Recent Advances in Sustainable Concrete Materials Technology
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 367
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermal properties of concrete; sustainable concrete; Microstructural analysis by x-ray CT scanner
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To reduce CO2 emissions, sustainable and energy-efficient materials for infrastructure development are necessary. While over ten billion tons of concrete are being produced worldwide each year, introducing sustainable and energy-efficient concrete has brightened the horizon for sustainable development in the construction industry. There are some potential solutions to prepare sustainable and energy-efficient concrete, such as utilizing a high volume of supplementary cementing materials (SCMs), geopolymer concrete, carbonation, carbon capture, and storage (CCS), and applying phase change materials (PCMs). These types of concrete can reduce energy consumption in buildings and mitigate urban heat islands (UHI). This Special Issue aims to include manuscripts discussing the physical, thermal, mechanical, and/or microstructural properties of fresh/hardened concrete containing any waste or by-products. Furthermore, discussions about incorporating PCMs into the concrete and their effect on sustainability and energy efficiency are highly welcome for submission.
Dr. Iman Asadi
Dr. Mohammad Hashemi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thermal properties of concrete
- phase change materials (PCMs)
- high volume SCMs
- geopolymer concrete
- urban heat island (UHI)
- waste materials
- concrete pavement
- pavement materials
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