CIVE 202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Portland Cement, Natural Resource, Industrial Revolution

• School: McGill University
• Department: Civil Engineering
• Course: CIVE 202
• Professor: Andrew Boyd

Document Summary

Durable reduce the energy to make another one. Minimum amount of energy required to produce. Local or regional extraction and production reduce the energy in transportation. Concrete is by far the most heavily used man-made material in the world, and no known material can replace concrete. Negative impacts: consumed lots of energy, large generation of co2. Reduce: decrease the amount of materials consumed--improve the durability. Reuse: use the existing material in a new building or entire building (renovation) During the design stage use implement materials and construction methods (reusable) Least effective: significant amount of energy to put the material into a new form. Make concrete industry become more sustainable (or industry in general) Replacing portland cement with supplementary cementing materials (scm"s) and/or fillers. Using high performance concretes / make them more durable / using recycled concrete. Using waste materials as fuels / capturing, storing or utilizing co emissions. Effective maintenance and repair strategies -- very important!