Frontiers in Built Environment | Construction Materials section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/built-environment/sections/construction-materials RSS Feed for Construction Materials section in the Frontiers in Built Environment journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-02T04:40:24.612+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1811987 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1811987 <![CDATA[Augmented reality as a performance-enabling tool for high-performance materials in the built environment: evidence from a lebanese building case study]]> 2026-04-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Claudia MattarWahib ArairoM. S. KhatibAnthony Azar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1763749 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1763749 <![CDATA[Risk analysis of the causes of time and cost overruns in the Lebanese precast industry]]> 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z Original Research Nabil SemaanSamer El ZahabRobert Nini https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1799062 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1799062 <![CDATA[Bond and flexural strength of industrial cast UHPFRC-NC deck in Norway]]> 2026-04-09T00:00:00Z Original Research Malena ThomassenIngrid Lande https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1753297 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1753297 <![CDATA[Investigation into the structural, durability, and thermal behavior of paddy stubble ash as a cementitious replacement for sustainable concrete]]> 2026-04-08T00:00:00Z Original Research Sunita SarangiSuganya OM https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1790749 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1790749 <![CDATA[Heterogeneity-aware stacked machine learning for predicting high-performance concrete compressive strength]]> 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Mahan SamiadelFarahnaz Soleimani https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1754667 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1754667 <![CDATA[Axial behaviors of confined and unconfined brick masonry pillars]]> 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z Original Research K. G. PraveenA. Punitha Kumar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1777127 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1777127 <![CDATA[Strength and microstructural improvement of silica fume-modified coconut shell aggregate concrete using machine learning analysis]]> 2026-03-23T00:00:00Z Original Research Kunchala AnjaneyuluS. K. Sekar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1765067 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1765067 <![CDATA[Laser 3D scanning for shrinkage measurement in 3DCP mortar: an investigative study]]> 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Akash G. SunnyJayaprakash Jaganathan https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1741805 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1741805 <![CDATA[Field observations of spatial surface temperature variations on masonry walls using infrared thermography]]> 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z Original Research Alfonso ProsperiPaul A. KorswagenMichele LongoJan G. Rots https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1768387 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1768387 <![CDATA[Mechanical and microstructural evaluation of lime-wheat husk ash blend for clay subgrade stabilization]]> 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Amos Adesoji AdekanleEmmanuel Akintunde OkunadeBenjamin Ayowole AloTemitope Funmilayo AwolusiFiras BarrajMarc Azab https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1772413 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1772413 <![CDATA[The potential of pulverised rabbit droppings as a soil stabiliser in compressed earth blocks]]> 2026-02-24T00:00:00Z Original Research Andrews Ayer TeyeHumphrey DansoFrank AckonProsper Mensah https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1741555 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2026.1741555 <![CDATA[Multi-output optimisation of geopolymer mortar using Taguchi and TOPSIS method]]> 2026-02-16T00:00:00Z Original Research Kannan KaiA. Abdul Rahim https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1740790 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1740790 <![CDATA[Enhancing the performance of recycled aggregate concrete using graphene oxide]]> 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Rathnaswamy S.Jagadeesh P. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1744100 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1744100 <![CDATA[Advancing eco-friendly concrete with locally sourced natural pozzolana]]> 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z Original Research W. H. KhushefatiElwy A. AhmedA. ShihataRamazan Demirboga https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1759978 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1759978 <![CDATA[Mechanical properties and micro-mechanisms of soft soil stabilized with rice husk ash and multi-source solid waste-based cementitious materials]]> 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z Original Research Rui XuYuxiang XieYichao ChenZhenya Li carbide slag content > cement-to-ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) ratio. The optimal binder composition, based on UCS evaluation, is RHA:cement:GGBS:carbide slag = 3:6.4:9.6:1 when the mass ratio of composite binder to dry soil is 20%. (2) Compared to cement-stabilized soil with the same binder content, the optimal composite stabilized soil exhibited 24% and 39% higher UCS at 14 and 28 days, respectively. The stress-strain curves shifted rightward, with increased ultimate strain and enhanced toughness. (3) SEM analysis revealed significantly more dense honeycomb and network structures in the composite stabilized soil compared to cement-stabilized soil. Hydration-generated calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gels connected and filled the pores, improving soil density and strength.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1734576 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1734576 <![CDATA[Integrating sustainable material performance and project success factors: insights from the lebanese construction sector]]> 2026-01-09T00:00:00Z Original Research Claudia MattarWahib ArairoMilad KhatibAnthony Azar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1700128 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1700128 <![CDATA[Research on flame retardant and smoke suppression technology of asphalt and its mechanism]]> 2026-01-08T00:00:00Z Review Yanxin SongPeirong LiuJinlong HuangBeite LiHuangsheng Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1721414 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1721414 <![CDATA[Life cycle assessment and structural evaluation of sustainable and cost effective engineered cementitious composite (ECC) repair mortars]]> 2026-01-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Mareena GeorgeDhanya Sathyan https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1713480 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1713480 <![CDATA[Experimental study on roller compacted asphalt concrete core wall considering the influence of different paving thickness]]> 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Liwen HuZhi LiShangjie LinWeiqi SunJianrui GeAnkang HuangYuncheng Yuan https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1676385 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1676385 <![CDATA[Revealing the rejuvenation mechanism of SBS modified asphalt through combined rheology-AFM-MD-DFT analysis]]> 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Man ZhangJingzhuo ZhaoXu Wu