Sustainable Composite Construction Materials

• Other Authors: Roy, Krishanu (Editor), Ananthi, G. Beulah Gnana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Materials science; ground waste tire rubber; hollow concrete brick; fractal; finite element analysis; compressive strength; acoustic absorption; eco-sustainability; glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) rods; concrete slab; high-volume fly ash; moment-curvature; ductility; SFRC (steel-fiber-reinforced concrete); conventional RCC slab; plastic hinge length; repeated loading and composite material; glass-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) sheets; flexural behaviour; cracking behaviour; load-deflection; carbon footprint of cement; bagasse ash composites; green concrete; pozzolanic; sustainable construction; pultruded glass-fiber-reinforced polymer; engineered cementitious composite; cyclic loading; steel fiber reinforced concrete beam; carbon fiber mesh; jacketing; monotonic loading; HDPE; quartz sand; bitumen; compression testing; water absorption test; efflorescence test; self-sensing; reinforced concrete beam; mortar; fibre; electrical resistance; carbon fibre; electrically conductive filler; brass fibre; transfer learning; crack detection; concrete wall; convolutional neural network; structural health monitoring; n/a
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Often, a project's sustainability is centred on building services and energy, but we need to have a comprehensive view of how we integrate deeper sustainability. Traditionally, we have neglected embodied carbon generated during building construction, which has led to significant carbon emission...