Current Developments in Recycled Concrete
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2022) | Viewed by 5316
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building energy saving system and application technology; high performance concrete; innovative building materials
Interests: life-cycle assessmemt; low-carbon cement; strain-hardening composites
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Dear Colleagues,
After the demolition of old roads and buildings, the removed concrete is often considered worthless and disposed of as demolition waste. Due to the environmental and resource concerns, the effective employment of recycled aggregates in concrete preparation has been a focus in the academic and industrial circles, as natural aggregates cannot be reproduced in the short term. Therefore, in using the waste concrete as recycled aggregate, in addition to addressing the resource issue, the land will also be spared the disposal of waste concrete. However, some mechanical and durability issues occur when recycled aggregates are used for the production of concrete. Thus, numerous enhancement methods for recycled concrete aggregates have been proposed, and have been suggested for use in a number of applications and scenarios, but still more work is required to promote the use of recycled concrete in practice.
Therefore, we propose a Special Issue of Applied Science, addressing topics including but not limited to those shown below:
- Microstructural properties of recycled concrete.
- Long-term durability of recycled concrete.
- New enhancement approaches for the improved performance of recycled concrete.
- Performance of recycled concrete in a marine environment.
- Recycled concrete used in different applications (e.g., highways, housing).
- Field investigation of recycled concrete.
- Recycled concrete-steel structures.
- Life cycle assessment of recycled concrete.
Prof. Xiaoqian Qian
Dr. Shaoqin Ruan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microstructural properties
- durability
- application
- performance enhancement
- life cycle assessment
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