Embodied carbon dioxide in concrete: Variation with common mix design parameters

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 874-877

  Purnell, Phil ^a   Black, Leon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressive strength (C); Concrete (E); Embodied carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE MIX DESIGN; LOW-CARBON; MIX DESIGNS; PER UNIT; PULVERISED FUEL ASHES; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; SUPERPLASTICISERS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENTS;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 84861190934     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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