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Research on Sustainable Construction Materials

NC4SCM research examines local clays, supplementary cementitious materials and low-carbon cement and concrete. Studies cover the chemical and mineralogical properties of clays and materials such as fly ash, slag and glass powder, alongside hydration, strength, durability and thermo-mechanochemical activation. The work investigates how material composition and processing affect performance.

LC3 TechnologyConference paper

Pakistan’s First Structural Application of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)

Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Tehmina Ayub, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan, Chuanlin Hu — 2026

Proceedings of the Global Conference on Green Construction Materials and Practices 2025 (GCGC 2025), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 774 · Springer Singapore

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Material CharacterisationConference paper

Impact of Kaolin and Alumina-Silica Ratio on Cement Strength

Saqib Nawaz Khan, Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Ali Faruque, Syed Fakhar Abbas, Abdur Rehman — 2026

Proceedings of the Global Conference on Green Construction Materials and Practices 2025 (GCGC 2025), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 774 · Springer Singapore

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General ResearchConference paper

Investigating the Effect of Aggregate Size on the Heat of Hydration in Conventional and Low Carbon Concrete

Abdul Ahad Hashmi, Usman Allah Buksh, Nashmiyah Shaikh, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Tariq Jamil — 2026

Proceedings of the Global Conference on Green Construction Materials and Practices 2025 (GCGC 2025), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 774 · Springer Singapore

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LC3 TechnologyConference paper

Investigation of Heat of Hydration of Superplasticized Calcined Clay-Based Cement

Talha Raza, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Tariq Jamil, Tehmina Ayub, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan — 2026

Proceedings of the Global Conference on Green Construction Materials and Practices 2025 (GCGC 2025), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 774 · Springer Singapore

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Material CharacterisationConference paper

Exploration and Characterization of Various Types of Kaolinite Rich Clays, First-Ever Industrial Lab Trials, and Demonstration of LC3 in Pakistan

Mubeen Ahmad Siddiqi, Tariq Jamil, Malik Mehboob Ahmed, Tehmina Ayub, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Chuanlin Hu, Faheem Lal — 2025

Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete: Proceedings of ICCCSC 2022, RILEM Bookseries, Vol. 57 · Springer Cham

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General ResearchConference paper

Economic and Environmental Impacts of Cement Industry in Pakistan and Use of SCMs

Syed Muhammad Fahad Hussain, Tariq Jamil, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan, Tehmina Ayub, Chuanlin Hu — 2025

Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete: Proceedings of ICCCSC 2022, RILEM Bookseries, Vol. 57 · Springer Cham

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LC3 TechnologyJournal article

Durability Performance of OPC and LC³-50 Concrete Containing Lightweight Aggregates

Syed Muhammad Fahad Hussain, Tehmina Ayub, Tariq Jamil, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan — 2025

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering · Springer Nature

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LC3 TechnologyJournal article

Effect of Glass Powder on the Compressive Strength and Drying Shrinkage Behavior of OPC- and LC³-50-Based Cementitious Composites of Various Strengths

Tehmina Ayub, Tariq Jamil, Ayesha Ayub, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan, Eraj Mehmood, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Bin Yu — 2024

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering · Wiley

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LC3 TechnologyJournal article

Mechanical and Durability Properties of High-Strength Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC³) Concrete Containing Waste Glass Powder

Ayesha Ayub, Tehmina Ayub, Tariq Jamil, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan — 2023

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering · Springer Nature

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Material CharacterisationJournal article

Initial Search for Low Grade Clay in Pakistan for Producing LC³ Ecofriendly Cement

Syed Muhammad Fahad Hussain, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Tariq Jamil, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan, Tehmina Ayub, Chuanlin Hu — 2023

Low-carbon Materials and Green Construction · Springer Nature

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New Material DevelopmentJournal article

Sustainable Cementitious Material with Ultra-High Content Partially Calcined Limestone-Calcined Clay

Xiong Qian, Yunxing Ruan, Tariq Jamil, Chuanlin Hu, Fazhou Wang, Shuguang Hu, Yunpeng Liu — 2023

Construction and Building Materials · Elsevier

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LC3 TechnologyJournal article

Comparative Study on LC3‐50 with OPC Concrete Using Raw Materials from Pakistan

Muhammad Danyal Sheikh, Tariq Jamil, Tehmina Ayub, Asad-ur-Rehman Khan, Syed Muhammad Bilal, Chuanlin Hu — August 3, 2023

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering · Hindawi / John Wiley & Sons

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New Material DevelopmentJournal article

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Sustainable Cementitious Materials with Ultra-High Substitution Level of Calcined Clay and Limestone Powder

Yunxing Ruan, Tariq Jamil, Chuanlin Hu, Bishnu Prasad Gautam, Jing Yu — 2022

Construction and Building Materials · Elsevier

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