Recent advances on green concrete for structural purposes : the contribution of the EU-FP7 Project EnCoRe /

Recent advances on green concrete for structural purposes : the contribution of the EU-FP7 Project EnCoRe /

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Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Research for development Research for development (Series)
Subject:	Concrete construction -- Environmental aspects. Sustainable construction. Concrete -- Recycling. Concrete construction -- Environmental aspects. Concrete -- Recycling. Sustainable construction. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11274251

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Other authors / contributors:	Barros, Joaquim A. O., editor. Ferrara, Liberato, editor. Martinelli, Enzo, editor.
ISBN:	9783319567976 3319567977 3319567950 9783319567952 9783319567952
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 8, 2017).
Summary:	This book is mainly based on the results of the EU-funded UE-FP7 Project EnCoRe, which aimed to characterize the key physical and mechanical properties of a novel class of advanced cement-based materials incorporating recycled powders and aggregates and/or natural ingredients in order to allow partial or even total replacement of conventional constituents. More specifically, the project objectives were to predict the physical and mechanical performance of concrete with recycled aggregates; to understand the potential contribution of recycled fibers as a dispersed reinforcement in concrete matrices; and to demonstrate the feasibility and possible applications of natural fibers as a reinforcement in cementitious composites. All of these aspects are fully covered in the book. The opening chapters explain the material concept and design and discuss the experimental characterization of the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of the recycled raw constituents, as well as of the cementitious composite incorporating them. The numerical models with potentialities for describing the behavior at material and structural level of constructions systems made by these composites are presented. Finally, engineering applications and guidelines for production and design are proposed.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319567952
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-56797-6

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Summary:	This book is mainly based on the results of the EU-funded UE-FP7 Project EnCoRe, which aimed to characterize the key physical and mechanical properties of a novel class of advanced cement-based materials incorporating recycled powders and aggregates and/or natural ingredients in order to allow partial or even total replacement of conventional constituents. More specifically, the project objectives were to predict the physical and mechanical performance of concrete with recycled aggregates; to understand the potential contribution of recycled fibers as a dispersed reinforcement in concrete matrices; and to demonstrate the feasibility and possible applications of natural fibers as a reinforcement in cementitious composites. All of these aspects are fully covered in the book. The opening chapters explain the material concept and design and discuss the experimental characterization of the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of the recycled raw constituents, as well as of the cementitious composite incorporating them. The numerical models with potentialities for describing the behavior at material and structural level of constructions systems made by these composites are presented. Finally, engineering applications and guidelines for production and design are proposed.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783319567976 3319567977 3319567950 9783319567952