**Meet the editor**

Dr. Sayed Hemeda is a doctor of the Civil Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Currently, he occupies the position of Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and Structural Restoration of Architectural Heritage, Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Egypt. He is also the Vice Manager of the Historic Buildings Con-

servation Center in Cairo University. He was awarded Cairo University's prize for scientific excellence in 2017, Cairo University's prize for courage in 2014, and Cairo University's prize for the best PhD theses, 2009–2010. He has published some 60 articles, including 14 books, and has been cited around 80 times. He has given over 18 invited lectures in 12 countries. His interests are primarily in geotechnical engineering for architectural heritage preservation and engineering data analysis, including pattern recognition as applied primarily to analytical data from various sources, comprising objects of cultural significance. He is the Editor in Chief of the *Journal of Geological Research*. He is an Editorial Board Member of the Sustainable Civil Infrastructures book series, published by SpringerNature, IntechOpen England, book series publisher, Progress of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Singapore, the *Geoscience Journal* in Singapore, and the *Alexandria Engineering Journal*.

Contents

**Preface VII**

Eleni Tsangouri

C. Yu

Chapter 1 **Mechanical Behavior of Natural Hydraulic Lime Mortars 1**

Chapter 4 **Development of Sustainable Building Materials from Agro-**

Sabit Oymael, Alper Bideci and Özlem Sallı Bideci

Chapter 6 **Connection Node Design and Performance Optimization of**

Ze-li Que, Liu-liu Zhang, Fei-bin Wang, Yi-fan Gao, Wei-zhen Cai,

Chapter 2 **A Decade of Research on Self-Healing Concrete 21**

Chapter 3 **Biocomposite Cement-Based Mortar 37** Xiaoniu Yu and Yan Gao

**Industrial Wastes in Nigeria 55**

Chapter 5 **Oil Shale Ash Addition Effect in Concrete to**

Xin-meng Wang and Chang-tong Mei

Ning Zhang, Aizhong Lu and Xuguang Chen

Chapter 8 **Cumulative Tensile Damage and Consolidation Effects on Fracture Properties of Sandstone 145**

Chapter 7 **Functionally Graded Concrete Structure 111**

Martin Šperl and Miloš Drdácký

Abel Olajide Olorunnisola

**Freezing-Thawing 75**

**Girder Truss 89**

Lucía Garijo, XiaoXin Zhang, Gonzalo Ruiz, José J. Ortega and Rena
