Concrete is known for its high structural performance and workability, but its environmental impact is significant in terms of the utilization of virgin resources and greenhouse gas emissions. To mitigate the negative climate effects of concrete, it...
This study focuses on evaluating the field performance of a newly developed eco-friendly precast concrete slab track structure for railway/subway systems in Seoul, South Korea. Although Ballasted railway track structures are one of the most common tr...
Considering the environmental problems arising from random disposal of waste shells and the overexploitation of river sand, crushed waste shells (CWS) can be recycled and used as fine aggregates in eco-friendly concrete production. Nevertheless, exis...
The high production of carbon dioxide from concrete cement manufacturing and the high utilization of natural resources in concrete has been a concern for research in recent decades. Eco-friendly concrete (Eco-Con) is a type of concrete that uses less...
In order to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and produce an eco-friendly construction material, a type of concrete that uses a minimal amount of cement, yet still retains equivalent properties to ordinary cement concrete, has been developed and...
The construction industry has witnessed a substantial increase in the demand for eco-friendly and sustainable materials. Eco-friendly concrete containing Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) and Recycled Coarse Aggregate (RCA) is such a mater...
With the growing demands of the construction industry, the need for manufacturing cement increases, and it causes challenges to the climate as one ton of cement results in the release of around one ton of CO2. Therefore, it is essential to find an al...
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential use of rapidly increasing agricultural wastes in concrete production by substituting them for cement, thereby reducing their environmental impact and producing eco-friendly concrete. For this purp...
At present, low tensile mechanical properties and a high carbon footprint are considered the chief drawbacks of plain cement concrete (PCC). At the same time, the combination of supplementary cementitious material (SCM) and reinforcement of fiber fil...
The civil construction industry consumes huge amounts of raw materials and energy, especially infrastructure. Thus, the use of eco-friendly materials is indispensable to promote sustainable development. In this context, the present work investigated...
This study investigates an eco-friendly rapid-setting concrete developed for emergency repair and accelerated post-disaster reconstruction. The proposed material concept combines a low-emission multicomponent cement, CEM V/A (S-V) 42.5 N-LH/HSR/NA, w...
Green revolution and high carbon footprint concepts have attracted the development of a green and sustainable environment. This work endeavors to investigate the behavior of recycled aggregate geopolymer concrete (RAGC) developed with four different...
In this research, iron ore tailing (IOT) is utilized as the cementitious material to develop an eco-friendly ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). The UHPC mix is obtained according to the modified Andreasen and Andersen (MAA) packing model, and th...
To address the durability deficiencies and limited service life of concrete structures exposed to complex service environments such as chloride attack in marine and underground engineering, this study employs fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast-...
Disposal of the coal fly ash (CFA) generated from thermal power plants in huge quantities is one of the major concerns for the industry, as well as the natural environment. On the other hand, CFA can be used within a certain percentage range in the c...
The fine portion of crushed old concrete is difficult to be recycled for use in new concrete because it contains old cement paste, which generally has high porosity and low strength. Hence, in practice, the coarse portion is recycled as coarse aggreg...
Cement replacement materials can not only benefit the workability of the concrete but can also improve its compressive strength. Reducing the cement content of concrete can also lower CO2 emissions to mitigate the impact of the construction industry...
Accurate prediction of compressive strength in eco-friendly concretes, where part of the cement is replaced with recycled glass powder, remains a fundamental challenge for sustainable construction. This study evaluates and compares the performance of...
At present, reducing the environmental impact of the construction industry is a major subject of study. In terms of the use of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), most recently conducted studies have shown that the use of a limited percentage of thos...
Bio-sulfur (BS), extracted from landfill bio-gas via microbial methods, was examined herein as a potential cement replacement material. The study developed five modified BS variants through limestone incorporation processes (sulfur-to-limestone ratio...
This study investigates the feasibility of collaborative use of recycled carbon fiber reinforced polymer (RCFRP) fibers and recycled aggregate (RA) in concrete, which is called RCFRP fiber reinforced RA concrete (RFRAC). The mechanical properties of...
A crucial factor in the efficient design of concrete sustainable buildings is the compressive strength (Cs) of eco-friendly concrete. In this work, a hybrid model of Gradient Boosting Regression Tree (GBRT) with grid search cross-validation (GridSear...
Large-scale recycling of new industrial wastes or by-products in concrete has become a crucial issue for construction materials sustainability, with impact in the three pillars (environmental, social and economic), while still maintaining satisfactor...
The global concrete and construction industry’s growth has led to a shift in priorities, with a greater emphasis placed on sustainability. Hence, with technological advances, the concrete industry seeks additional cementitious materials to prod...
