Sustainability In Structural Concrete Design

Author : Jorge de Brito,Rui Vasco Silva
Publisher : International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783857482014

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Sustainability in Structural Concrete Design by Jorge de Brito,Rui Vasco Silva Pdf

Sustainability in construction is a priority for both academia and industry to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment and thus combat climate change. Numerous approaches have been developed on how to tackle this issue, wherein the implementation of eco-efficient concrete is currently considered one of the most effective measures to be applied at the beginning of a building’s life cycle. This edition of the Structural Engineering Document discusses key issues in selecting and incorporating eco-efficient waste materials capable of enhancing the sustainability of structural concrete in construction projects. The cost-efficiency of using recycled aggregates in structural concrete is shown by several world-renowned researchers. Critical evaluations and case studies further highlight the properties and performance of these materials and in various structural applications. Also, novel low-impact binding systems using industrial by-products showcase the importance of continuous research for technically viable alternatives capable of decreasing the huge dependency on ordinary Portland cement. The purpose of this document is to contribute to a broader understanding of the many possibilities for the development of a more sustainable structural concrete, thereby fostering resilient and sustainable construction practices to support the global commitment to environmental responsibility.

Author : Gajanan M. Sabnis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781498704113

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Green Building with Concrete by Gajanan M. Sabnis Pdf

Illustrates the Global Relevance of SustainabilityApplicable to roads, bridges, and other elements of the infrastructure, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction, Second Edition provides an overview of all available information on the role of concrete in green building. A handbook offering viewpoints from worldwide experts

Author : Kristian Dahl Hertz,Philip Halding
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030805005

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Sustainable Light Concrete Structures by Kristian Dahl Hertz,Philip Halding Pdf

The book presents new technologies for easy and economical construction of light concrete structures saving materials and CO2. The new super-light technology allows a designer to place forces, where it is optimal, and save material everywhere else. The book also supports this “Direct Engineering” principle with a number of new details and structural principles. The new pearl-chain technology makes it possible to design optimal shapes such as arches, vaults, cupolas, floating tunnels, and shells etc. from inexpensive, and mass-produced components. The new super-light deck-elements presented in the book are now produced in six factories in Denmark, Finland, and USA, and the number is increasing. The book will be of interest for all structural engineers, who would like to save materials, CO2 and optimize their structures, for students learning about the new technologies, and for contractors and architects, who want to investigate new building technologies.

Author : fib Fédération internationale du béton
Publisher : fib Fédération internationale du béton
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9782883941076

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Guidelines for green concrete structures by fib Fédération internationale du béton Pdf

Author : John E. Anderson,Christian Bucher,Bruno Briseghella,Xin Ruan,Tobia Zordan
Publisher : International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783857481413

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Sustainable Structural Engineering by John E. Anderson,Christian Bucher,Bruno Briseghella,Xin Ruan,Tobia Zordan Pdf

Sustainability is the defining challenge for engineers in the twenty-first century. In addition to safe, economic, and effi-cient structures, a new criterion, sustainable, must be met. Furthermore, this new design paradigm–addressing social, economic, and environmental aspects–requires prompt action. In particular, mitigation of climate change requires sustainable solutions for new as well as existing structures. Taking from both practice and research, this book provides engineers with applicable, timely, and innovative information on the state-of-the-art in sustainable structural design. This Structural Engineering Document addresses safety and regulations, integration concepts, and a sustainable approach to structural design. Life-cycle assessment is presented as a critical tool to quantify design options, and the importance of existing structures–in particular cultural heritage structures–is critically reviewed. Consideration is also given to bridge design and maintenance, structural reassessment, and disaster risk reduction. Finally, the importance of environmentally friendly concrete is examined. Consequently, structural engineers are shown to have the technical proficiency, as well as ethical imperative, to lead in designing a sustainable future.

