Sustainable Concrete: Research on Waste Utilization and Performance Optimization
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: waste; concrete; sustainability; mortar; concrete durability; concretes with superplasticizers; frost resistance of concrete; concrete with additives; building Materials
Interests: waste; concrete; ceramic; sustainability; mortar; plaster; landscaping; water treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research in the last decade has focused on sustainability and the creation of a circular economy. The construction industry uses natural resources to produce construction products, and one important area of research is the reduction in the use of natural resources by employing waste materials in construction products. Concrete plays a key role in the construction industry and contributes to the increase in carbon dioxide emissions, and thus we should develop materials that will reduce these emissions and save natural resources. The Special Issue “Sustainable Concrete: Research on Waste Utilization and Performance Optimization” focuses on research into sustainable concrete. This product is manufactured using redundant waste materials that would otherwise end up in landfills. This concrete must not only be sustainable but must also meet all the basic performance properties and be mechanically durable. Sustainable and environmentally efficient concrete, made from sustainable binders, also falls within the scope of this Special Issue, as does the study of its properties and their improvement.
Prof. Dr. Dzigita Nagrockiene
Dr. Ramunė Žurauskienė
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable concrete
- organic and inorganic waste
- waste utilization
- admixture
- mechanical properties
- durability
- additive
- sustainability
- carbon dioxide emission reduction
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