1st Edition

Sustainable Construction Materials Recycled Spent Garnet

121 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

121 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Rapid industrial growth has witnessed the ever-increasing utilization of sand from rivers for various construction purposes, which has caused disruption to natural ecosystems. Sustainable Construction Materials: Recycled Spent Garnet presents an investigation into the capacity for these minerals to serve as a sand replacement and as a viable, sustainable construction material to help mitigate... Read more

Introduction. Literature Review. Research Methodology. Characterization of Spent Garnet, Fresh and Hardened Properties of SCGPC. Results on Durability Performance. Results on Microstructural Properties. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Work. References. Index.

Biography

Dr. Habeeb Lateef Muttashar is a researcher and consultant

in the area of civil engineering at the University of Technology,

Malaysia. Dr. Habeeb has conducted studies of geopolymer concrete,

self-compacting concrete, recycling waste materials, green

technology, and high-volume biomass mortar. He has an MS and

a PhD in civil engineering from the University of Technology,

Malaysia. For the past 6 years he has been working in the area of

structures and materials. His 10-year career includes numerous

citations for excellence in leadership relating to various government,

industry, labor, and academia partnerships in civil engineering.