CE	Circular economy
PCC	Portland cement concrete
C&D	Construction and demolition
GC	Green concrete
NCA	Natural coarse aggregates
RCA	Recycled coarse aggregates
OPC	ordinary Portland cement
SCM	Supplementary cementitious material
GGBFS	Ground granulated blast furnace slag
FA	Fly ash
SF	Silica fume
MK	Metakaolin
RHA	Rice husk ash
LCA	Life cycle assessment
CC	Conventional concrete
EAF	Electric arc furnace
GWP	Global warming potential
C-S-H	Calcium silicate hydrate
RC	Reinforced concrete
GGFAC	Concrete with a combination of GGBFS and FA
VA	Volcanic ash
DS	Drying shrinkage
SNPs	Silica nanoparticles
HVFA	High-volume FA