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A review of recycled aggregate in concrete applications (2000–2017) by Tam, Vivian W.Y., Soomro, Mahfooz, Evangelista, Ana Catarina Jorge

“…•The paper reviews the production and utilisation of recycled aggregate in concrete.•Critically analysed the globally published data on recycled aggregate…”
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Mitigation of carbon dioxide by accelerated sequestration in concrete debris by Zhang, Ning, Duan, Huabo, Miller, Travis R., Tam, Vivian W.Y., Liu, Gang, Zuo, Jian

“…Carbon capture and storage is becoming increasingly feasible. This study provides a novel quantitative analysis of the global CO2 mitigation potential through…”
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Effectiveness of greenhouse-gas Emission Trading Schemes implementation: a review on legislations by Villoria-Sáez, Paola, Tam, Vivian W.Y., Río Merino, Mercedes del, Viñas Arrebola, Carmen, Wang, Xiangyu

“…Due to the severe problems caused by global warming, controlling greenhouse-gas emissions has become an emerging topic around the world. This situation has led…”
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Microstructural analysis of recycled aggregate concrete produced from two-stage mixing approach by Tam, Vivian W.Y., Gao, X.F., Tam, C.M.

“…Owing to the shortage of space for land reclamation in Hong Kong, it is difficult to dispose of tons of masonry waste generated daily from construction…”
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Optimization on proportion for recycled aggregate in concrete using two-stage mixing approach by Tam, Vivian W.Y., Tam, C.M., Wang, Y.

“…Recycled aggregate (RA) is well acknowledged having a poorer quality due to its higher porosity resulted from cement mortar remains attaching to its surface…”
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A review on the viable technology for construction waste recycling by Tam, Vivian W.Y., Tam, C.M.

“…Environmental problems have been considered as a serious situation in the construction. Waste management is pressing harder with the alarming signal warning…”
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Considering life-cycle environmental impacts and society's willingness for optimizing construction and demolition waste management fee: An empirical study of China by Wang, Jiayuan, Wu, Huanyu, Tam, Vivian W.Y., Zuo, Jian

“…A large amount of construction waste is generated every year over the world. Many studies indicated that waste management fee is an effective approach that…”
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Physical-mechanical properties of fly ash/GGBFS geopolymer composites with recycled aggregates by Hu, Yong, Tang, Zhuo, Li, Wengui, Li, Yunan, Tam, Vivian W.Y.

“…•Mechanical properties of geopolymer composite with recycled aggregate were investigated.•Effects of GGBFS incorporation and recycled aggregate replacement…”
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Investigation on early-age hydration, mechanical properties and microstructure of seawater sea sand cement mortar by Li, Peiran, Li, Wengui, Yu, Tao, Qu, Fulin, Tam, Vivian W.Y.

“…•Hydration of OPC is accelerated by S-water, due to the chloride promoting the precipitation.•Hydration rate of C3S is greatly affected by the concentration of…”
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Quality improvement of recycled concrete aggregate by removal of residual mortar: A comprehensive review of approaches adopted by Tam, Vivian W.Y., Soomro, Mahfooz, Evangelista, Ana Catarina Jorge

“…•The present study focuses on the removal of adhered mortar from aggregate grains and utilisation of the separated mortar.•This paper comprehensively reviewed…”
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A system dynamics-based environmental benefit assessment model of construction waste reduction management at the design and construction stages by Ding, Zhikun, Zhu, Menglian, Tam, Vivian W.Y., Yi, Guizhen, Tran, Cuong N.N.

“…Construction waste generation and its environmental impact reduction have become an urgent issue to be solved with the acceleration of urbanization process in…”
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Carbon-conditioned recycled aggregate in concrete production by Tam, Vivian W.Y., Butera, Anthony, Le, Khoa N.

“…This paper investigates the use of carbon-conditioned recycled aggregate (RACO2) in concrete production. Experimental work is conducted for RACO2 with varying…”
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A closed-loop life cycle assessment of recycled aggregate concrete utilization in China by Ding, Tao, Xiao, Jianzhuang, Tam, Vivian W.Y.

“…•A closed-loop LCA on RAC utilization in China with entire local LCI is performed.•Comparative results on environmental impact between NAC and RAC is…”
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Durability deterioration of concrete under marine environment from material to structure: A critical review by Qu, Fulin, Li, Wengui, Dong, Wenkui, Tam, Vivian W.Y., Yu, Tao

“…Durability deterioration of cementitious concrete and reinforced concrete (RC) is critical to durability, safety, and sustainability of infrastructures,…”
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Sulfate attack resistance of sustainable concrete incorporating various industrial solid wastes by Tang, Zhuo, Li, Wengui, Ke, Guojun, Zhou, John L., Tam, Vivian W.Y.

“…Industrial solid wastes are inducing severe environmental problems, but the problem can be overcame by reusing them as construction materials. The sulfate…”
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Construction debris becomes growing concern of growing cities by Duan, Huabo, Miller, Travis R., Liu, Gang, Tam, Vivian W.Y.

“…•Growing cities are facing environmental and safety risks of construction debris.•Mismanagement has led to serious impacts, such as the Shenzhen and Chennai…”
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Identifying best design strategies for construction waste minimization by Wang, Jiayuan, Li, Zhengdao, Tam, Vivian W.Y.

“…Waste minimization design (WMD) is a key strategy for effectively minimizing construction waste at an early stage. However, it seems that appropriate methods…”
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Durability of recycled aggregate concrete under coupling mechanical loading and freeze-thaw cycle in salt-solution by Lei, Bin, Li, Wengui, Tang, Zhuo, Tam, Vivian W.Y., Sun, Zhihui

“…•With increases of alternating times and stress level, the cracks under freeze-thaw cycles obviously increased.•The compressive strength loss increased with…”
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Effects of nano-particles on failure process and microstructural properties of recycled aggregate concrete by Li, Wengui, Long, Chu, Tam, Vivian W.Y., Poon, Chi-Sun, Hui Duan, Wen

“…[Display omitted] •Failure process of RAC was influenced by the relative strength between new and old cement mortars.•Colloidal NS could enter into ITZ regions…”
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A critical review of combined natural ventilation techniques in sustainable buildings by Zhang, Haihua, Yang, Dong, Tam, Vivian W.Y., Tao, Yao, Zhang, Guomin, Setunge, Sujeeva, Shi, Long

“…Combination of natural ventilation approaches is a new trend for free space cooling/heating in buildings. A critical review was then undertaken to provide an…”
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