Author : Koji Sakai,Takafumi Noguchi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203817179

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The Sustainable Use of Concrete by Koji Sakai,Takafumi Noguchi Pdf

Cement-based concrete has excellent properties as a construction material, and the raw materials of cement rocks, and limestone and clay are bountiful. Yet its production generates high quantities of CO2, making it a potentially unsustainable material. However, there are no alternatives to concrete and steel as basic methods for development of soci

Author : K. Sakai
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781482294989

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Integrated Design and Environmental Issues in Concrete Technology by K. Sakai Pdf

The two themes of integration of structural and durability design, and integration of concrete technologies in relation to global environmental issues are drawn together in this book. It presents the views of distinguished international researchers and engineers on these key topics as the 21st century approaches. Derived from a workshop on rational

Author : FIB – International Federation for Structural Concrete
Publisher : FIB - Féd. Int. du Béton
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9782883941281

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Sustainability of precast structures by FIB – International Federation for Structural Concrete Pdf

Sustainability is a crucial concept. Sustainability was first introduced in the fib by creating a Special Activity Group under the convenorship of Prof Sakai. This group encouraged and helped all fib commissions to create their own groups dealing with sustainability. The fib Commission 6 “Prefabrication” took up this challenge and created a Task Group called “Sustainability of Structures with Precast Elements” in 2012. The group was created as a joint group with PCI (Precast Concrete Institute of USA), with the then-active fib Commission 3 “Environmental aspects of design and construction”, and the fib’s SAG8 on Sustainability. Therefore, this Bulletin 88 is a joint publication between PCI and fib. The aim of the work was to gather and study the most recent work that has been developed regarding sustainability – and more particularly Life Cycle Assessment - of structures in which precast elements are used. The final aim of the group would be to provide recommendations for the study and assessment of structures built with precast elements. It will cover all aspects of this kind of structure, from planning, design, execution, use, maintenance and remedial activities to deconstruction, reuse, demolition and recycling. The fib holds sustainability as a high priority, which triggered the creation of a new Commission 7 “Sustainability” during the 2015 fib commissions reorganisation. This commission has been chaired since then by Prof Hájek. Sustainability concepts were already introduced in the Model Code 2010 and are a key part in the elaboration of the Model Code 2020. Experts from many parts of the world contributed to this fib Bulletin 88 which gives the document a broad overview of sustainability sensibilities across different continents. Bulletin 88 starts with a description of the importance of environmental concepts and developments in the world today and the reason why sustainability is a crucial concept that will be even more important in the future. The document then focuses on the different advances of standards and regulations that have been developed or are in the process of being implemented. ISO, European regulations, North American regulations, Brazilian implementation in real precast companies and the developments of the fib Model Codes have been considered in this bulletin. After that, the bulletin examines life cycle aspects of precast structures, taking former fib bulletins as a basis. Then, it moves on to an in-depth study of specific sustainability aspects of precast structures. Then, the bulletin deals with the special methodologies and tools that are available around the world to handle sustainability in general and with precast structures in particular. A selection of tools is described in this chapter. The Task Group also developed proposals about how to deal with the sustainability of precast structures. Some of the proposals are described conceptually in the text. The final chapter compiles several case studies or examples of sustainability applications of precast structures. The examples differ and are grouped by category: buildings, infrastructure and special works.v The task group continues to work on developing other documents that will focus on the detailed practical application of some of the sustainability models described in this document.

Author : Structural Engineering Institute. Sustainability Committee
Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0784411190

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Sustainability Guidelines for the Structural Engineer by Structural Engineering Institute. Sustainability Committee Pdf

The Sustainability Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineer s Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE SEI) prepared these guidelines to advance the understanding of sustainability in the structural community and to incorporate concepts of sustainability into structural engineering standards and practices. This book will educate and guide structural engineers as they meet the challenge to design and construct a sustainable built environment. The guidelines are organized into five sections: Sustainable Design and Construction, Sustainable Strategies, Building Materials, Infrastructure, and Case Studies. Although many of the subjects presented are related, each section and the related subsections have been written to stand alone, allowing this report to be used as a practical reference. This report was written for structural engineers, but related disciplines will also benefit from the contents. The book includes an important section on infrastructure because, many of the concepts and ideas presented in this guide relate to infrastructure, as well as design and construction.

