Durability of Concrete or Mineral-Asphalt Mixtures with Recycled Aggregates

Dear Colleagues,

Waste management is a very difficult problem, and in the near future an important task will be to increase recycling and economic utilization while lowering storage. One of the most hopeful prospects to improve the recycling of materials is to also study the possibility of using wastes for construction materials such as concrete and mineral–asphalt mixtures. Concrete and mineral–asphalt mixtures are often exposed to aggressive impacts of the environment, and therefore, they must have a high resistance to chemical corrosion, frost corrosion, weathering, impact of aggressive water, and many other corrosive agents. However, materials with light, porous recycling aggregates are often characterized by high absorptivity and low resistance to corrosion, especially frost. Therefore, the implementation of new methods or materials increasing the durability of these materials seems to be justified.

The present Special Issue on ”Durability of Concrete or Mineral–Asphalt Mixtures with Recycled Aggregates” aims to publish original research, which adds knowledge to the current understanding on durability concrete or mineral–asphalt mixtures with recycling aggregates and/or fibers.

Critical reviews are also welcome.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Materials with recycling aggregate/fiber design for enhanced durability;
• Durability of concrete or mineral–asphalt mixtures (e.g., chloride attack, sulfate attack, acid attack, carbonation, alkali–silica reaction, freeze/thaw, and biodegradation);
• Methods for increasing the durability of concrete and mineral–asphalt mixtures with recycling aggregate/fibers;
• New trends in the design of new lightweight recycled concrete;
• The design of self-compacting recycled concrete;
• The design of hybrid fiber reinforced high performance recycled concrete;
• Recycled concrete or mineral–asphalt mixtures aggregates/fibers from: crushed old concrete of construction, brick and tile waste, ceramic sanitary waste, crushed glass, plastic waste, electric wires, granulated blast furnace slag, electric furnace slag, steel furnace slag, waste foundry sand, tire chips, crumb rubber, mine waste, aggregate made of sewage sludge, fly ash, construction waste such as polystyrene, cork, mineral wool, etc.;
• Other biorecycled aggregates/fibers like hemp, flax, rice husk, woodchip, etc.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Danuta Barnat-Hunek
Guest Editor

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