Guest Editors
Xiao-Yong Wang, Professor, Kangwon National University, Korea.
Professor Wang Xiaoyong is a full professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering and Department of Integrated Energy and Infra System of Kangwon National University. Professor Wang Xiaoyong received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. from Hanyang University. After graduating with his Ph.D., he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Hanyang University for two years. His research direction is concrete performance modeling and optimization design. He has published more than 100 papers as corresponding author and first author, and he is a research excellent professor at Kangwon National University. He has also organized several special issues to address the low-carbon and carbon-neutralization of the concrete industry.
Run-Sheng Lin, Kangwon National University, Korea.
Run-Sheng Lin is a researcher at Kangwon National University. The main research areas are carbon neutrality in cement-based materials, sustainable building materials, the durability of building materials, self-healing concrete, microstructure & hydration of cement composite materials, etc. He has published over 17 international peer-reviewed papers, of which 8 are the first author. In addition, he is also the reviewer of more than ten journals.
Summary
Concrete is one of the most
widely used materials in civil engineering. While meeting engineering needs,
concrete structures are also facing various challenges. The recycling of
materials and the reduction of CO2 emissions are important issues
that need to be resolved urgently. Fly ash from thermal power plants, slag from
the iron and steel industry, and rice husk ash from agricultural by-products
can replace a part of cement and reduce CO2 emissions. In addition,
after the concrete structure is dismantled, it can be crushed into coarse
aggregate and reused in the production and manufacture of concrete. How to
reduce or even eliminate CO2 emissions while meeting the
construction performance is an urgent problem for academic institutions,
concrete construction companies, and government departments to solve. The
purpose of this research is to provide an exchange platform for sustainable
concrete with recyclable materials, to discover practical and feasible methods
for the carbon reduction of the concrete industry, and to promote the
sustainable development of the construction industry.
This Special Issue welcomes
research papers and review papers. The research topics of this special issue
include but are not limited to the following:
Supplementary cementitious
materials
Recycled aggregate
Carbonation curing
Low-carbon cement and
concrete
Material design considering
CO2 emission
Durability and
sustainability
Alkali activated cement and
concrete
Mineral admixtures
Keywords
Supplementary cementitious materials; Recycled aggregate; Carbonation curing; Low-carbon cement and concrete; Material design considering CO2 emission; Alkali activated cement and concrete; Mineral admixtures; Durability; Sustainability
Published Papers
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Open Access
ARTICLE
Preparation of Phase Change Concrete Using Environmentally Friendly Materials and Its Performance Study
Yunfeng Li, Cheng Zhao, Qianqian Lu
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.5, pp. 2417-2431, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.025443
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract The control of carbon emissions and energy conservation, and environmental protection are hot spots of global concern. In this paper, phase change paraffin wax is applied to porous materials for adsorption and storage, and nature’s eco-friendly materials are selected as the porous matrix to propose an eco-friendly phase change concrete using eco-friendly materials as raw materials. It was obtained that the strength of the phase change concrete utilizing environmentally friendly materials was 25.4% to 36.8% lower than that of ordinary concrete, while some of the phase change light aggregates were found to produce slip damage with the cement paste in…
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ARTICLE
Expansive Soil Stabilization by Bagasse Ash in Partial Replacement of Cement
Waleed Awadalseed, Honghua Zhao, Hemei Sun, Ming Huang, Cong Liu
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 1911-1935, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.025100
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract This study examined the effects of using bagasse ash in replacement of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in the
treatment of expansive soils. The study concentrated on the compaction characteristics, volume change, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, microstructure, California bearing ratio (CBR) value, and shear wave velocity of expansive soils treated with cement. Different bagasse ash replacement ratios were used to create soil
samples. At varying curing times of 7, 14, and 28 days, standard compaction tests, unconfined compressive
strength tests, CBR tests, Brazilian split tensile testing, and bender element (BE) tests were carried out. According
to X-ray diffraction (XRD) investigations,…
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ARTICLE
Durability of Green Concrete in Severe Environment
Yonggan Yang, Zihao Kang, Binggen Zhan, Peng Gao, Qijun Yu, Yanlai Xiong, Jingfeng Wang, Yunsheng Zhang
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 1895-1910, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.025059
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract In this paper, the effects of different mineral admixtures and sulfate solution types on the appearance, mass
change rate, relative dynamic elastic modulus, and corrosion resistance coefficient of concrete were systematically
studied. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM),
and X-ray Computed Tomography (X-CT) were used to explore and analyze the changes in the microstructure
and the corrosion products of concrete in the sulfate solution. The results show that the existence of magnesium
ions accelerates concrete deterioration. There is a critical dosage of fly ash for magnesium sulfate resistance of
concrete. The magnesium sulfate resistance of…
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Open Access
REVIEW
Effect of Recycled Aggregate and Slag as Substitutes for Natural Aggregate and Cement on the Properties of Concrete: A Review
Peng Zhang, Wenshuai Wang, Yuanxun Zheng, Shaowei Hu
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 1853-1879, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.024981
