Handbook of Sustainable Concrete and Industrial Waste Management

Francesco Colangelo is a Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Parthenope University of Naples in Italy. His main research work covers the recycling of waste materials in concrete especially for?geo-environmental and civil engineering applications?and the application of life cycle assessment methodology in the preparation of innovative building materials. Raffaele Cioffi?has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Naples Federico II. He is Professor of Materials Science and Technology and Materials Engineering at the University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy. He has been the Head of the Department of Technology and the?director of the Research Quality Centre of the University of Naples "Parthenope". He has been the director of the Sustainable Development Engineering Laboratory of the Department of Technology, the president of the Teaching Board for?the?Industrial Engineering Course, and he is the coordinator of the Technical and Scientific Committee for the Master Course in Safety Engineering of the University of Naples " Parthenope". He is the vice-president of the Italian Association on Materials Engineering (AIMAT). Ilenia Farina?received a?master's degree in Civil Engineering?from the University of Naples “Parthenope” and a postgraduate certificate in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Sheffield (UK); the title of her dissertation was “Plasma treatments of polymers for increased adhesion in composite materials”. In 2012, she graduated in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Salerno, submitting a final project titled “Mechanical properties and manufacturing process of innovative sustainable cementitious materials”. Her research interests cover the development of innovative materials for sustainable construction. She has conducted?experiments?to demonstrate the?use?of plastic?fibers?obtained from waste plastic as dispersed reinforcement in cementitious materials. Furthermore, she has also developed new?fiber?geometries, with the aim of enhancing the thermo-mechanical performance of?fiber-?reinforced concrete and mortars. Her current research activity focuses on the development of new?fiber-reinforced materials using conventional raw materials as well as inorganic waste materials.

Part 1. Eco-friendly innovative cement and concrete 1. Foamed concrete containing industrial wastes 2. Valorization of industrial by-products and wastes as sustainable construction materials 3. Enunciation of lightweight and self-compacting concretes using non-conventional materials 4. The use of construction and demolition waste as a recycled aggregate in sustainable concrete production: workability, strength, and durability properties 5. Natural fibers 6. Eco-friendly fiber-reinforced concretes

Part 2. Use of industrial waste as aggregates: properties of concrete 7. Energy-saving materials 8. Fresh and mechanical properties of concrete made with recycled plastic aggregates 9. Recycled glass as a concrete component: possibilities and challenges 10. Recycled aggregate concrete: mechanical and durability performance 11. Microstructure and properties of concrete with ceramic wastes 12. Agricultural plastic waste 13. Recycling and applications of steel slag aggregates 14. Quarry waste 15. Implementation of agricultural crop wastes toward green construction materials 16. Balancing sustainability, workability, and hardened behavior in the mix design of self-compacting concrete 17. Design guidelines for structural and non-structural applications 18. Strength and microstructure properties of self-compacting concrete using mineral admixtures. Case study I 19. Durability properties of self-compacting concrete using mineral admixtures. Case study II

Part 3. Innovative binders: alkali-activated and geopolymer concrete 20. Difference between geopolymers and alkali-activated materials 21. Geopolymer binders containing construction and demolition waste 22. On the properties of sustainable concrete containing mineral admixtures 23. Sustainable alkali-activated materials 24. Design guidelines for structural and non-structural applications 25. Future trends: nanomaterials in alkali-activated composites

Part 4. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of concrete 26. Calculation of the environmental impact of the integration of industrial waste in concrete using LCA 27. Role of transport distance on the environmental impact of the construction and demolition waste (CDW) recycling process 28. Management of industrial waste 29. Use of industrial waste in construction and a cost analysis 30. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of concrete containing waste materials: comparative studies 31. Opportunities and future challenges of geopolymer mortars for sustainable development