Characteristics of ultra-high performance 'ductile' concrete and its impact on sustainable construction

IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 168-187

  Lei Voo, Yen ^a   Foster, Stephen J ^b  

^a Dura Technology Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2; Ductility; Embodied energy; Global warming; Ultra high performance concrete

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON STUDY; DESIGN LIFE; EMBODIED ENERGY; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; MALAYSIA; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 79960939314     PISSN: 19373260     EISSN: 19373279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19373260.2010.492588     Document Type: Article

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