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Alternative, Traditional and Waste Materials Used in the Construction Industry: Research, Modeling and Design (2nd Edition)

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 2757

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Prof. Dr. Jacek Domski

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Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Geodetic Sciences, Koszalin University of Technology, Sniadeckich 2, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland
Interests: properties of concrete and SFRC; durability and serviceability of concrete and SFRC elements; non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete; SFRC and other cement-based composites; green concrete; waste; recycled aggregate and image correlation
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Dear Colleagues,

Traditional building materials are very popular. Nowadays, thanks to innovative technology, new properties, advantages, and disadvantages of materials are being discovered. The disadvantages of traditional building materials have increased interest in the use of alternative materials in civil engineering. These alternative materials include production and post-production waste materials from different industry branches. The usage of waste materials as an alternative addition or admixture for traditional materials could help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is environmentally friendly, and would help to save the planet. Concrete is one of the most popular traditional materials and can be modified by the addition and admixture of waste materials. To produce an advanced and environmentally friendly material (green concrete), new research, numerical simulations, and design methods are required. These would allow us to discover the properties of new material and thus develop new methods of designing construction elements for different kinds of building objects. The similar dependencies of composites including waste materials can be developed with other traditional building materials such as wood, steel, glass etc.

I would like to encourage you to publish articles related to the aforementioned topics. I look forward to our fruitful cooperation.

Prof. Dr. Jacek Domski
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • building materials
  • traditional
  • waste
  • recycled
  • non-conventional
  • research
  • modeling
  • design

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Moisture Impact on Static and Dynamic Modulus of Elasticity in Structural Normal-Weight Concretes
by Lucyna Domagała, Maria Margańska and Marek Miazgowicz
Materials 2024, 17(15), 3722; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17153722 - 27 Jul 2024
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In the case of concrete built into a structure, the static secant modulus of elasticity (Ec,s) is often estimated based on its dynamic value (Ed) measured by the ultrasonic pulse velocity method instead of direct tests carried [...] Read more.
In the case of concrete built into a structure, the static secant modulus of elasticity (Ec,s) is often estimated based on its dynamic value (Ed) measured by the ultrasonic pulse velocity method instead of direct tests carried out on drilled cores. Meanwhile, the prevailing equations applied to estimate Ec,s often overlook the impact of concrete moisture. This study aimed to elucidate the moisture impact across two normal-weight structural concretes differing in compressive strength (51.6 and 71.4 MPa). The impact of moisture content was notably more evident only for the weaker concrete, according to dynamic modulus measurements. In other cases, contrary to the literature reports and expectations, this effect turned out to be insignificant. These observations may be explained by two factors: the relatively dense and homogeneous structure of tested concretes and reduced sensitivity of Ec,s measurements to concrete moisture condition compared to Ed measurements obtained using the ultrasonic method. Additionally, established formulas to estimate Ec,s were verified. The obtained modulus results tested under different moisture conditions of normal-weight concretes were also compared with those of lightweight aggregate concretes of identical volume compositions previously obtained in a separate study. Full article
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Torsional Behavior of Waste Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
by Artur Sanok, Jacek Domski, Janusz Kobaka and Dominik Logoń
Materials 2024, 17(13), 3269; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133269 - 2 Jul 2024
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Factory made steel fiber and steel fiber derived from worn tires was used to develop cement concrete, which was subjected to torsional forces. A dedicated stand for torsion tests, allowing for the measurement of force, deflection, and torsion angle, was used. The test [...] Read more.
Factory made steel fiber and steel fiber derived from worn tires was used to develop cement concrete, which was subjected to torsional forces. A dedicated stand for torsion tests, allowing for the measurement of force, deflection, and torsion angle, was used. The test results showed that both the factory-made fiber and the waste steel fiber significantly improved torsional properties of the concrete matrix. The test results of specimens made with waste fiber were characterized by slightly worse results compared to factory-made fibers, but there was a significant improvement in torsional properties compared to samples without fibers. Taking into account the financial and environmental benefits, the application of waste steel fiber recovered from car tires could be an interesting alternative to using commercially sold steel fiber applied for the production of construction elements subjected to torsional forces. Full article
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The Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Tailing Recycled Aggregate Concrete
by Fan Xu, Zhijun Li, Tao Li and Sheliang Wang
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1058; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051058 - 25 Feb 2024
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The aim of this study was to develop sustainable concrete by recycling concrete aggregates from steel waste and construction waste (iron ore tailings (IOTs) and recycled coarse aggregates (RCAs)) to replace silica sand and natural coarse aggregates. In experimental testing, the compressive strength, [...] Read more.
The aim of this study was to develop sustainable concrete by recycling concrete aggregates from steel waste and construction waste (iron ore tailings (IOTs) and recycled coarse aggregates (RCAs)) to replace silica sand and natural coarse aggregates. In experimental testing, the compressive strength, peak strain, elastic modulus, energy dissipated under compression, and compressive stress–strain curve were analyzed. Microscopically, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectrometry were employed to investigate the microstructural characteristics of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ), and the results were compared with the ITZs of natural aggregate concrete and recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). In addition, the pore structure of concrete was determined by nuclear magnetic resonance. The results revealed that an appropriate IOT content can improve the ITZ and compactness of RAC, as well as optimize the mechanical and deformation properties of RAC. However, due to the presence of a smaller number of microcracks on the surface of IOT particles, excessive IOTs could reduce the integrity of the matrix structure and weaken the strength of concrete. According to the research, replacing silica sand with 30% IOTs led to a reduction in the porosity and microcracking which resulted in a much denser microstructure. Full article
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