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Title Possibilities In Concreteindustry Towards Circular Economy Through Industrial Symbiosis
ID_Doc 16188
Authors Bjegovic, D; Serdar, M; Rukavina, MJ; Baricevic, A; Pezer, M
Title Possibilities In Concreteindustry Towards Circular Economy Through Industrial Symbiosis
Year 2014
Published Gradevnski Materijiali I Konstrukcije-Building Materials And Structures, 57, 4
DOI 10.5937/grmk1404031B
Abstract Major challenges of traditional linear concrete industry are utilisation of large amount of non-renewable resources and significant air emissions during production, utilisation and demolition of concrete structures. At the same time, concrete industry has a high potential for a positive shift towards more sustainable production and lower ecological footprint. One of the strategies is to use waste materials and byproducts from other industries as valuable raw materials in concrete industry. This loop can be closed only by taking into account properties of a certain waste material and using them for preparation of special purpose concrete products, in which these properties are favourable. Other strategy is designing concrete tailored for certain environment and service life, making it optimised for that specific purpose. The paper presents some of the available waste and recycled materials in Croatia and research focused on their potential application in civil engineering. The possibilities of utilisation are first explored in laboratory conditions, with the results presented in this paper as an outcome. Based on the obtained results some of the potential areas of application are proposed, in which concrete prepared with these waste materials becomes alternative to classical concrete. Both original scientific research results are presented, but also prototype of products produced based on the scientific research.
Author Keywords CO2 emission; recycling; supplementary cementitious materials; waste tyres
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000420702700005
WoS Category Engineering, Civil
Research Area Engineering
PDF https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0543-0798/2014/0543-07981404031B.pdf
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