Cement and Concrete Research

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few decades, rapid urbanisation due to population growth has caused the redevelopment of housing sectors and infrastructures in many cities worldwide. These redevelopments produce an enormous quantity of demolition waste due to the destruction of existing infrastructures, e.g., buildings and bridges. New construction activities also generate concrete and building waste. Concrete is the single most widely used construction material around the world to produce structural and non-structural elements of buildings, even with the existence of many new materials. Cement is an essential ingredient of concrete, and the use of concrete is unavoidable for infrastructural development. About 3.4% of the global carbon dioxide is generated from fossil fuel combustion and cement production. Therefore, decreasing cement consumption and thus controlling the carbon footprint is vital.

Authors are invited to submit original research, theoretical and experimental work, case studies, and review papers for possible publication in this Special Issue. Relevant topics to this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following subjects:

• Low-carbon building materials
• Recycled materials in concrete
• Alternative cements/binder systems
• Life cycle assessment of buildings
• Additives and admixtures for sustainable concrete production

Thank you for your contributions.

Dr. Haleh Rasekh
Dr. Marie Joshua Tapas
Guest Editors

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