Concrete, the most consumed man-made material worldwide, has shaped the environment and the modern world. Even though concrete is a major contributor to the carbon footprint, it is indispensable for building the sustainable world of tomorrow. Researc...
Concrete has a significant impact on the environment and efforts are being made to replace it with more environmentally friendly alternatives. One possibility is to replace all or part of the conventional components (i.e., cement, water, sand and gra...
In this study, considering the eco-friendly design necessities of reinforced concrete structures, the acquirement of minimizing both the cost and the CO2 emission of the reinforced concrete retaining walls in conjunction with ensuring stability condi...
The circular economy includes, among other things, the use of waste materials. One such material is biochar, which should not be used as a fuel because its combustion generates large amounts of air pollution. This study evaluates the feasibility of u...
Currently, membrane filters, which need to be replaced regularly as they get worn, are used in filtration facilities globally. The old membrane filters and housings become continuous industrial waste and are currently 100% incinerated. To solve this...
Clinker production is very energy-intensive and responsible for releasing climate-relevant carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, and the exploitation of aggregate for concrete results in a reduction in natural resources. This contrasts with infra...
The 21st century has witnessed a substantial increase in the demand for construction materials, mainly influenced by the growing population. This increase in demand has resulted in higher prices for these materials and has also placed considerable bu...
In this research, the possibility of making eco-friendly concrete from available materials in the local United Arab Emirates (UAE) market was investigated. Supplementary cementitious materials, such as ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and...
The interest of the construction industry in alkali-activated materials has increased to the extent that these materials are recognized as alternatives to ordinary Portland cement-based materials in the quest for sustainable construction. This articl...
This study was based on the reduction of the extraction of natural resources and, at the same time, was focused on the use of by-products and various wastes in construction applications by following the principles of circular economy. Sterile natural...
The rising environmental burden of Portland cement production has intensified the demand for eco-friendly binders that support sustainable construction. This study investigates the development and performance of eco-friendly self-compacting geopolyme...
This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using geopolymer paste (GP) as an adhesive agent for (i) anchoring steel bars in concrete substrates, (ii) repairing concrete, and (iii) repairing limestone and granite masonry blocks commonly found...
Eco-friendly pervious concretes containing fly ash (FA) and blast furnace slag (BFS) were prepared in this study. The compressive strength and hydraulic behaviors were investigated to explore the effect of replacement content of FA and BFS. Rheologic...
Construction activities have been a primary cause for depleting natural resources and are associated with stern environmental impact. Developing concrete mixture designs that meet project specifications is time-consuming, costly, and requires many tr...
Rigid pavement structures are one of the costly components of the infrastructure development process. It consumes a huge quantity of ingredients necessary for concrete development. Hence, a newly introduced concept of circular economy in combination...
Bio-based modification of bitumen can be used to replace the stiffening effect of asphalt pavement. It can help to improve the efficiency of the asphalt projects for sustainable development. The eco-friendly utilization of waste materials also helps...
The construction sector faces a critical need to minimize its carbon footprint, which is currently stimulating the development of geopolymer concrete using recycled coarse aggregates as an eco-friendly material compared with Portland cement. Accurate...
The objective of the research outlined in this paper is to propose an eco-friendly solution that simultaneously contributes to improving the characteristics of polymer composites. The analyzed solution entails the use of recycled aggregate from crush...
A sustainable solution for the global construction industry can be partial substitution of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) by use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) sourced from industrial end-of-life (EOL) products that contain calcareous...
The preparation of construction waste into eco-friendly recycled powder (RP), partially replacing cement to produce foam concrete with thermal insulation properties, provides a new approach for the resource utilization of RP. In this study, different...
The breakwater construction technique using floating concrete caissons is well-known nowadays as a widespread system. Yet do we really know its origin? Since Julius Caesar used this technology in Brindisi (Italy) up to the Normandy landings in June 1...
Replacing natural aggregate (NA) with recycled aggregate (RA) has contributed to the trend of sustainable development in civil construction. With this background, improvements in the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) and the...
The increasing demand for civil infrastructure has contributed significantly to CO2 emissions and global warming potential (GWP), largely due to concrete production, cement manufacturing, and natural aggregate extraction. Automotive shredder residue...
In addressing the dual challenges of sustainable waste management and environmental conservation in the construction industry, particularly the disposal of waste tire crumb rubber (CR) and the demand for eco-friendly building materials, this study ex...
The use of concrete in road construction has grown over the past decade due to the material’s great durability. However, concrete has poor tensile strength, ductility, and energy absorption. This paper aims to investigate the utilization of pla...
Waste-concrete recycling processes using wet-based crushing methods inevitably generate a large amount of alkaline concrete sludge, as well as wastewater, which contains abundant Ca ions. The Ca-rich alkaline wastewater must then be neutralized for r...
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