Innovative Structural Applications of High Performance Concrete Materials in Sustainable Construction

• Other Authors: Minelli, Fausto (Editor), Martinelli, Enzo (Editor), Facconi, Luca (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; recycled concrete aggregate; recycled aggregate concrete; durability; freeze-thaw cycles; mechanical properties; concrete; recycled concrete; recycled aggregate; shrinkage; slags; cement replacement; existing beams; retrofitting method; environmental assessment; fly ash; moment-curvature relationship; precast elements; basalt; concrete properties; recycled natural basalt; recycled concrete powder; seismic retrofitting; multilayer coating; Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar; energy performance of buildings; point thermal bridges; thermal behavior in summer; case study; prestressed concrete; prestress losses; bridges; flexural strength; shear strength; drying and autogenous shrinkage; creep; sustainability; shear bond; UHPFRC; push-off test; tensile bond strength; concrete overlay; strengthening; existing infrastructures; digital microscopy; surface roughness; mortars; MSWI bottom ash; pozzolanic activity; supplementary cementing materials; water-retaining structures; aggressive environment; n/a
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Concrete is the most widely utilized construction material in the world. Thus, any action intended to enhance the sustainability of the construction industry must consider the supply chain, production, distribution demolition and eventual disposal, landfilling or recycling of this composite material...