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Concrete admixtures - sustainable concrete

open access: yesActa 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 Development of Concrete through Aggregates and Innovative Materials: A Review

open access: yesApplied 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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Towards a sustainable concrete: “sandless” concrete

open access: yesScience 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 Concrete Technology

open access: yesCivil 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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Suitability of sustainable sand for concrete manufacturing - A complete review of recycled and desert sand substitution

open access: yesResults in Engineering
Workable, environmentally friendly, sustainable sand concrete was reviewed to replace river sand for concrete production. The river ecology and the biological balance will be preserved with the help of the carefully chosen sustainable sand.
Mohammad Nadeem Akhtar   +3 more
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Is crushed concrete carbonation significant enough to be considered as a carbon mitigation strategy?

open access: yesEnvironmental 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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Evolution, Recent Progress and Perspectives of the Seismic Monitoring of Building Structures in Romania

open access: yesFrontiers 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]

open access: yesE3S 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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