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  1. Khan, Mehran, Jiancong Lao, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad*, and Jian-Guo Dai. "Influence of high temperatures on the mechanical and microstructural properties of hybrid steel-basalt fibers based ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)." Construction and Building Materials 411 (2024): 134387.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134387  

  2. Qian, Lan-Ping, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad*, Jian-Cong Lao, and Jian-Guo Dai. "Recycling of red mud and flue gas residues in geopolymer aggregates (GPA) for sustainable concrete." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 191 (2023): 106893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106893

  3. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Mehran Khan, Aiguo Wang, Zuhua Zhang, and Jian-Guo Dai. "Alkali-activated materials partially activated using flue gas residues: An insight into reaction products." Construction and Building Materials 371 (2023): 130760. (ESI Highly-Cited Paper) May/June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130760

  4. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Chandra Sekhar Das, Mehran Khan, and Jian-Guo Dai. "Development of low-carbon alkali-activated materials solely activated by flue gas residues (FGR) waste from incineration plants." Journal of Cleaner Production (2023): 136597. (ESI Highly-Cited Paper) May/June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136597

  5. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Lan-Ping Qian, Yi Fang, Aiguo Wang, and Jian-Guo Dai. "A multiscale study on gel composition of hybrid alkali-activated materials partially utilizing air pollution control residue as an activator." Cement and Concrete Composites 136 (2023): 104856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104856

  6. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Jiancong Lao, Jian-Guo Dai, Dongxing Xuan, and Chi Sun Poon. "Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 181 (2022): 106231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106231

  7. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, M. Aminul Haque, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, and Muhammad Junaid Munir. "Development of plant-concrete composites containing pretreated corn stalk bio-aggregates and different type of binders." Cement and Concrete Composites 121 (2021): 104054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104054

  8. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Yongjian Pan, and Bing Chen. "Physical and mechanical properties of sustainable vegetal concrete exposed to extreme weather conditions." Construction and Building Materials 287 (2021): 123024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123024

  9. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Mechanical and microstructural characterization of bio-concrete prepared with optimized alternative green binders." Construction and Building Materials 281 (2021): 122533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122533

  10. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, Yierfan Maierdan, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, and Muhammad Junaid Munir. "Study of a new capillary active bio-insulation material by hygrothermal simulation of multilayer wall." Energy and Buildings 234 (2021): 110724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110724

  11. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, Jian-Guo Dai, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, and Muhammad Junaid Munir. "Evolutionary artificial intelligence approach for performance prediction of bio-composites." Construction and Building Materials 290 (2021): 123254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123254

  12. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz and Bing Chen. “Microstructural characterization of basalt fiber reinforced magnesium phosphate cement supplemented by silica fume.” Construction and Building Materials 237 (2020) 117795 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117795

  13. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, M. Aminul Haque, and Sajjad Yousefi Oderji. "Multiproperty characterization of cleaner and energy-efficient vegetal concrete based on one-part geopolymer binder." Journal of Cleaner Production (2020): 119916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119916

  14. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Influence of different admixtures on the mechanical and durability properties of one-part alkali-activated mortars." Construction and Building Materials 265 (2020): 120320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120320

  15. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, and Haijuan Duan. "Improvement effect of pyrolyzed agro-food biochar on the properties of magnesium phosphate cement." Science of The Total Environment 718 (2020): 137422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137422

  16. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, and Bing Chen. "Influence of type of binder and size of plant aggregate on the hygrothermal properties of bio-concrete." Construction and Building Materials 251 (2020): 118981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118981

  17. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, and Bing Chen. "Experimental research on the performance of lightweight concrete containing foam and expanded clay aggregate." Composites Part B: Engineering 171 (2019): 46-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.04.025

  18. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, M. Aminul Haque, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Development of a sustainable and innovant hygrothermal bio-composite featuring the enhanced mechanical properties." Journal of Cleaner Production 229 (2019): 128-143. ISSN: 0959-6526.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.002

  19. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Investigate the influence of expanded clay aggregate and silica fume on the properties of lightweight concrete." Construction and Building Materials 220 (2019): 253-266.    ISSN: 0950-0618                           https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.05.171