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract Using recycled aggregate (RA) and slag instead of natural aggregate (NA) and cement can reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and achieve effective waste recovery. In recent years, RA has been widely used to replace NA in concrete. Every year, several researchers conduct investigations on the mechanical performance and durability of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Due to the loose and porous material properties of RA, the mechanical properties and durability of RAC, such as strength, carbonation resistance, permeability resistance and chloride ion penetration resistance, are greatly reduced compared with natural aggregate concrete. In contrast, concrete containing slag instead of NA and…
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Open Access
REVIEW
Mechanical Properties and Durability of Sustainable Concrete Manufactured Using Ceramic Waste: A Review
Peng Zhang, Peishuo Zhang, Jingjiang Wu, Zhenhui Guo, Yong Zhang, Yuanxun Zheng
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 937-974, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.023290
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract Green and sustainable concrete has attracted significant attention from the construction industry and researchers
since it was proposed. The ceramic waste materials are often directly buried in the ground or placed in an open
dump, and the accumulation of ceramic waste contributes to environmental pollution, which makes the recycling
of ceramic waste quite urgent. Owing to the pozzolanic activity, excellent mechanical properties and durability,
industrial ceramic waste is considered as a suitable substitute for cement or natural aggregates to fabricate renewable concrete. In this paper, the pozzolanic activity of ceramic waste and the workability, mechanical performance,
and durability of ceramic…
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Open Access
REVIEW
Workability and Durability of Concrete Incorporating Waste Tire Rubber: A Review
Peng Zhang, Xixi Wang, Juan Wang, Tianhang Zhang
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 745-776, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.022846
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract Environmental problems caused by waste tires are becoming increasingly prominent. There is an urgent need to
find a green way to dispose of waste tires, and scholars have made considerable efforts in this regard. In the construction industry, rubber extracted from waste tires can be added to concrete to alleviate environmental problems to a certain extent. As a new building material, rubber concrete has superior properties compared to
ordinary concrete and has been widely used in many fields. Numerous studies have been conducted worldwide
to investigate the effect of waste tire rubber on the performance of concrete. It has been…
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Open Access
ARTICLE
Preparation and Performance of n-Dodecane Microencapsulated Phase Change Cold Storage Materials
Pan Zhang, Lingling Xu, Xin Shi, Zemeng Guo, Jiajia Cheng
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 689-705, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.022232
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract Cold chain transportation is currently a hot research topic. Since the traditional refrigeration methods lead to the consumption of large amounts of energy, the search for new energy storage materials is a major trend. In the present contribution,
n-dodecane/PMMA microencapsulated phase change materials were prepared by suspension polymerization for ice-temperature cold chain transportation and their preparation parameters were explored using the encapsulation ratio as optimization indicator. The results show that the
n-dodecane-containing microcapsules have a maximum encapsulation ratio of 93.2% when using a core-to-wall ratio of 3:1, 5% of emulsifier, 30% of crosslinker, and 2000 rpm of emulsification speed. The phase…
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Open Access
ARTICLE
Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Rubberized Concrete with Different Rubber Types under Triaxial Compression
Chunli Meng, Weishu Fu, Jianzeng Shen, Yisheng Su, Chunying Ye
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 581-598, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.022074
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract Different rubber aggregates lead to changes in the effect of stress conditions on the mechanical behavior of concrete, and studies on the triaxial properties of self-compacting rubber concrete (SCRC) are rare. In this study, 35 cylindrical specimens taking lateral stress and rubber type as variables were prepared to study the fresh properties and mechanical behaviors of SCRC under triaxial compression, where the rubber contains two types, i.e., 380 μm rubber powder and 1–4 mm rubber particles, and four contents, i.e., 10%, 20% and 30%. The test results demonstrated that SCRC exhibited a typical oblique shear failure mode under triaxial compression…
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Open Access
ARTICLE
Analysis of the Relationship between Mechanical Properties and Pore Structure of MSW Incineration Bottom Ash Fine Aggregate Concrete after Freeze-Thaw Cycles Based on the Gray Theory
Peng Zhang, Dongsheng Shi, Ping Han, Wenchao Jiang
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 669-688, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.022192
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract The destruction of concrete building materials in severely cold regions of the north is more severely affected by freeze-thaw cycles, and the relationship between the mechanical properties and pore structure of concrete with fine aggregate from municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration bottom ash after freeze-thaw cycles is analyzed under the degree of freeze-thaw hazard variation. In this paper, the gray correlation method is used to calculate the correlation between the relative dynamic elastic modulus, compressive strength, and microscopic porosity parameters to speculate on the most important factors affecting their changes. The GM (1,1) model was established based on the compressive…
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ARTICLE
CO2 and Cost-Based Optimum Design of Sustainable Metakaolin-Modified Concrete
Xiaoyong Wang
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.9, pp. 2431-2450, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.020829
（This article belongs to this Special Issue:
Sustainable Concrete with Recyclable Materials)
Abstract Metakaolin is a highly reactive pozzolanic material that is widely utilized for enhancing the performance of concrete. This study offers a framework for the mixture design of sustainable metakaolin-modified concrete with low CO
2 emissions and low costs. Different design strengths after 28 days are first formulated, with values such as 30, 40, 50, and 60 MPa. A genetic algorithm is then used to determine the optimal mixtures. Minimized CO
2 and cost are set as the aims of the genetic algorithm. The strength of the concrete, its workability (slump), and carbonation service life with climate change are set as constraints of the…
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