Handbook of Sustainable Concrete and Industrial Waste Management

<p>Part 1. Eco-friendly innovative cement and concrete<br>1. Foamed concrete containing industrial wastes<br>2. Valorization of industrial by-products and wastes as sustainable construction materials<br>3. Enunciation of lightweight and self-compacting concretes using non-conventional materials<br>4. The use of construction and demolition waste as a recycled aggregate in sustainable concrete production: workability, strength, and durability properties<br>5. Natural fibers<br>6. Eco-friendly fiber-reinforced concretes</p> <p>Part 2. Use of industrial waste as aggregates: properties of concrete<br>7. Energy-saving materials<br>8. Fresh and mechanical properties of concrete made with recycled plastic aggregates<br>9. Recycled glass as a concrete component: possibilities and challenges<br>10. Recycled aggregate concrete: mechanical and durability performance<br>11. Microstructure and properties of concrete with ceramic wastes<br>12. Agricultural plastic waste<br>13. Recycling and applications of steel slag aggregates<br>14. Quarry waste<br>15. Implementation of agricultural crop wastes toward green construction materials<br>16. Balancing sustainability, workability, and hardened behavior in the mix design of self-compacting concrete<br>17. Design guidelines for structural and non-structural applications<br>18. Strength and microstructure properties of self-compacting concrete using mineral admixtures. Case study I<br>19. Durability properties of self-compacting concrete using mineral admixtures. Case study II</p> <p>Part 3. Innovative binders: alkali-activated and geopolymer concrete<br>20. Difference between geopolymers and alkali-activated materials<br>21. Geopolymer binders containing construction and demolition waste<br>22. On the properties of sustainable concrete containing mineral admixtures<br>23. Sustainable alkali-activated materials<br>24. Design guidelines for structural and non-structural applications<br>25. Future trends: nanomaterials in alkali-activated composites</p> <p>Part 4. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of concrete<br>26. Calculation of the environmental impact of the integration of industrial waste in concrete using LCA<br>27. Role of transport distance on the environmental impact of the construction and demolition waste (CDW) recycling process<br>28. Management of industrial waste<br>29. Use of industrial waste in construction and a cost analysis<br>30. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of concrete containing waste materials: comparative studies<br>31. Opportunities and future challenges of geopolymer mortars for sustainable development</p>