Author : Ravindra K. Dhir,Thomas D. Dyer,Moray D. Newlands
Publisher : Thomas Telford Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0727734040
Achieving Sustainability in Construction by Ravindra K. Dhir,Thomas D. Dyer,Moray D. Newlands Pdf
- Preface - Introduction - Organising Committee - Scientific and Technical Committee - Collaborating Institutions - Sponsoring Organisations With Exhibition - Exhibiting Organisations - Supporting Institutions Opening Paper Sustainable Concrete Structures - A Win-Win Situation for Industry and Society THEME 1 EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS Keynote paper - Sustainable Development in Construction - Theory, Feasibility and Practice Using Raw Materials and Energy - Properties of Fly Ash from Real-Scale Co-Combustion Experiments - Waste Generation Issues in Petroleum Producing Communities in Nigeria - Study of Early Hydration of Cement Pastes Containing Alternative Calcium Sulfate Bearing Materials - Peculiarities of Synthesizing Artificial Zeolites on a Fly Ash Basis and their Usage for Modification of Specially Destined Concrete - Performance of Concrete with Mining Sand as an Alternative Non-Conventional Material - Influence of Modifying Admixtures on Properties of Foam Glass Obtained by Using Ashes Resulting from Incineration of Household Waste. - Innovative Materials for Concrete - An Overview - Construction Materials Management Adopting GIS Technology - The Significance of Embedded Energy for Building in a Tropical Country - Design and Evaluation of Sustainable Concrete Production - Green Buildings and Flyash Concrete - The Commerce City, Colorado Project - Concrete Mixes for Desert Environments - Contribution of Mixed Cements in Production of More Durable and Sustainable Concrete - Concrete Mixing & Curing: The Influence of Waste Water on the Characteristic Strength of Concrete THEME 2 POLLUTION, WASTE AND RECYCLING Keynote Paper - Sustainability of the Cement and Concrete Industries - Development of Self Compacting Concrete for Prefabricated Street Furniture - Drying Shrinkage and Modulus of Elasticity of Sand and Total Lightweight Concretes - Construction Potential of a Mining By-Product - Refractory Properties of Insulating Materials from Secondary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) - Maximum Dosage of Glass Cullet as Fine Aggregate in Mortar - Durability Performance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete - Performance of Concrete Containing Fly Ash at Early Ages - Use of Recycling Tyre Rubber as Aggregates in Silica Fume Concrete - Engineering and Durability properties of Concrete Containing Waste Glass - Potential for Recycling Demolished Concrete and Building Rubble in Kuwait - The Manufacture of Precast Building Blocks Utilising Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste - Best Practicable Environmental Options (BPEOs) for Recycling Demolition Waste - Cost Effective and Good Performance Concrete for Sustainable Construction Through Recycling - Room Temperature Granulated Fly Ash on a Fixed Bed As Sorbent for Organic Contaminants from Wastewater - Admixtures Effect on Mechanical Strength of a Concrete Made of Recycled Aggregate THEME 3 MINIMISING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Keynote Paper - Environmental Assessment of Cement Based Products: Life Cycle Assessment and the Eco-Concrete Software Tool Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Porous Concrete Mixed with Crushed Roofing Tile - Durability of Reinforced Concrete Applying some Expert Systems from the World Wide Web (WWW) - Accelerated Carbonation of Portland Cement Mortars Partially Substituted with a Spent Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst (FCC) - Fly Ash Blended Cement: An Effective Materials for Addressing Durability Related Issues - The Use of Coal Combustion Bottom Ash in Lightweight Masonry Units - Does Recycling Fit with Sustainable Use? - Development of Technology for Processing Open-Hearth Slag for Composite Construction Materials - Industrial Waste Utilisation in Building Elements - Stainless Steel in Concrete for Efficiency and Durability - Construction