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M&S highlight: Limbachiya, et al. (2000), Use of recycled aggregate in high-strength concrete

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As a solution to the disposal of construction and demolition waste and the shortage of concrete raw materials, recycled aggregate concrete has been studied by pioneer academics and industry researchers for decades. This paper analyzed a milestone paper by Limbachiya, Leelawat, and Dhir (2000) in the field of high-strength recycled aggregate concrete and its far-reaching impact on the research of recycled aggregate concrete. Furthermore, the existing hot-topics as well as research contributors in the field of recycled aggregate concrete were briefly summarized in this paper, and the new development directions of recycled aggregate concrete including fully recycled concrete were prospected and discussed. Besides, acknowledgement of the work of outstanding researchers in the field of recycled aggregate concrete was provided.

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Acknowledgements

The sponsorship from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51178340, 51325802, 52078358), High-level Foreign Experts Introduction Plan of Ministry of Science and Technology (No: G20200009041) are acknowledged. Most of the pioneers and contributors in the area of recycled concrete from all over the world are highly appreciated. The authors would like to show their sincerely apologies in the case of missing any important publications and contributors.

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  1. Department of Structural Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Jianzhuang Xiao & Hanghua Zhang

  2. State Key Laboratory for Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Jianzhuang Xiao

  3. CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal

    Jorge de Brito

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JX—original draft, review & editing, substantial contribution to the conception of the work. HZ—original draft, methodology, formal analysis, data curation. JdB—revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This commentary is part of our celebration of 75 years of RILEM, highlighting Materials and Structures most highly influential and cited publications.

Highlighted paper: Limbachiya, M.C., et al Use of recycled concrete aggregate in high-strength concrete. 2000. Materials and Structures, 33(9), Article 574.

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Xiao, J., Zhang, H. & de Brito, J. M&S highlight: Limbachiya, et al. (2000), Use of recycled aggregate in high-strength concrete. Mater Struct 55, 40 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-021-01871-y

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