Author : Ravindra K. Dhir,Thomas D. Dyer,Judith E. Halliday
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Concrete construction
ISBN : 0727731777

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Sustainable Concrete Construction by Ravindra K. Dhir,Thomas D. Dyer,Judith E. Halliday Pdf

Author : A. Ghali,R. Favre,M. Elbadry
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000143058

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Concrete Structures by A. Ghali,R. Favre,M. Elbadry Pdf

This text presents the most effective analysis for predicting the true stresses and deflections of concrete structures, accounting for creep and shrinkage of concrete and relaxation of prestressed reinforcement. Sustainability has become a major requirement in modern structures, which need to sustain satisfactory service over a longer life. It is not rare to specify a life span of 100 years for infrastructure such as bridges. This complete and wide-ranging study of stresses and deformations of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures focuses on design methods for avoiding the deflections and cracking that diminish serviceability. This fourth edition has a new emphasis on designing for serviceability. It has been comprehensively updated. It now includes 65 solved examples and more than 45 instructive problems with answers given at the end of the book. An accompanying website contains design calculation programs, which allow interactive data input. Independent of codes of practice, the book is universally applicable, and is especially suitable for practising engineers and graduate students.

Author : Sharifah Salwa Mohd Zuki
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Building
ISBN : 9789811621871

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Proceedings of the Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures in Construction 2020 by Sharifah Salwa Mohd Zuki Pdf

This book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures in Construction 2020, held at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia, on 24th August 2020. The contributions, prepared by international scientists and engineers, cover the latest advances in and innovative applications with the theme Towards Sustainable Green Concrete The articles in this book cater to academics, graduate students, researchers, as well as industrial practitioners working in the areas of concrete materials and building construction.

Author : Gajanan M. Sabnis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439812976

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Green Building with Concrete by Gajanan M. Sabnis Pdf

With superior fire resistance, strength, and a long service life, concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. A sustainable material, concrete is also easily and affordably reused and rehabilitated. The first book to provide an overview of sustainability and concrete, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Con

Author : Costas Georgopoulos,Andrew Minson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119968641

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Sustainable Concrete Solutions by Costas Georgopoulos,Andrew Minson Pdf

The challenges facing humanity in the 21st century include climate change, population growth, overconsumption of resources, overproduction of waste and increasing energy demands. For construction practitioners, responding to these challenges means creating a built environment that provides accommodation and infrastructure with better whole-life performance using lower volumes of primary materials, less non-renewable energy, wasting less and causing fewer disturbances to the natural environment. Concrete is ubiquitous in the built environment. It is therefore essential that it is used in the most sustainable way so practitioners must become aware of the range of sustainable concrete solutions available for construction. While sustainable development has been embedded into engineering curricula, it can be difficult for students and academics to be fully aware of the innovations in sustainable construction that are developed by the industry. Sustainable Concrete Solutions serves as an introduction to and an overview of the latest developments in sustainable concrete construction. It provides useful guidance, with further references, to students, researchers, academics and practitioners of all construction disciplines who are faced with the challenge of designing, specifying and constructing with concrete.

Author : Ignacio J. Navarro, Vıctor Yepes,Jose V. Mart
Publisher : Infinite Study
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Sustainability assessment of concrete bridge deck designs in coastal environments using neutrosophic criteria weights by Ignacio J. Navarro, Vıctor Yepes,Jose V. Mart Pdf

Essential infrastructures such as bridges are designed to provide a long-lasting and intergenerational functionality. In those cases, sustainability becomes of paramount importance when the infrastructure is exposed to aggressive environments, which can jeopardise their durability and lead to significant maintenance demands. The assessment of sustainability is however often complex and uncertain. The present study assesses the sustainability performance of 16 alternative designs of a concrete bridge deck in a coastal environment on the basis of a neutrosophic group analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The use of neutrosophic logic in the field of multi-criteria decision-making, as a generalisation of the widely used fuzzy logic, allows for a proper capture of the vagueness and uncertainties of the judgements emitted by the decision-makers. TOPSIS technique is then used to aggregate the different sustainability criteria. From the results, it is derived that only the simultaneous consideration of the economic, environmental and social life cycle impacts of a design shall lead to adequate sustainable designs. Choices made based on the optimality of a design in only some of the sustainability pillars will lead to erroneous conclusions. The use of concrete with silica fume has resulted in a sustainability performance of 46.3% better than conventional concrete designs.