Response surface methodology-based modelling and optimization of sustainable UHPC containing ultrafine fly ash and metakaolin

M Abdellatief, M Abd Elrahman, G Elgendy… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The current work studies the applicability of using a statistical model supported by response
surface methodology (RSM) in the formulation and optimization of sustainable UHPC …

Utilization of industrial-based PVC waste powder in self-compacting concrete: A sustainable building material

M Manjunatha, D Seth, K Balaji, S Roy… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional experimental studies in concrete primarily focus on strength properties and
microstructural analysis and ignore the environmental impacts of chosen waste in concrete …

[HTML][HTML] Using recycled aggregate concrete at a precast-concrete plant: A multi-criteria company-oriented feasibility study

V Revilla-Cuesta, F Fiol, P Perumal… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous test results at laboratory scale confirm the utility of Recycled Aggregate (RA) for
the development of concrete that demonstrates durability and adequate in-fresh and …

Optimization of sustainable concrete characteristics incorporating palm oil clinker and nano-palm oil fuel ash using response surface methodology

HM Hamada, A Al-Attar, J Shi, F Yahaya… - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The production of concrete by replacing cement and aggregates with biomass materials is a
low-carbon footprint and low-cost approach. In this study, the influences of nano-palm oil …

[HTML][HTML] Deformational behavior of self-compacting concrete containing recycled aggregate, slag cement and green powders under compression and bending …

V Revilla-Cuesta, V Ortega-López, M Skaf… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The high fine-aggregate content of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) means that its
deformational behavior differs from that of vibrated concrete. SCC performance is further …

[HTML][HTML] Raw-crushed wind-turbine blade: Waste characterization and suitability for use in concrete production

V Revilla-Cuesta, M Skaf, V Ortega-López… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many of the first wind-turbine installations are reaching the end of their useful life, so their
blades have to be replaced. Inexpensive, sustainable, and straightforward recycling …

Multi-criterion optimization of Low-Cost, Self-compacted and Eco-Friendly Micro-calcium-carbonate-and Waste-glass-flour-based Ultrahigh-Performance concrete

J Abellan-Garcia, MI Khan, YM Abbas… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper provides a multi-objective optimization approach to designing and manufacturing
ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with low cement content. Micro calcium carbonate …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of fly ash as a viscosity-modifying agent to produce cost-effective, self-compacting concrete: A sustainable solution

A Hameed, AM Rasool, YE Ibrahim, MFUD Afzal… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sufficient deformability can be achieved in concrete while maintaining segregation
resistance either by using a chemical viscosity-modifying admixture (VMA) or increasing the …

Selection of truck mixer concrete pump using novel MEREC DNMARCOS model

B Ivanović, A Saha, Ž Stević, A Puška… - Archives of Civil and …, 2022 - Springer
Construction is one of the most developed industries of this century, especially thanks to the
high rate of urbanization, mobility, and the tendency to fulfill global goals. A very important …

Sustainability assessment of recycled aggregate concrete structures: A critical view on the current state‐of‐knowledge and practice

S Marinković, I Josa, S Braymand… - Structural Concrete, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The environmental impacts of activities such as raw material extraction, construction of
infrastructure, and demolition, place construction as one of the sectors that exert the highest …