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Al-Kheetan, MJ, Jweihan, YS, Rabi, M & Ghaffar, SH 2024, 'Durability Enhancement of Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregate: The Role of Nano-ZnO', Buildings, vol. 14, no. 2, 353. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14020353
Al-Raqeb, H, Ghaffar, SH, Haitherali, H & Gopakumar, A 2024, 'Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Building Information Modelling in Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works: A Framework for Sustainable Construction', Buildings, vol. 14, no. 1, 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010130
El-Seidy, E, Chougan, M, Al-Noaimat, YA, Al-Kheetan, MJ & Ghaffar, SH 2024, 'The impact of waste brick and geo-cement aggregates as sand replacement on the mechanical and durability properties of alkali–activated mortar composites', Results in Engineering, vol. 21, 101797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.101797
Al-Noaimat, YA, Chougan, M, Al-kheetan, MJ, Al-Mandhari, O, Al-Saidi, W, Al-Maqbali, M, Al-Hosni, H & Ghaffar, SH 2023, '3D printing of limestone-calcined clay cement: A review of its potential implementation in the construction industry', Results in Engineering, vol. 18, 101115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101115
Al-Noaimat, YA, Ghaffar, SH, Chougan, M & Al-Kheetan, MJ 2023, 'A review of 3D printing low-carbon concrete with one-part geopolymer: Engineering, environmental and economic feasibility', Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 18, e01818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01818
El-Seidy, E, Sambucci, M, Chougan, M, AI-Noaimat, YA, Al-Kheetan, MJ, Biblioteca, I, Valente, M & Ghaffar, SH 2023, 'Alkali activated materials with recycled unplasticised polyvinyl chloride aggregates for sand replacement', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 409, 134188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134188
Lamastra, FR, Montesperelli, G, Galvanetto, E, Chougan, M, Ghaffar, SH, Al-Kheetan, MJ & Bianco, A 2023, 'An Insight into Durability, Electrical Properties and Thermal Behavior of Cementitious Materials Engineered with Graphene Oxide: Does the Oxidation Degree Matter?', Nanomaterials, vol. 13, no. 4, 726. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13040726
Chougan, M, Lamastra, FR, Caschera, D, Kaciulis, S, Bolli, E, Mazzuca, C, Ghaffar, SH, Al-Kheetan, MJ, Montesperelli, G & Bianco, A 2023, 'Cementitious nanocomposites engineered with high-oxidized graphene oxide: Spotting the nano to macro correlation', Ceramics International, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 964-973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.09.070
Valente, M, Sambucci, M, Chougan, M & Ghaffar, SH 2023, 'Composite alkali-activated materials with waste tire rubber designed for additive manufacturing: an eco-sustainable and energy saving approach', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol. 24, pp. 3098-3117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.03.213
Sambucci, M, Valente, M, Nouri, SM, Chougan, M & Ghaffar, SH 2023, 'Enhanced Compatibility of Secondary Waste Carbon Fibers through Surface Activation via Nanoceramic Coating in Fiber-Reinforced Cement Mortars', Coatings, vol. 13, no. 8, 1466. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13081466
Chougan, M, Ghaffar, SH & Al-Kheetan, MJ 2023, 'Graphene-based nano-functional materials for surface modification of wheat straw to enhance the performance of bio-based polylactic acid composites', Materials Today Sustainability, vol. 21, 100308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2022.100308
El-Seidy, E, Chougan, M, Sambucci, M, Al-Kheetan, MJ, Biblioteca, I, Valente, M & Hamidreza Ghaffar, S 2023, 'Lightweight alkali-activated materials and ordinary Portland cement composites using recycled polyvinyl chloride and waste glass aggregates to fully replace natural sand', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 368, 130399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130399
Al-Noaimat, YA, Chougan, M, Albar, A, Skibicki, S, Federowicz, K, Hoffman, M, Sibera, D, Cendrowski, K, Techman, M, Pacheco, JN, Chung, SY, Sikora, P, Al-Kheetan, M & Ghaffar, SH 2023, 'Recycled brick aggregates in one-part alkali-activated materials: Impact on 3D printing performance and material properties', Developments in the Built Environment, vol. 16, 100248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2023.100248
Cuevas, K, Strzałkowski, J, Kim, JS, Ehm, C, Glotz, T, Chougan, M, Ghaffar, SH, Stephan, D & Sikora, P 2023, 'Towards development of sustainable lightweight 3D printed wall building envelopes – Experimental and numerical studies', Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 18, e01945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e01945
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Chougan, M, Al-Kheetan, MJ & Ghaffar, SH 2023, Additive Manufacturing and the Construction Industry. in T Lynn, P Rosati, M Kassem, S Krinidis & J Kennedy (eds), Disrupting Buildings: Digitalisation and the Transformation of Deep Renovation. 1 edn, Palgrave Studies in Digital Business and Enabling Technologies, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 97-109. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32309-6_7
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