1st Edition
Renewable and Cost-Effective Materials and Structural Systems for the Built Environment and Engineering Sciences
Chapter 1: Lignin as a biomaterial for formaldehyde-free admixtures in construction: structure, properties, and applications
Jamal M Khatib, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Safaa Baydoun, Adel Elkordi, Said Kenai, Hassan Ghanem
Chapter 2: Geopolymer in Pervious Concrete
Lelian W. ElKhatib, Jamal Khatib, Adel Elkordi, Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Hakim Abdelgader, Hassan Ghanem
Chapter 3: Properties of renewable starch based sustainable and eco-friendly structural geopolymer bonded material containing metakaolin and carbon quantum dots without compromising strength and durability
Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Jamal Khatib, Raul D.S.G. Campilho, Roberto A. Gonzalez-Lezcano, Andre G.D.S. Galdino, Ahmed Ashtheyat, Ayub Elahi, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy, Touhami Tahenni, Gideon O. Bamigboye
Chapter 4: Renewable and Cost-Effective Binders for Seismic-Resilient Structural Systems: Innovations for a Sustainable Built Environment
Cici Jennifer Raj J., Venu Malagavelli, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız
Chapter 5: Geopolymer concrete as environment friendly and sustainable construction material
Rana Muhammad Waqas, Faheem Butt, Ayub Elahi, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız
Chapter 6: Performance of concrete made of three different green pozzolanic cements, vesicular basalt aggregate, lightweight scoria aggregate, and limestone aggregate in construction systems with high-temperature considerations
Tadiyos Nigussie Alemu, Cici Jennifer Raj J, Aberham Zeleke Belayneh, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız
Chapter 7: Green reactive powder concrete innovation: evaluating the impact of reed plant ash and carbon quantum dots on mechanical, durability, and microstructure features
Lelian Wajdi ElKhatib, Jamal Khatib, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Adel Elkordi, Hassan Ghanem
Chapter 8: Reliability Assessment of Existing Steel Structure Subjected to Blast Loading Using Finite Element Modelling
Saurabh Kareer, Saurav Kumar, Tanmay Gupta, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız
Chapter 9: Stability assessment of rock slopes for sustainable infrastructure development in complex geology
Manish Kumar, Tanmay Gupta, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız
Chapter 10: Bioengineered Root-Driven Vegetation Material and Technological System for Infrastructural Slope Stability and Hazard Mitigation
Kannan Thakur, Niraj Singh Parihar, Hemant Sood
Chapter 11: Valorization the feasibility and viability of green coastal sandy soil through the incorporation of wood ash in term of geotechnical resilience
Ghania Boukhatem, Messaouda Bencheikh, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Souhila Rehab Bekkouche
Chapter 12: The effect of quaternary supplementary cementitious material on the portlandite and ettringite components in hydrated cement paste and concrete for cleaner built environment
Trinity A. Tagbor, Eugene Atiemo, William O. Oduro, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız
Chapter 13: Waste Seashell Powder as a Partial Cement Substitute in Concrete: A Critical Review
Muhammad Tahir Lakhiar, Naraindas Bheel, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız
Biography
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz is a professor at İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Turkey. He has previously worked as full professor at various universities in both Turkey and the USA. He has authored/edited several peer-reviewed articles published in high-impact SCI/SCI-E journals and books indexed in Scopus. Professor Kırgız’s teaching portfolio spans a wide range of subjects, including Beginning Survey, Basic CAD, Soil Mechanics and Materials Testing, Architectural Drafting, Intermediate Surveying and GPS, Construction Staking, Construction Inspection and Project Management, Land Surveying, Eco‑Sensitive Design, Project Design, Properties of Construction Materials, Estimating, Statics, Strength of Materials, Building Structural Analysis, Construction Project Management, Building Energy Optimization, Conservation, and multiple areas within Civil, Transportation, Geotechnical, Energy, Sustainability, and Architectural Engineering. His teaching is supported by strong pedagogical formation.
