Reducing environmental impact by increasing the strength of concrete: Quantification of the improvement to concrete bridges

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 250-262

  Habert, Guillaume ^a,e   Arribe, David ^b   Dehove, Thibault ^b   Espinasse, Ludovic ^b   Roy, Robert Le ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c School of Architecture   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bridge; Cement; High performance concrete; LCA; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CEMENTS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONCRETES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE;

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); ORDINARY CONCRETES; STRENGTH OF CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; UNCERTAINTY;

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE;

EID: 84877129045     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.05.028     Document Type: Article

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