Sustainable Materials in Civil Infrastructure covers the latest breakthroughs in innovative eco-materials and poses solutions for resilient and sustainable infrastructure. The book provides valuable insights into innovative research studies on eco-materials used for construction applications, which will provide researchers with a useful reference guide on recycled steel, low-carbon concrete, bio-concrete, self-healing concrete, and industrial by-products such as fly ash, natural geosynthetic fibers, and shape memory alloys for infrastructure development. Chapters cover design applications of bio-concrete and the use of eco-materials in landfill liners and masonry. The book clearly identifies the issues that remain as obstacles for the large-scale use of green concrete and bio-concrete and provides practical solutions to overcome them. Users will find this to be a knowledge base for the development of sustainable design methodologies that are widely accepted among various environmental monitoring/controlling bodies throughout the world.
Table of Contents
1. State-of-the-Art Review on Foam concrete : Properties and new trends of application in infrastructure2. Rammed earth construction: a promising sustainable eco-friendly housing solution
3. On the potential of pine needles for use as fiber reinforcement in cementitious systems
4. Evaluating the Carbonation Resistance of Mortars Made with Industrial By-Products
5. Development and evaluation of AAFS binder based recycled aggregate concrete for sustainable construction
6. Experimental Study on Use of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA) as Coarse Aggregate for Light Traffic, Medium Traffic, and LWC Application
7. Use of Crushed Coalmine Overburden as Sustainable Aggregate in Pavement Design
8. Green Retaining Structure utilizing Recycled Concrete Aggregate
9. Factors Affecting Biomineralization and Various Applications of Nature-Based Solutions
10. Zinc Slag Utilization as a Sustainable Material in Pavement Construction: A Comprehensive Review and Future Prospective
11. Alkali activation of Lime Mud and application of it in environmentally friendly mortar development
12. Innovations towards bio-brick
13. Shape Memory Alloys and their Application to Civil Infrastructure
14. Traditional Assam-type Wooden Houses: How Sustainable in Earthquake Prone Regions?