Environmental Friendly Tailor-Designed Shotcrete

Structural shotcrete can be designed and produced with an improved environmental profile when a performance-based approach (PBA) i$ addressed. The selection of suitable concrete constituents from a broad variety of altenatives can be ruled by the global environmental performance. Not only 1ess energ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Río, Olga, Fernández Luco, Luis, Castillo Talavera, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: otro
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/24697
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/24697
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:environmental friendly
tailor-designed shotcrete
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Sumario:Structural shotcrete can be designed and produced with an improved environmental profile when a performance-based approach (PBA) i$ addressed. The selection of suitable concrete constituents from a broad variety of altenatives can be ruled by the global environmental performance. Not only 1ess energy intensive cement contribute to this objective but the use of locally available aggregates, a better efficiency and increased dumbility contribute as well. This paper is aimed at highlighting a case study where the use of a PBA to structural shotcrete design and characterisation has lead to better homogeneity, increased efficiency while using less energy-intensive cements and almost any type of aggregate. The assessment of the tailored shotcrete is performed through the use of suitable performance indicators, so me of them rather innovative. As a result, it can be stated that it is possible to design and produce a tailored designed structural shotcrete with an improved environmental profile. The application of PBA to the design and characterisation of shotcrete might lead also to a better harmonisation between specification and control stages.