Proceedings of the Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures in Construction 2020

This book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures in Construction 2020, held at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia, on 24th August 2020. The contributions, prepared by international scientists and engineers, cover the latest advances in and innovative applications with the theme "e;Towards Sustainable Green Concrete"e;. The articles in this book cater to academics, graduate students, researchers, as well as industrial practitioners working in the areas of concrete materials and building construction.

This book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures in Construction 2020, held at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia, on 24th August 2020. The contributions, prepared by international scientists and engineers, cover the latest advances in and innovative applications with the theme “Towards Sustainable Green Concrete”. The articles in this book cater to academics, graduate students, researchers, as well as industrial practitioners working in the areas of concrete materials and building construction.

Development of Self-Compacting Concrete Incorporating Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) and Eggshell Powder (ESP) as Partial Cement Replacement.- Utilization of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) and Mussel Shell Ash (MSA) as Partial Cement Replacement in Concrete.- Modal Frequency of Steel and UHPC U-beam using Finite Element Analysis.- The Potential of Glued Laminated Timber Sleepers Made from Malaysian Tropical Heavy Hardwood.- Cement Stabilisation of Subgrade Soil for Sustainable Pavement Structure.-  Inclusion of Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) as Micro Engineered Material (MEM) in Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC).- Earthquake Fuse Bar as Smart Material in Improving Seismic Performance of Beam-column Joint during Earthquakes.- Load Bearing Capacity Analysis for RC Slab Strengthened Externally with CFRP Plates.- Impact of Meteorological Factors on Air Pollution Trends in West Peninsular Malaysia.- The Effect of Curing Conditions on the Strength of Masonry Blocks Incorporating Palm Oil Fuel Ash.- Fracture Energy of Foamed Concrete Using Compression Test and Splitting Tensile Test.- Review of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration in Bio-Concrete.