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Sustainable Cement Materials: Preparation, Experimental Analysis and Engineering Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 217

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Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Interests: low-carbon concrete; concrete properties

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Interests: concrete

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College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Interests: concrete rheology; low-carbon concrete
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Dear Colleagues,

The production of Portland cement requires significant natural resources and energy and generates CO2 emissions, all of which contribute to substantial environmental impact and climate change. Driven by the goal of carbon neutrality in the cement and construction industry, considerable efforts have been made to explore various strategies, including carbon capture, the use of supplementary cementitious materials, the development of low-carbon alternatives and waste recycling.

This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest scientific advancements in sustainable cement materials and promote their further development and application. This Special Issue focuses on research related to sustainable cement materials, including, but not limited to, composition, processing, rheology, hydration, mechanical performance, durability, microstructure and life cycle assessment. It also encompasses applications in engineered cementitious composites (ECCs), ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), 3D-printed concrete (3DPC), limestone calcined clay cement (LC3), cement composites containing biomass or industrial ashes, alkali-activated materials, asphalt- and magnesium-based materials, recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), recycled fiber-reinforced construction materials, carbon sequestration technologies, self-healing concrete and demonstration projects.

We invite you to contribute manuscripts for publication in this Special Issue, which serves as a platform for innovative research that will drive the next generation of sustainable cement materials.

Dr. Huanyu Li
Dr. Chao Zhang
Dr. Junyi Zhang
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Keywords

  • sustainable cement
  • workability
  • rheology
  • hydration
  • mechanical properties
  • durability
  • microstructure
  • life cycle assessment

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The Synergistic Utilization of Glass Aggregates and Glass Powder on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Concrete
by Bo Wen, Huaizheng Wang, Guanyi Gao, Lu Zhang, Zhengyao Yu and Zhihao Wang
Materials 2025, 18(10), 2405; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18102405 - 21 May 2025
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Enhancing the utilization rate of waste glass in concrete is crucial for achieving solid waste reduction and low carbon emissions in the construction industry. This study employs the method of simultaneously replacing fine aggregate and cementitious materials in concrete with glass sand and [...] Read more.
Enhancing the utilization rate of waste glass in concrete is crucial for achieving solid waste reduction and low carbon emissions in the construction industry. This study employs the method of simultaneously replacing fine aggregate and cementitious materials in concrete with glass sand and glass powder to prepare composite waste glass concrete (CGC). The compressive strength, alkali–silicate expansion, and thermal properties of CGC were investigated experimentally. The experimental results show that the pozzolanic activity of fine glass powder in CGC can effectively mitigate the ASR reaction, enhance glass utilization, and allow the glass content to reach up to 17.79% of the total concrete mass. The thermal conductivity of the compounded waste glass concrete decreased linearly with increasing temperature, and the specific heat capacity showed three distinct peaks in the range of 180–800 °C, which were caused by chemical dehydration, quartz phase transition, and CaCO3 decarbonization, respectively. Furthermore, to examine the impact of replacement mode on the high-temperature resistance of waste glass concrete, the residual strength, physical properties, and microstructure of the concrete were evaluated. It was found that the residual strength ratio of CGC (0.73) exhibited a distinct advantage at 600 °C. At this time, the melting effect of glass can reduce the pore size of concrete and transform large pores into capillary pores. However, as the temperature rises to 800 °C, the melting effect of glass no longer alleviates the high-temperature damage to concrete, and the degree of decomposition of hydration products determines the concrete strength. Full article
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