This book offers groundbreaking insights into transforming the concrete industry with innovative, environmentally conscious solutions. It explores the latest advancements in sustainable technologies, including climate-improved concrete, green binders, recycled materials, and high-performance composites. It also covers the optimization of reinforced concrete structures, load-bearing columns and beams replacements, as well as non-destructive testing methods for predicting concrete performance. Additionally, it investigates engineered cementitious composites, internally cured concrete, and industrial by-products to address pressing environmental challenges in construction. An indispensable reference for engineers, architects, and researchers shaping the future of sustainable infrastructure and reducing carbon footprints
Table of contents (9 chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xiv
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Structural Performance of Various Climate-Improved Concrete Types
Alireza Bahrami, Ahmed Shurie
Pages 1-31
Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Structure of Multi-Story Residential Building in Sweden
Alireza Bahrami, Ali Mohamed Ahmed, Obaidullah Rashid
Pages 33-49
Innovative Materials and Strategies for Low-Carbon Concrete
Alireza Bahrami, Muhammad Hammad, Shafqat Ullah
Pages 51-77
Developing Empirical Models for Assessing On-Site Performance of Structural Concrete Elements through Nondestructive Testing Methods
Kolandasamy Poongodi, Alireza Bahrami, Palanisamy Murthi, Krishnasamy Thirumalairaja
Pages 79-98
Engineered Cementitious Composites for Sustainable and Long-Lasting Infrastructures
Muhammad Hammad, Alireza Bahrami, Sikandar Ali Khokhar, Ameer Hamza, Fazal Rehman
Pages 99-120
Enhancing Acid Resistance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Using Rice Husk Ash and Hybrid Fibers
Musa Aminu Alhaji, Pushpendra Kumar Sharma
Pages 121-138
Internal Curing Concrete: A New Age Construction Technique
V. Kastro Kiran, Dhanya Sathyan
Pages 139-159
Experimental Analysis of Spent Wash as a Waste Material in Mortar
Bhagyashree Khartode, Manisha Shewale, Nitin Shinde
Pages 161-176
Sustainable Development with Earth Concrete
Mojtaba Kohandelnia, Masoud Hosseinpoor, Ammar Yahia
Pages 177-200
Back Matter
Pages 201-202
