Design for durability: The key to improving concrete sustainability

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 67, Issue PART C, 2014, Pages 422-430

  Hooton, R Doug ^a   Bickley, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Leamington ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate gradings; Blended cements; Durability; Interground limestone; Performance specifications

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; CONCRETE TESTING; DESIGN; DURABILITY; LIMESTONE; PORTLAND CEMENT; SPECIFICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BLENDED CEMENT; CONCRETE DURABILITY; CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS; PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS; PORTLAND CEMENT CLINKER; SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTING MATERIALS; WATER REDUCING ADMIXTURES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 84906947808     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.12.016     Document Type: Article

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