The Sustainable Use of Concrete
1st Edition
Published on 30. August 2012
188 pages
978-1-136-72730-6 (ISBN)
Description
Cement-based concrete has excellent properties as a construction material, and the raw materials of cement rocks, and limestone and clay are bountiful. Yet its production generates high quantities of CO2, making it a potentially unsustainable material. However, there are no alternatives to concrete and steel as basic methods for development of soci
Reviews / Votes
"It is a useful reference book [and] gives a good overview of the subject. The level of writing is suitable for an undergraduate materials or civil engineering student."-Dr. Jacqueline Glass, Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Sustainable Construction, Loughborough University, UK
"... a logical approach ... would definitely buy it - authoritative and forward looking ... A rigorous approach to best practice ... an excellent book with plenty of useful info and well conducted research and analysis ..."
-Martin Clarke, Chief Executive, British Precast Concrete Federation
"... presents guidelines on how to move toward sustainable concrete construction. ... Ultimately, it provides guidance for creating a world that is safe for both humans and the environment."
-Concrete international, June 2013 "It is a useful reference book [and] gives a good overview of the subject. The level of writing is suitable for an undergraduate materials or civil engineering student."
-Dr. Jacqueline Glass, Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Sustainable Construction, Loughborough University, UK
"... a logical approach ... would definitely buy it - authoritative and forward looking ... A rigorous approach to best practice ... an excellent book with plenty of useful info and well conducted research and analysis ..."
-Martin Clarke, Chief Executive, British Precast Concrete Federation
"... presents guidelines on how to move toward sustainable concrete construction. ... Ultimately, it provides guidance for creating a world that is safe for both humans and the environment."
-Concrete international, June 2013
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
128 s/w Abbildungen, 38 s/w Tabellen
128 b/w images, 38 tables and 1
ISBN-13
978-1-136-72730-6 (9781136727306)
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Koji Sakai | Takafumi Noguchi
The Sustainable Use of Concrete
Book
03/2017
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Koji Sakai | Takafumi Noguchi
The Sustainable Use of Concrete
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08/2012
1st Edition
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Persons
Koji Sakai is a Professor at Kagawa University, Japan. He chairs ISO/TC71/SC8 on environmental management for concrete and concrete structures, fib commission 3 on environmental aspects of design and construction, and the Japan Concrete Institute Technical Committee on sustainability. Takafumi Noguchi is an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan and secretary of ISO/TC71/SC8, fib commission 3, and the Japan Concrete Institute Technical Committee on sustainability.
Content
Introduction, Sustainability, Sustainability in Concrete and Construction, Evaluation Systems of Sustainability, Technologies for Concrete Sustainability, Sustainable Concrete Technologies: Case Studies, Future Perspectives
