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Title Achieving sustainability in construction : proceedings of the international conference held at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK on 5-6 July 2005 / edited by Ravindra K. Dhir, Tom D. Dyer and Moray D. Newlands
Published London : Thomas Telford, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 443 pages) : illustrations
Contents Opening Paper: 1. Sustainable concrete structures : a win-win situation for industry and society / M. Glavind, D. Mathiesen, C.V. Nielsen
Theme 1: Efficient use of energy and raw materials: 2. Keynote paper: Sustainable development in construction : theory, feasibility and practice using raw materials and energy / A. Samarin -- 3. Properties of fly ash from real-scale co-combustion experiments / A.J. Saraber, J.W. van den Berg -- 4. Waste generation issues in petroleum producing communities in Nigeria / S. Dalton -- 5. Study of early hydration of cement pastes containing alternative calcium sulfate bearing materials / G. Tzouvalas, A. Papageorgiou, D. Papageorgio, S. Tsimas -- 6. Peculiarities of synthesizing artificial zeolites on a fly ash basis and their usage for modification of specially destined concrete / E.K. Pushkarova, O.A. Gonchar -- 7. Performance of concrete with mining sand as an alternative non-conventional material / Z.Y.H. Harith, K.A. Savarebi -- 8. Influence of modifying admixtures on properties of foam glass obtained by using ashes resulting from incineration of household waste / V.I. Gots, K.M. Germash -- 9. Innovative materials for concrete : an overview / C.M.S. Kutty -- 10. Construction materials management adopting GIS technology / E. Arunbabu, P. Thirumalini, P. Partheeban -- 11. The significance of embedded energy for buildings in a tropical country / S.P. Pooliyadda, W.P.S. Dias -- 12. Design and evaluation of sustainable concrete production / Z. Li, Y. Yamamoto, O. Takaaki -- 13. Green buildings and flyash concrete : the commerce city, Colorado Project / M. Reiner, K.L. Rens, A. Ramaswami -- 14. Concrete mixes for desert environments / B.M. El-Ariss -- 15. Contribution of mixed cements in production of more durable and sustainable concrete / R. Roskovic, D. Bjegovi, J. Beslac -- 16. Concrete mixing & curing : the influence of wastewater on the characteristic strength of concrete / B. Mohammed, A.A. Waziri, B.A. Umdagas
Theme 2: Pollution and waste recycling: 17. Keynote paper: Sustainability of the cement and concrete industries / T.R. Naik -- 18. Development of self compacting concrete for prefabricated street furniture / R. Gettu, B. Barragan, R.L. Zerbino, C. de la Cruz, M. Bravo, C. Bernad -- 19. Drying shrinkage and modulus of elasticity of sand and total lightweight concretes / M.N. Haque, O. Kayali, H. Al-Khaiat -- 20. Construction potential of a mining by-product / D. Ionescu -- 21. Refractory properties of insulating materials from secondary cementitious materials (SCMs) / A. Jonker, H. Potgieter -- 22. Maximum dosage of glass cullet as fine aggregate in mortar / K. Yamada, S. Ishiyama -- 23. Durability performance of recycled aggregate concrete / A.R.M. Ridzuan, A. Ibrahim, A.M.M. Ismail, A.B.M. Diah -- 24. Performance of concrete containing fly ash at early ages / J. Wang, P. Yan -- 25. Use of recycled tyre rubber as aggregates in silica fume concrete / M. Gesoglu, E. Guneyisi, T. Ozturan -- 26. Engineering and durability properties of concrete containing waste glass / M.C. Tang, W. Long, R.K. Dhir
27. Potential for recycling demolished concrete and building rubble in Kuwait / S. Al-Otaibi, M. El-Hawary -- 28. The manufacture of precast building blocks utilising recycled construction and demolition waste / N. Jones, M.N. Soutsos, S.G. Millard, J.H. Bungey, R.G. Tickell, J. Gradwell -- 29. Best practicable environmental options (BPEOs) for recycling demolition waste / A. Whyte, T.D. Dyer, R.K. Dhir -- 30. Cost effective and good performance concrete for sustainable construction through recycling / G. Moriconi -- 31. Room temperature granulated fly ash on a fixed bed as sorbent for organic contaminants from wastewater / F. Medici, G. Rinaldi -- 32. Admixtures effect on mechanical strength of a concrete made of recycled aggregate / L. Belagraa, M. Beddar
Theme 3: Minimising environmental impact: 33. Keynote paper: Environmental assessment of cement based products : life cycle assessment and the EcoConcrete software tool / A. Josa, A. Aguado, R. Gettu -- 34. Freeze-thaw resistance of porous concrete mixed with crushed roofing tile / M. Sugiyama -- 35. Durability of reinforced concrete applying some expert systems from the World Wide Web (WWW) / J. Gomez Dominguez, C.E.P. Garay Mendoza -- 36. Accelerated carbonation of Portland cement mortars partially substituted with a spent fluid catalytic cracking catalyst (FCC) / E. Zornoza, P. Garces, J. Monzo, M.V. Borrachero, J. Paya -- 37. Fly ash blended cement : an effective material for addressing durability related issues / N. Shafiq, F. Nuruddin -- 38. The use of coal combustion bottom ash in lightweight masonry units / J. Groppo, B. Phillips, R. Rathbone, R. Peronne, C. Price -- 39. Does recycling fit with sustainable use? / C.F. Hendriks, G.M.T. Janssen -- 40. Development of technology for processing open-hearth slag for composite construction materials / S.I. Pavlenko, Y.V. Filippov, U.N. Anashkina, N.S. Anashkin -- 41. Industrial waste utilisation in building elements / M.M. Prasad, S. Kumar -- 42. Stainless steel in concrete for efficiency and durability / D.J. Cochrane -- 43. Construction waste management : using the 7Rs Golden Rule for industrial ecology / M.S. Al-Ansary, S.M. El-Haggar
Theme 4: Environmental engineering with cement and concrete: 44. Keynote paper: Improvement of concrete mix design for hazardous material storage or immobilisation of wastes by numerical simulation / D. Damidot, S. Kamali, F. Bernard -- 45. Mix proportioning and some properties of slag concrete / M.C. Nataraja, B.M. Ramalinga Reddy -- 46. Technologies for the use of hazardous wastes : fly ash and condensed silica fumes for eco-friendly building materials / R. Chowdhury -- 47. Mechanical properties and reaction products in ternary hydraulic systems anhydrite : blast furnace slag and metakaolin / P.E. Fraire-Luna, J.I. Escalante-Garcia, A. Gorokhovsky -- 48. Closing paper: MEDIA. A Decision support tool for sustainable development / C.F. Hendriks, G.M.T. Janssen, A.L.A. Fraaij -- 49. Late paper: The role of concrete post Kyoto : the unrecognized sequestration solution? / J. Harrison
Summary For opportunities to change into beneficial practice, engineers, material scientists, architects, manufacturers and suppliers must focus on the changes that are required to champion concrete and maintain its dominance within the global construction industry. This conference was organised to address these changes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Concrete construction -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses
Sustainable buildings -- Congresses
Concrete construction -- Environmental aspects
Sustainable buildings
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Dhir, Ravindra K
Dyer, Thomas D
Newlands, Moray D
LC no. 2007702136
ISBN 9780727739988
0727739980
0727734040
9780727734044