Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Products for Special Applications Containing EAF Slag

Integrated Life-Cycle Assessment and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Model for Concrete Bridge Deck Applications

An integrated life-cycle assessment and life-cycle cost analysis model was developed and applied to enhance the sustainability of concrete bridge infrastructure. The objective of this model is to compare alternative bridge deck designs from a sustainability perspective that accounts for total life-cycle costs including agency, user, and environmental costs. A conventional concrete bridge deck a...

Life Cycle Assessment of Completely Recyclable Concrete

Since the construction sector uses 50% of the Earth's raw materials and produces 50% of its waste, the development of more durable and sustainable building materials is crucial. Today, Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is mainly used in low level applications, namely as unbound material for foundations, e.g., in road construction. Mineral demolition waste can be recycled as crushed aggreg...

LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF CLADDING PRODUCTS A comparison of aluminum, brick, granite, limestone, and precast concrete

Utilization of Eaf Metallurgical Slag in “green” Belite Cement

În acest studiu, zgură de cuptor cu arc electric (EAFS) colectată de la Sovel S.A., Grecia şi calcar şi argilă, de la compania de ciment Titan S.A., Grecia, au fost utilizate pentru producerea şi caracterizarea cimenturilor tip belitice. Trei tipuri de clincher au fost preparate: belitic fara adaos de zgură folosit ca referinţă (BC), unul cu 5wt% EAFS (BC5) şi un altul cu 10wt% EAFS (BC10). Ana...

Concrete Life Cycle Design

Design and procurement based on holistic whole life appraisal can improve functional quality and, therefore, the overall cost effectiveness and performance of buildings. It is furthermore expected these principles can strengthen the competitiveness of concrete. The initial part of the work, analysed requirements on buildings and how concrete provides answers to these. Life cycle costing, enviro...