Meet the editors

Dr. Saeed Nemati (1969) is a professional writer, translator, editor, journalist, engineer, researcher, and inventor. He is a senior academic member at QIAU and executive director of the World Civil Engineering Information Centre. Dr. Nemati obtained his diploma in building and construction from TAFE Australia. He also received his B.Eng degree in civil engineering, M.Eng degree in environmental engineering, and PhD in infrastructure engi-

neering from Tehran Polytechnic, Tarbiat Modares University (as a top student) and Western Sydney University, respectively. He has about 30 years of work experience in large infrastructure project management. Dr. Nemati is a full member of the Australia Society of Authors with many published ISI articles and books. In addition, he is the winner of 17 national and international awards in civil engineering. His main research interest is innovative ideas in civil engineering with a focus on the design automation and construction robotic technology.

Dr. Farzaneh Tahmoorian works as a lecturer at the Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia, and has broad work experience for over 10 years in many construction projects and projects related to road construction, waste management, landfill construction, etc. She obtained her Ph.D. at Western Sydney University (WSU), Australia; her M.Sc. at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia, and her B.Sc. at the

International University of Qazvin, Iran. Dr. Tahmoorian is the recipient of various awards such as the Australian Postgraduate Award, Western Sydney Top-up Award, Award of Best Employee of Tehran Municipality, etc. Her research interests are in asphalt mix design, pavement engineering, road and transport engineering, waste management, and sustainability. She is the author of more than 20 books and book chapters and has published in international journals and conference proceedings.

Contents

**Section 1**

Industry

Concrete

**Section 2**

in Ethiopia

**Section 3**

*by Jianhui Yang*

*and Belachia Mouloud*

**Preface XI**

Construction Application of Recycled Sands **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 33**

**Chapter 3 49**

Environmental Impacts and Sustainability **67**

**Chapter 4 69**

Hybrid Aggregates **79**

**Chapter 5 81**

*by Parappallil Meeran Rawther Salim and Bellam Siva Rama Krishna Prasad*

A Review on the Usage of Recycled Sand in the Construction

Introduction of Marble Waste Sand in the Composition of Mortar

Use of Waste Foundry Sand (WFS) as Filler in Hot-Mixed Asphalt

Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Aggregate Production

The Influence of Hybrid Aggregates on Different Types of Concrete

*by Hebhoub Houria, Kherraf Leila, Abdelouahed Assia* 

*by Nilton de Souza Campelo, Karine Jussara Sá da Costa, Raimundo Kennedy Vieira and Adalena Kennedy Vieira*

*by Gashaw Assefa and Aklilu Gebregziabher*
