Sustainable materials in civil infrastructure: Fid-Bau Portal

Sustainable materials in civil infrastructure

Choudhury, Thainswemong / Raviteja, KVNS / Singh, Lakhveer / Bertolesi, Elisa

Front Cover -- Sustainable Materials in Civil Infrastructure -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- I. Sustainable eco-materials in civil sustainable eco-materials in construction practice -- 1 State-of-the-art review on foam concrete properties and new trends of application in infrastructure -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Constituents and their dosages -- 1.1.1.1 Binder -- 1.1.1.2 Aggregate or filler -- 1.1.1.3 Surfactants -- 1.1.1.4 Chemical admixtures -- 1.1.1.5 Fibers -- 1.2 Discussion on new trends of application in infrastructure -- 1.2.1 3D foam concrete printing -- 1.2.1.1 Rheological and mechanical properties of 3D printable foam concrete -- 1.2.2 Precast sandwich panels -- 1.2.2.1 Mechanical and functional properties of PCSPs and PLFPs -- 1.2.3 Aseismic structures -- 1.2.3.1 Mechanical and seismic response of foam concrete -- 1.3 Conclusions and future scope -- References -- 2 Rammed earth construction: a promising sustainable eco-friendly housing solution -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Methodology -- 2.3 Environmental impacts of building construction -- 2.3.1 Building materials -- 2.3.2 An urgent need toward sustainable building alternative-miserable scenario -- 2.4 Rammed earth: a promising sustainable housing solution -- 2.4.1 Rammed earth cube sample and model house preparation -- 2.4.2 Obtained research findings -- 2.4.2.1 Compressive strength -- 2.4.2.2 Water resistance -- 2.4.2.3 Seismic performance -- 2.4.2.4 Versatility -- 2.4.3 Overview of benefits of rammed earth -- 2.4.4 Overview of environmental sustainability of rammed earth -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 On the potential of pine needles for use as fiber reinforcement in cementitious systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Materials and methods -- 3.2.1 Material -- 3.2.2 Alkaline treatment by NaOH.