“…The use of a ternary binder (cement, silica fume, and granulated slag) is one of the recent areas of research, which aims to improve HPC durability and mechanical behavior, and minimize the negative environmental impacts. Cementitious materials made of ternary binders can in fact exhibit superior performance to those based on binary binders in terms of heat release, mechanical resistance at early ages, and durability [16,17]. Several research studies have reported that the incorporation of silica fume combined with other mineral additions (pozzolan, blast furnace slag, or fly ash) in the cement matrix improves the mechanical properties and the durability of HPC [18,19].…”