Construction Materials, Volume 4, Issue 3

Concrete is one of the most commonly used materials in civil engineering construction, and it continues to have increased production. This puts pressure on the consumption of its constituent materials, including Portland cement and aggregates. There...

This paper examines the properties of sewage sludge ashes (SSAs) from the incineration of sewage sludge with added limestone for toxic gas treatment. It also evaluates the potential valorization of SSA in cement composites as supplementary cementitio...

The rapid increase in plastic usage today poses a significant threat to our environment and the planet. It contributes to global warming and negatively impacts biodiversity. Most plastic ends up in landfills, where it can take up to 1000 years to dec...

Solid waste management is a major environmental challenge, especially in developing countries, with increasing amounts of waste glass (WG) and waste plastic (WP) not being recycled. In Ethiopia, managing WG and WP requires innovative recycling techni...

Asphalt mix air void content is a dominant parameter for asphalt mix design. The air void content of the mix affects the mechanical property of stiffness, while both characterize compacted asphalt mix materials. On the other hand, asphalt mix as a co...

This study investigates the prediction of the thermal conductivity of lightweight earth and raw earth blocks incorporating plant aggregates. Given the high variability of raw materials, it is not currently possible to predict the thermal performance...

This study’s aim is to fully characterize ferronickel slag from New Caledonia, considered a multiphase mineral containing amorphous material. The methodology consisted of combining chemical, mineral, and morphological characterization technique...

The simple for dead load and continuous for live load (SDCL) steel bridge system offers an accelerated construction solution for steel bridges. The available details for the SDCL steel bridge system consist of a cast-in-place normal strength concrete...

Microbial corrosion of waterproof coatings causes structural damage to buildings and renovation materials and severely threatens human health. In practical applications, coatings with different base materials show different durabilities to external e...