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dc.date.accessioned2019-05-22T05:35:05Z
dc.date.available2019-05-22T05:35:05Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-13
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-20190521518
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11243
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsUrheberrechtlich geschützt
dc.rights.urihttps://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectsustainable buildingseng
dc.subjectlife cycle assessmenteng
dc.subjectconstruction materialseng
dc.subjectconcreteeng
dc.subjectdurabilityeng
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.titleEnvironmental Assessment of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Using Carbon, Material, and Water Footprintger
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractThere is a common understanding that the environmental impacts of construction materials should be significantly reduced. This article provides a comprehensive environmental assessment within Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) boundaries for Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) in comparison with Conventional Concrete (CC), in terms of carbon, material, and water footprint. Environmental impacts are determined for the cradle-to-grave life cycle of the UHPC, considering precast and ready-mix concrete. The LCA shows that UHPC has higher environmental impacts per m3. When the functionality of UHPC is considered, at case study level, two design options of a bridge are tested, which use either totally CC (CC design) or CC enhanced with UHPC (UHPC design). The results show that the UHPC design could provide a reduction of 14%, 27%, and 43% of carbon, material, and water footprint, respectively.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorSameer, Husam
dcterms.creatorWeber, Viktoria
dcterms.creatorMostert, Clemens
dcterms.creatorBringezu, Stefan
dcterms.creatorFehling, Ekkehard
dcterms.creatorWetzel, Alexander
dc.relation.doidoi:10.3390/ma12060851
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifierISSN: 1996-1944
dcterms.source.issue6
dcterms.source.journalMaterials
dcterms.source.pageinfo851
dcterms.source.volume12


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