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"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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aïtcin, Pierre-Claude, 1938-
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Mindess, Sidney
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Spon Press, 2011.
Series:Modern concrete technology ; 17.
Subjects:
High strength concrete.
Sustainable construction.
Concrete > Environmental aspects.
Béton à hautes performances.
Construction durable.
Béton > Aspect de l'environnement.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.
Concrete > Environmental aspects
High strength concrete
Sustainable construction
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Nachhaltigkeit
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Sustainability
  • 2. Terminology and definitions
  • 3. The water-cement and water-binder rations
  • 4. Durability, sustainability, and profitability
  • 5. Modern binders
  • 6. Water
  • 7. Superplasticizers
  • 8. Natural aggregates
  • 9. Aggregates derived from industrial wastes
  • 10. Entrained air
  • 11. Hydration reactions
  • 12. Shrinkage
  • 13. Curing
  • 14. Specifying durable and sustainable concrete
  • 15. Performance specifications
  • 16. Statistical evaluation of concrete quality
  • 17. Producing sustainable concrete with minimal environmental impact.