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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Environmentally Friendly Foam Concrete with Fly Ash Modified with Micro- and Nano-SiO

Alexey N Beskopylny, Sergey A Stel'makh, Evgenii M Shcherban', Diana M Shakhalieva, Andrei Chernil'nik, Natal'ya Shcherban', Ivan Vyalikov, Aleksandr Budovskiy

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Alexey N BeskopylnyDepartment of Transport Systems, Faculty of Roads and Transport Systems, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-6173-9365
Sergey A Stel'makhDepartment of Unique Buildings and Constructions Engineering, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-0364-5504
Evgenii M Shcherban'Department of Engineering Geometry and Computer Graphics, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-5376-247X
Diana M ShakhalievaDepartment of Design, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-8086-6300
Andrei Chernil'nikDepartment of Unique Buildings and Constructions Engineering, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-0103-2587
Natal'ya Shcherban'Department of Unique Buildings and Constructions Engineering, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
Ivan VyalikovSchool of Architecture, Design and Arts, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
Aleksandr BudovskiyDepartment of Life Safety and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Life Safety and Environmental Engineering, Don State Technical University, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Funding

Russian Science Foundation 25-79-00121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, foam concrete is a prevalent energy-efficient building material, which is applicable for multiple purposes in a wide variety of buildings and structures. Improving the environmental performance of foam concrete and reducing its production costs through the use of industrial waste is a relevant and promising area. The goal of this study is to create innovative foam concrete (FC) mixtures using industrial waste, focusing on their environmentally friendly and energy-efficient properties for structural and thermal insulation purposes. The production of FC involved industrial waste products like fly ash (FA) and microsilica (MS). Nanosilica (NS) was used as an additional modifying additive. The study experimentally investigated the impact of the proposed formulation and process solutions on FC's density, compressive strength (CS), and thermal conductivity (TC). The most effective FC modification parameters were identified for FA, MS, and NS. The best combination of 15% FA, 6% MS, and 0.4% NS produces environmentally friendly FC with improved properties: a density of 1142 kg/m

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compressive strengthfoam concretemicrosilicamodificationnanosilica

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PMID41753532
PMCPMC12941514

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