Sustainable Concretes for Structural Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 578
Special Issue Editors
Interests: special concretes; damage and fracture of quasi-brittle materials; post-installed and cast-in anchors; structural glass
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: durability and sustainability of cementitious materials; admixtures and additives for concrete; alternative binders and aggregates; cement-based repair materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Concrete is the most widely used human-made material on the planet. Even though the reasons for concrete’s dominance are diverse, the massive production and consumption cycle of concrete have significant environmental impacts.
In the last decade, many efforts have been made to improve the concrete cycle production with several approaches. Since most of the emissions are attributable to the production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), one approach to overcome this problem is through the reducing clinker factor and replacing OPC with supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash, slag, silica fume, natural pozzolan. Binders alternative to Portland cement such as calcium sulfoaluminate cement (CSA), alkali-activated binders, and supersulfated cements could represent a valid and eco-friendly solution to reduce the environmental impact of construction materials. Use of wastes from different sources (demolished concrete, crushed asphalt, etc.) as recycled aggregates is fundamental to reduce consumption of nonrenewable natural resources. Finally, a proper mix design finalized to achieve the required physical performance and durability along the entire service life of the concrete elements is mandatory to attain a real eco-friendly concrete.
This Special Issue focuses on the development of new sustainable concretes, study of their properties, and features with particular reference to enhanced service life and mechanical properties.
The topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Green concretes;
- Recycled materials;
- Case studies
Prof. Dr. Sara Cattaneo
Prof. Dr. Luigi Coppola
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green concrete
- recycled materials
- service life
