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Concrete admixtures - sustainable concrete
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2022 Durability of concrete, an important part of the sustainability theme, was, is, and will be one of the main topics for large infrastructure projects like the Gotthard base tunnel.
Oliver Schwoon
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Sustainable Concrete Technology
Civil Engineering Dimension, 2015 The growing concern over global warming and significant ecological changes requires sustainable development in all fields of science and technology. Concrete not only consumes huge amount of energy and natural sources, but also emits large amount of CO2,
Sim J., Lee K.H.
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Towards a sustainable concrete: “sandless” concrete
Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, 2011 As a step towards ensuring the sustainability of concrete as a construction material, an investigation was carried out on the mechanical and durability properties of concrete made without natural sand, termed “sandless” concrete, and with cement ...
Tan Kiang Hwee, Du Hongjian
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Sustainable Development of Concrete through Aggregates and Innovative Materials: A Review
Applied Sciences, 2021 The use of concrete in civil infrastructure is highly demanded in structural and nonstructural elements. However, the high production of concrete could lead to severe pollution in the world.
Sergio A. Zamora-Castro +6 more
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Is crushed concrete carbonation significant enough to be considered as a carbon mitigation strategy?
Environmental Research Letters, 2022 When addressing concrete carbonation as a carbon mitigation option, studies leave out the effect that a temporal difference between the CO _2 emissions and uptake happening throughout concrete’s life cycle have on climate change.
Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade +2 more
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Smart materials and technologies for sustainable concrete construction
Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 This paper presents a comprehensive review of current trends and opportunities for sustainable concrete construction, emphasizing the importance of adopting eco-friendly practices to mitigate the industry's environmental impact.
Jonny Nilimaa
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 The seismic instrumentation of structures in order to assess their condition and to track it over long periods or after representative events has proven to be a topic of large interest, under continuous development at international level.
Alexandru Tiganescu +10 more
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Enhancing Concrete Sustainability: Assessing the Impact of Construction and Demolished Waste Aggregates on Strength and Rapid Chloride Permeability as a Durability Indicator [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The construction industry is adopting sustainable practices by using Construction and Demolished (C&D) waste aggregates in concrete production. This study investigates the impact of C&D waste on concrete’s compressive strength and rapid chloride ...
Panghal Harish, Kumar Awadhesh
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Circular concrete: validating new technologies in the lab and on-site
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2022 The growing importance of a circular economy also holds possibilities for concrete. Some of the principles of circularity, like the re-use of "waste" as secondary raw material and the optimisation of the design with regards to lifespan, environmental ...
Bram Dooms, Jeroen Vrijders
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Behavior of composite steel plate-sustainable concrete slabs under impact loading
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2021 Concrete has been used as a protective structure to resist impact and blast loads for many years. Recently, researchers have been developing various strengthening methods to increase the impact resistance of concrete.
Suwaid Hashim, Aziz Khalil, Hama Sheelan
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