Authors: Ashish Shrimali, Dr. Priyanka Pandey
Abstract: Eco-friendly cement-based bricks incorporating stone mine waste and quarry dust have attracted considerable interest in the quest for environmentally sustainable building resources. The global research trends in sustainable cement-based bricks made with granite waste, sandstone waste, quarry dust and other mining waste products are reviewed from a performance and a bibliometric perspective in this study. The research identified 400 research articles from Lens.org database using a search query on the keywords: cement/concrete, stone waste products and mechanical and durability properties. Bibliometric analysis of articles was performed by VOSviewer for the mapping of the growth of publications, notable authors, research hot spots and evolutionary trends. Publication trends indicate steady increase after 2018 and an explosion of research between 2020 and 2023, which are the factors related to the increase of research and industrial interest handling eco-efficient masonry products. country wise analysis for published literature shows India leads the study as it is the most studied, followed by China and Malaysia, indicating good regional interest in valourisation of stone waste and promotion of material innovations. Key journals, such as Materials and Sustainability, are important in this field, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature. Keyword co-occurrence analysis revealed that "compressive strength", "durability", "quarry dust" and "recycled aggregates" are commonly used; new directions are circular economy principles and eco-efficient designing of materials. The insight gained from the case studies towards performance suggest that partial replacem However, there are problems on standardization, large-scale adoption and long-term testing which need to be resolved. This research provides an overview of existing research directions and possibilities for further research, e.g. hybrid forms of waste recycling and life cycle assessment. Our results encourage the role of stone waste as a resource sustainable brick-making as well as to guide further research and development of the industry in producing affordable and sustainable building materials.
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