste as cement replacement to produce sustainable self-compacting concrete

L Gautam, JK Jain, A Jain, P Kalla - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Ceramic waste (CW) is produced during the cutting and polishing stage in the ceramic
industry, which is hazardous to the environment and requires a large area for its disposal …