  20. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, M. Aminul Haque, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Utilization of industrial and hazardous waste materials to formulate energy-efficient hygrothermal bio-composites." Journal of Cleaner Production (2019): 119469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.002

  21. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, Sajjad Yousefi Oderji, and Muhammad Mohsan. "Development of a new bio-composite for building insulation and structural purpose using corn stalk and magnesium phosphate cement." Energy and Buildings 173 (2018): 719-733. ISSN: 0378-7788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.06.007  

  22. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Burhan Sharif, Hafiz Asad Ali, Munawar Hussain, and Bing Chen. "Experimental investigation of pozzolanic concrete containing wheat straw ash." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering ja (2019). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2017-0419

  23. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Bing Chen, and Jiang Yu. "A comprehensive study of basalt fiber reinforced magnesium phosphate cement incorporating ultrafine fly ash." Composites Part B: Engineering (2018). ISSN: 1359-8368 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.12.065

  24. Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, and Bing Chen. "Effect of silica fume and basalt fiber on the mechanical properties and microstructure of magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) mortar." Construction and Building Materials 190 (2018): 466-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.09.143

Co-I (Year-wise)

  1. Liu, Yun-Lin, Chao-Fan Li, Hong-Xia Zhai, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Dong Guo, and Jian-Guo Dai. "Production and performance of CO2 modified foam concrete." Construction and Building Materials 389 (2023): 131671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131671  

  2. Khan, Mehran, Jiancong Lao, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Ming-Feng Kai, and Jian-Guo Dai. "The role of calcium aluminate cement in developing an efficient ultra-high performance concrete resistant to explosive spalling under high temperatures." Construction and Building Materials 384 (2023): 131469.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131469

  3. Fang, Yi, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Jian-Cong Lao, Lan-Ping Qian, and Jian-Guo Dai. "Development of artificial geopolymer aggregates with thermal energy storage capacity." Cement and Concrete Composites 135 (2023): 104834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104834

  4. Shah, Syed Farasat Ali, Bing Chen, Muhammad Zahid, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Compressive strength prediction of one-part alkali activated material enabled by interpretable machine learning." Construction and Building Materials 360 (2022): 129534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129534

  5. Munir, Muhammad Junaid, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, Yu-Fei Wu, Xiaoshan Lin, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Development of novel design strength model for sustainable concrete columns: A new machine learning-based approach." Journal of Cleaner Production 357 (2022): 131988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131988

  6. Munir, Muhammad Junaid, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, Yu-Fei Wu, Xiaoshan Lin, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Development of a novel compressive strength design equation for natural and recycled aggregate concrete through advanced computational modeling." Journal of Building Engineering (2022): 104690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104690

  7. Dong, Peng, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Bing Chen, Muhammad Junaid Munir, and Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi. "Preparation and study of magnesium ammonium phosphate cement from waste lithium slag." Journal of Cleaner Production (2021): 128371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128371

  8. Dong, Peng, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Bing Chen, Muhammad Junaid Munir, and Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi. "A study on magnesium phosphate cement mortars reinforced by polyvinyl alcohol fibers." Construction and Building Materials 302 (2021): 124154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124154

  9. Munir, Muhammad Junaid, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, Osman Gencel, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, and Bing Chen. "Synergistic effect of rice husk, glass and marble sludges on the engineering characteristics of eco-friendly bricks." Journal of Building Engineering 42 (2021): 102484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102484

  10. Zhang, Xuhao, Bing Chen, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Characterization of a novel bio-insulation material for multilayer wall and research on hysteresis effect." Construction and Building Materials 290 (2021): 123162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123162

  11. Munir, Muhammad Junaid, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, Yu-Fei Wu, Xiaoshan Lin, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Axial Stress-Strain Performance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Reinforced with Macro-Polypropylene Fibres." Sustainability 13, no. 10 (2021): 5741. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105741

  12. Kazmi, Syed Minhaj Saleem, Muhammad Junaid Munir, Yu-Fei Wu, Xiaoshan Lin, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Investigation of thermal performance of concrete incorporating different types of recycled coarse aggregates." Construction and Building Materials 270 (2021): 121433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121433

