Publication detail

Effective methodology of sustainability assessment of concrete mixtures

KONEČNÝ, P. GHOSH, P. HRABOVÁ, K. LEHNER, P. TEPLÝ, B.

Original Title

Effective methodology of sustainability assessment of concrete mixtures

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Sustainability approach is a key conceptual principle to be considered in cement and concrete production all around the world. This study aims to enhance the methodology of a versatile effective sustainability assessment in a simple manner. The feasibility of proposed methodology is demonstrated on selected field application related to reinforced concrete bridge deck slabs where strength and durability are of prime interest. Various high-performance concrete (HPC) mixtures suitable for effective utilization in science and practice are selected as an example of the sustainability evaluation. The focus is paid to a complex sustainability assessment considering major important indicators: performance, durability, eco-costs and concrete mixtures costs and they are combined efficiently into one complex indicator applied at the early stage of design process. The enhancement in the form of such a general approach allows the consideration of these indicators and its normalization with the reference values is proposed. The results of experimental investigation on twenty-four various HPC mixtures are utilized to demonstrate the feasibility of proposed approach considering concrete's compressive strength and its resistance against chloride-induced corrosion to serve as both performance and durability indicator. The results indicate the sustainability level of concrete mixtures and demonstrate the optimum possible choice of concrete mixtures with best performance/eco-costs/durability and economy trade off in the view of sustainability assessment.

Keywords

Sustainability; High-performance concrete; Chloride diffusion; CO(2)emission; Life cycle assessment; Service life

Authors

KONEČNÝ, P.; GHOSH, P.; HRABOVÁ, K.; LEHNER, P.; TEPLÝ, B.

Released

22. 7. 2020

Publisher

SPRINGER

Location

DORDRECHT

ISBN

1359-5997

Periodical

Materials and Structures

Year of study

53

Number

4

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

1

Pages to

15

Pages count

15

URL

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1617/s11527-020-01535-3

BibTex

@article{BUT164874,
  author="Petr {Konečný} and Pratanu {Ghosh} and Kristýna {Hrabová} and Petr {Lehner} and Břetislav {Teplý}",
  title="Effective methodology of sustainability assessment of concrete mixtures",
  journal="Materials and Structures",
  year="2020",
  volume="53",
  number="4",
  pages="1--15",
  doi="10.1617/s11527-020-01535-3",
  issn="1359-5997",
  url="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1617/s11527-020-01535-3"
}