Optimization of Cementitious Material Content for Sustainable Concrete Mixtures

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 745-753

  Liu, Rui ^a   Durham, Stephan A ^a   Rens, Kevin L ^a   Ramaswami, Anu ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete; Durability; Fly ash; Optimization; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CEMENT REPLACEMENT; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CHLORIDE IONS; CLASS-D; COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS; DENVER , COLORADO; DURABILITY FACTOR; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; FLY ASH CONCRETES; FLY ASH CONTENT; FREEZE-THAW; FREEZING AND THAWING; GHG EMISSION; HARDENED CONCRETE PROPERTIES; INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; STRUCTURAL CONCRETES; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE CONCRETES; VIRGIN MATERIALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE MIXERS; CONCRETE TESTING; CONCRETES; DURABILITY; FLY ASH; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THAWING;

CONCRETE MIXTURES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CEMENT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE; DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FLY ASH; FREEZING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; OPTIMIZATION; THAWING;

COLORADO; DENVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861898918     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000444     Document Type: Article

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