Sustainable and Nonconventional Construction Materials using Inorganic Bonded Fiber Composites

Sustainable and Nonconventional Construction Materials Using Inorganic Bonded Fiber Composites presents a concise overview of non-conventional construction materials with a strong focus on alternative inorganic bonded fiber composites and their applications as construction components. It outlines the processing and characterization of non-conventional cementitious composites, which will be of great benefit to both academic and industrial professionals interested in research, development, and innovation on inorganic bonded fiber composites.

The book gives a comprehensive review of the innovative research associated with building components based on inorganic bonded composites. Exploring both natural fibers as reinforcing elements and alternative inorganic binders based on agricultural and industrial wastes, this book also considers the performance and applications of fibrous composites as construction materials and components.

1. Lignocellulosic residues in cement-bonded panels 2. The effect of sodium hydroxide surface treatment on the tensile strength and elastic modulus of cellulose nanofiber 3. Interfacial transition zone between lignocellulosic fiber and matrix in cement-based composites 4. Treatments for viable utilization of vegetable fibers in inorganic-based composites 5. New inorganic binders containing ashes from agricultural wastes 6. New trends for nonconventional cement-based materials: industrial and agricultural waste 7. Alternative inorganic binders based on alkali-activated metallurgical slags 8. The potential use of geopolymer for cleaning air 9. Sustainability assessment of potentially ‘green’ concrete types using life cycle assessment 10. Hatschek process as a way to valorize agricultural wastes: effects on the process and product quality 11. A study of a hybrid binder based on alkali-activated ceramic tile wastes and portland cement 12. Accelerated carbonation as a fast curing technology for concrete blocks 13. Macro- and nanodimensional plant fiber reinforcements for cementitious composites 14. Using vegetable fiber nonwovens cement composites as sustainable materials for applications on ventilated facade systems 15. Potentialities of cement-based recycled materials reinforced with sisal fibers as a filler component of precast concrete slabs 16. Experimental investigations on cement-bonded rattan cane composites 17. Bi-component polyolefin fibers used for concrete and shotcrete applications