Special Issue "Modifications of Building Materials with Waste Materials Admixtures"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 July 2023.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Sławomir Czarnecki
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Guest Editor
Department of Civil Engineering, Wroclaw Unversity of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: cementitous materials; neural networks; concrete skin; surface morphology metrology; civil engineering

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

The field of civil engineering has recently been dealing with an urgent, challenging task—lowering the carbon footprint. Since one of the most eco-unfriendly material is cement, an increasing number of researchers are attempting to replace it with other byproducts (granite powder, limestone). These materials are, for example, waste from extractive operations (e.g., waste from extraction and processing of mineral resources), which represent one of the largest waste streams in the European Union. This involves materials that must be removed to gain access to the mineral resource, e.g., topsoil, overburden, and waste rock, as well as tailings remaining after minerals have been largely extracted. Some of these wastes are a significant pollutant threat to the environment and possible collapse if stored in large quantities.

Thus, this Special Issue welcomes all articles covering the topic of investigating building materials modified with waste materials, such as ground granulated blast furnace slag, fly ash, granite powder, and others. These investigations can be in the form of laboratory tests or numerical analyses using FEM or AI. Articles covering the economic and social benefits of this sustainability behavior are also welcome in this issue.

Dr. Sławomir Czarnecki
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • cement
  • cementitious composites
  • carbon footprint
  • CO2 reduction
  • eco-friendly admixtures
  • green building engineering
  • mechanical properties of building materials
  • sustainability
  • waste materials

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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