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New Trends in Eco-efficient and Recycled Concrete describes different recycled materials that have been used in eco-efficient concrete, reviewing previous publications to identify the most effective recycled materials to be applied in concrete manufacture. New trends on eco-efficient concrete are presented, filling a gap in the market. Sections cover various recycled materials applied in concrete production, present the latest on the lifecycle analysis of recycled aggregate concrete, detail new trends in recycled aggregate concrete research, and finally, present updates on upscaling the use of recycled aggregate concrete and structural reliability.
List of contents
SECTION 1. MATERIALS RECYCLED IN CONCRETE PRODUCTION
1. Construction and Demolition Waste
2. Biomass fly ash and Biomass Bottom Ash
3. Recycled plastic
4. Waste Rubber Aggregates
5. Sewage sludge Ash
6. Glass waste
7. Slags
8. Other materials
SECTION 2. LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE CONCRETE
9. Life Cycle Assessment applied to recycled aggregate concrete
10. Comparative studies of the Life Cycle Analysis between conventional and recycled aggregate concrete
11. Equivalent functional unit in recycled aggregate concrete
12. Leaching issues in recycled aggregate concrete
SECTION 3. NEW TRENDS IN RECYCLED AGGREGATE CONCRETE RESEARCH
13. Application of alkali-activated industrial waste
14. Microstructural studies on recycled aggregate concrete
15. Mesostructural modelling of recycled aggregate concrete
16. CO2 sequestration in recycled aggregate concrete
17. Sulphur content of recycled aggregates applied in concrete production
SECTION 4. UPSCALING THE USE OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE CONCRETE
18. Construction of real scale applications of recycled aggregates concrete
19. Legal regulations of recycled aggregate concrete used in buildings and roads
20. Helping structural designers to use recycled aggregate concrete
21. Structural reliability of recycled aggregate concrete
About the author
Jorge de Brito is a full professor of civil engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico, University ofLisbon. His main research topic is sustainable construction, particularly on the use of recycled aggregates in concrete and mortars. He has participated in 20 competitively financed research projects (four as the principal investigator) and supervised 20 PhD and 150 MSc theses. He is the author of 3 previous books, 20 book chapters, 250 journal and 450 conference papers. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Building Engineering, an associate editor of the European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, a member of the editorial boards of 15 other international journals and a member of the CIB, FIB, RILEM, IABMAS and IABSE organisations.Francisco Agrela is a Full Professor of Civil and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Cordoba, Spain, where he also obtained his PhD in 2003. He is a prolific author of research papers, book chapters, and conferences proceedings. In the last ten years, he has participated as Principal Investigator in more than 40 R+D+i projects related to real-scale applications of waste management and recycled materials. He collaborates with several Elsevier journals as a reviewer, notably Construction and Building Materials, Waste Management, Materials and Design, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, etc., and he is also on the Editorial Board of Materials (MDPI).
