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Nov 6, 2024

Recycled Materials and Construction in Post-Disaster/Conflict and End-of-Life Infrastructure Reconstruction

This special issue aims to explore chemistry, separation technologies, manufacturing, mechanical and durability performance, resilience, and environmental benefits of recycling construction and demolition waste (CDW).

This special issue aims to explore chemistry, separation technologies, manufacturing, mechanical and durability performance, resilience, and environmental benefits of recycling construction and demolition waste (CDW). By bringing together all stakeholders including: leading researchers, engineers, and industry professionals, we seek to advance understanding and promote the widespread adoption of CDW as a sustainable construction material. We live in a time of challenges including war, disaster, and deterioration of existing infrastructure that are reaching end-of-life (EOL). These are generating significant quantities of CDW which need to be addressed to improve planetary health and avoid catastrophic global implications.

The special issue accepts papers including (but not limited to) the following topics:

• Recycling of CDW including (but not limited to) concrete

• Closed and open loop recycling (further EOL considerations)

• Safe and responsible classification and separation of rubble

• Sustainable processing and production (e.g., clinker, cement, SCM, aggregate, and concrete)

• Characterization and quality control

• Fresh state properties (e.g., hydration, rheology, shrinkage, and water absorption/penetration)

• Service performance (e.g., mechanical and durability)

• Decentralization, swiftness, mobility, and modularity

• Resilience and design considerations

• Environmental impact (LCA, LCCA, TEA)

• Whole systems and case studies

• Technological barriers

• Policy and regulatory frameworks

This collection supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 9 (Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure), Sustainable Development Goals 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and Sustainable Development Goals 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production).

This special issue aims to explore chemistry, separation technologies, manufacturing, mechanical and durability performance, resilience, and environmental benefits of recycling construction and demolition waste (CDW). By bringing together all stakeholders including: leading researchers, engineers, and industry professionals, we seek to advance understanding and promote the widespread adoption of CDW as a sustainable construction material. We live in a time of challenges including war, disaster, and deterioration of existing infrastructure that are reaching end-of-life (EOL). These are generating significant quantities of CDW which need to be addressed to improve planetary health and avoid catastrophic global implications.

The special issue accepts papers including (but not limited to) the following topics:

• Recycling of CDW including (but not limited to) concrete

• Closed and open loop recycling (further EOL considerations)

• Safe and responsible classification and separation of rubble

• Sustainable processing and production (e.g., clinker, cement, SCM, aggregate, and concrete)

• Characterization and quality control

• Fresh state properties (e.g., hydration, rheology, shrinkage, and water absorption/penetration)

• Service performance (e.g., mechanical and durability)

• Decentralization, swiftness, mobility, and modularity

• Resilience and design considerations

• Environmental impact (LCA, LCCA, TEA)

• Whole systems and case studies

• Technological barriers

• Policy and regulatory frameworks

This collection supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 9 (Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure), Sustainable Development Goals 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and Sustainable Development Goals 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production).

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