TY - JOUR
T1 - Adopting recycled aggregates as sustainable construction materials
T2 - A review of the scientific literature
AU - Chen, Wei
AU - Jin, Ruoyu
AU - Xu, Yidong
AU - Wanatowski, Dariusz
AU - Li, Bo
AU - Yan, Libo
AU - Pan, Zhihong
AU - Yang, Yang
PY - 2019/5/28
Y1 - 2019/5/28
N2 - Adopting a holistic three-step literature review workflow, a total of 1,639 journal articles were used in this study as the literature sample related to recycled aggregate (RA). This study summarized the existing research topics focusing on RA, gaps of current research, suggestions for promoting RA usage, and research directions for future work. A research framework was also proposed linking the existing research themes into trends in RA research. This review work serves as a foundation work to bridge the gap between scientific research and industry practice, as well as to guide the directions in RA-related academic work using an interdisciplinary approach.
AB - Adopting a holistic three-step literature review workflow, a total of 1,639 journal articles were used in this study as the literature sample related to recycled aggregate (RA). This study summarized the existing research topics focusing on RA, gaps of current research, suggestions for promoting RA usage, and research directions for future work. A research framework was also proposed linking the existing research themes into trends in RA research. This review work serves as a foundation work to bridge the gap between scientific research and industry practice, as well as to guide the directions in RA-related academic work using an interdisciplinary approach.
KW - Circular economy
KW - Construction waste
KW - Literature review
KW - Recycled aggregate
KW - Sustainable concrete
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066249608&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.05.130
DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.05.130
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066249608
SN - 0950-0618
VL - 218
SP - 483
EP - 496
JO - Construction and Building Materials
JF - Construction and Building Materials
ER -