Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair

The development of sustainable, high-performance cementitious materials for infrastructure rehabilitation presents not only technical but also institutional and regulatory challenges. Belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement—first developed in the United States in the 1970s—has emerged as a prom...

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Main Author: Bescher Eric
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Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2025/03/matecconf_cs2025_00007.pdf
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description The development of sustainable, high-performance cementitious materials for infrastructure rehabilitation presents not only technical but also institutional and regulatory challenges. Belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement—first developed in the United States in the 1970s—has emerged as a promising low-carbon alternative, especially in applications requiring rapid strength gain. This presentation reviews recent progress in BCSA cement technology, examines some of its performance characteristics and environmental benefits, and explores its synergistic potential as an early-strength enhancer in widely adopted low-carbon cements such as Portland-limestone cement (PLC) and limestone-calcined clay cement (LC3.
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spelling doaj-art-6ea0dc0ea7e34948aacfd2d3e32315f72025-08-20T03:24:07ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2025-01-014090000710.1051/matecconf/202540900007matecconf_cs2025_00007Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repairBescher Eric0Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of CaliforniaThe development of sustainable, high-performance cementitious materials for infrastructure rehabilitation presents not only technical but also institutional and regulatory challenges. Belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement—first developed in the United States in the 1970s—has emerged as a promising low-carbon alternative, especially in applications requiring rapid strength gain. This presentation reviews recent progress in BCSA cement technology, examines some of its performance characteristics and environmental benefits, and explores its synergistic potential as an early-strength enhancer in widely adopted low-carbon cements such as Portland-limestone cement (PLC) and limestone-calcined clay cement (LC3.https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2025/03/matecconf_cs2025_00007.pdf
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Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair
MATEC Web of Conferences
title Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair
title_full Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair
title_fullStr Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair
title_full_unstemmed Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair
title_short Recent advances in low-carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair
title_sort recent advances in low carbon belitic calcium sulfoaluminate bcsa cement and concrete for rapid infrastructure rehabilitation and repair
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