1st Edition

Sustainability of Concrete

    328 Pages
    by CRC Press

    328 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Production of Portland cement is responsible for about seven percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The pressure to make the production of concrete more sustainable, or "greener", is considerable and increasing. This requires a wholesale shift in processes, materials and methods in the concrete industry. Pure Portland cement will need to be replaced by more complex binary, tertiary or even quaternary binders, including other types of cementitious materials. We can expect an increasing use of high performance concrete, primarily because of its high sustainability and durability. Much more attention will have to be paid to the proper curing of the concrete if we want to improve its life expectancy.

    Presenting the latest advances in the science of concrete this book focuses particularly on sustainability, durability, and economy. It explores the potential for increased sustainability in concrete from the initial mixing right through to its behaviour in complex structures exposed to different types of loads and aggressive environments.

    Introduction
    Terminology and Definitions
    The Water/Cement and Water/Binder Ratios
    Durability, Sustainability and Profitability
    Modern Binders
    Water
    Superplasticizers
    Aggregates
    Entrained Air
    Hydration Reactions
    Shrinkage
    Curing
    High Performance Concrete
    Specifying High Performance Concrete
    Operating a Ready Mix Plant with Consideration of the Environment

    Biography

    Pierre-Claude Aïtcin is Professor Emeritus at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada and is the author of Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete and High Performance Concrete.

    Sidney Mindess is Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada and is the co-author of Aggregates in Concrete and of Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites.