Hilal El-Hassan

Dr. Hilal El-Hassan

United Arab Emirates University
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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 September 2015 in Cement and Concrete Composites
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HEHilal El-Hassan
Hilal El-Hassan
YSYixin Shao
Yixin Shao

1 July 2019 in Construction and Building Materials
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HEHilal El-Hassan
Hilal El-Hassan
PKPEIMAN KIANMEHR
PEIMAN KIANMEHR
SZSouhail Zouaoui
Souhail Zouaoui

1 May 2020 in Construction and Building Materials
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MRMohamed Al Rifai
Mohamed Al Rifai
HEHilal El-Hassan
Hilal El-Hassan
Tamer El-MaaddawyTamer El-Maaddawy
Tamer El-Maaddawy
Farid AbedFarid Abed
Farid Abed

1 July 2019 in Construction and Building Materials
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NKNancy Kachouh
Nancy Kachouh
HEHilal El-Hassan
Hilal El-Hassan
Tamer El-MaaddawyTamer El-Maaddawy
Tamer El-Maaddawy

1 March 2021 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Omar Fawwaz NajmOmar Fawwaz Najm
Omar Fawwaz Najm
HEHilal El-Hassan
Hilal El-Hassan
AEAmr El-Dieb
Amr El-Dieb

1 April 2018 in Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
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NINajif Ismail
Najif Ismail
HEHilal El-Hassan
Hilal El-Hassan
A synopsis of an experimental program on the development of a sustainable fly ash–slag blended geopolymer mortar (GPM) and lightweight geopolymer concrete (LGPC) is presented. Geopolymer mortar mixes were prepared incorporating industrial by-products and sustainable desert dune sand to study the effect of different mixing variables, including binding materials, curing temperature, and alkaline activator solution composition and content, on the rheological and mechanical performance. Optimum mix designs were then formulated into producing LGPC samples with different binding materials and curing temperature. Lightweight geopolymer concrete specimens exhibited a brittle behavior with a weakened structure due to low-strength lightweight aggregates. Lightweight geopolymer concrete made with dune sand and a fly ash to slag ratio of 3∶1 resulted in the highest compressive strength when cured for 24 h at 60°C. Microstructure characterization of LGPC specimens was also conducted. Scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry showed the coexistence of an aluminosilicate hydrate geopolymer gel and aluminum-modified C─ S─ H gel as the main polymerization reaction products in an amorphous geopolymeric microstructure.