  13. Gencel, Osman, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, Muhammad Junaid Munir, Gokhan Kaplan, Oguzhan Yavuz Bayraktar, Duygu Ozturk Yarar, Arash Karimipour, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Influence of bottom ash and polypropylene fibers on the physico-mechanical, durability and thermal performance of foam concrete: An experimental investigation." Construction and Building Materials 306 (2021): 124887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124887

  14. Haque, M. Aminul, Bing Chen, Yuantao Liu, Syed Farasat Ali Shah, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Improvement of physico-mechanical and microstructural properties of magnesium phosphate cement composites comprising with Phosphogypsum." Journal of Cleaner Production (2020): 121268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121268

  15. Shah, Syed Farasat Ali, Bing Chen, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, and M. Aminul Haque. "Development of Cleaner One-part geopolymer from lithium slag." Journal of Cleaner Production (2020): 125241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125241

  16. Maierdan, Yierfan, M. Aminul Haque, Bing Chen, Muhetaer Maimaitiyiming, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Recycling of waste river sludge into unfired green bricks stabilized by a combination of phosphogypsum, slag, and cement." Construction and Building Materials 260 (2020): 120666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120666                                                                    

  17. Zhang, Xuhao, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, and Bing Chen. "Numerical and experimental investigation of the hygrothermal properties of corn stalk and magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) based bio-composites." Construction and Building Materials 244 (2020): 118358 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118358

  18. Haque, M. Aminul, Bing Chen, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Mechanical strength and flexural parameters analysis of micro-steel, polyvinyl and basalt fibre reinforced magnesium phosphate cement mortars." Construction and Building Materials 235 (2020): 117447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117447

  19. Shah, Syed Farasat Ali, Bing Chen, Sajjad Yousefi Oderji, M. Aminul Haque, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Improvement of early strength of fly ash-slag based one-part alkali activated mortar." Construction and Building Materials 246 (2020): 118533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118533

  20. Shah, Syed Farasat Ali, Bing Chen, Sajjad Yousefi Oderji, M. Aminul Haque, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Comparative study on the effect of fiber type and content on the performance of one-part alkali-activated mortar." Construction and Building Materials 243 (2020): 118221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118221

  21. Oderji, Sajjad Yousefi, Bing Chen, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Fresh and hardened properties of one-part fly ash-based geopolymer binders cured at room temperature: Effect of slag and alkali activators." Journal of Cleaner Production 225 (2019): 1-10. (ESI Highly-Cited Paper) . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.290

  22. Jiang, Yu, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, and Bing Chen. "Properties of magnesium phosphate cement containing steel slag powder." Construction and Building Materials 195 (2019): 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.085

  23. Haque, M. Aminul, Bing Chen, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Evaluating the physical and strength properties of fibre reinforced magnesium phosphate cement mortar considering mass loss." Construction and Building Materials 217 (2019): 427-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.05.081

  24. Oderji, Sajjad Yousefi, Bing Chen, Chandan Shakya, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, and Syed Farasat Ali Shah. "Influence of superplasticizers and retarders on the workability and strength of one-part alkali-activated fly ash/slag binders cured at room temperature." Construction and Building Materials 229 (2019): 116891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.116891

  25. Wei, Yongquan, Chunyu Song, Bing Chen, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Experimental investigation on two new corn stalk biocomposites based on magnesium phosphate cement and ordinary Portland cement." Construction and Building Materials 224 (2019): 700-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.100

  26. Shi, Yawen, Bing Chen, and Muhammad Riaz Ahmad. "Effects of Alumina as an Effective Constituent of Metakaolin on Properties of Magnesium Phosphate Cements." Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 31, no. 8 (2019): 04019147.      https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002779

  27. Gao, Ming, Bing Chen, Lei Lang, and Riaz Ahmad Muhammad. "Influence of Silica Fume on Mechanical Properties and Water Resistance of Magnesium–Ammonium Phosphate Cement." Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 32, no. 3 (2019): 04019368.       https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003035

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