Sustainable Novel Alternatives to Natural Sand in Concrete Manufacturing

Sustainable Novel Alternatives to Natural Sand in Concrete Manufacturing: Recent Developments and Innovations discusses sustainable sand alternatives for making new concrete, including natural sand sources, treatment technologies, and the harmful effect of excessive extraction of natural river sand on the natural environment. Sections examine current research on sustainable sand alternatives and highlight the concept of sustainability measurement and economic analysis for concrete production when sustainable sand is utilized.

Dr Akhtar is based at the University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is a reviewer for many journals: such as the KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Material Cycles, and Waste Management, and the International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. His work on sustainable, self-compacting, and green concrete was published in the Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Elsevier), Construction and Building materials (Elsevier), and the Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (Springer Japan). Recently, he received the Best Researcher Award for the Academic Year 2021-22 from Fahad Bin Sultan University Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Professor Bani-Hani, based at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, is active in research in nanotechnology, material science, sustainability, energy harvesting, SHM, structural control, vibration; optimization; soft computing; and experimental methods. Dr. Zainah Ibrahim works at the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Middlesex University, UK; her Master's Degree in Structural Engineering from Liverpool University, UK; and her Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Sheffield University, UK. She has over 25 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests include: structural dynamics, health monitoring, nonlinear dynamic system identification, structural vibration and control, and repair and strengthening of existing concrete structures and materials Dr. Omar Albatayneh is a transportation engineer, with a Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming, USA. Dr. Albatayneh specializes in asset management, infrastructure management and transportation data science Professor Abdallah I. Husein Malkawi is experienced in design, analysis, teaching, and research in the field of soil mechanics, foundations, and sustainable materials with a strong background in dam design, RCC dams, thermal analysis for RCC Dams, slope stability analysis, earthquake engineering, seismicity, liquefaction studies, and pile foundation, geophysical Methods, safety of dams sustainable sand in concrete production. He is a Member of the Royal Committee for Water Management, Head of the National Dams Committee, and consultant for the Ministry of Water and Irrigations, Jordan Valley Authority