Advances in Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling

Advances in Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling
Author: F. Pacheco-Torgal
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2020-02-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128190566

Advances in Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling: Management, Processing and Environmental Assessment is divided over three parts. Part One focuses on the management of construction and demolition waste, including estimation of quantities and the use of BIM and GIS tools. Part Two reviews the processing of recycled aggregates, along with the performance of concrete mixtures using different types of recycled aggregates. Part Three looks at the environmental assessment of non-hazardous waste. This book will be a standard reference for civil engineers, structural engineers, architects and academic researchers working in the field of construction and demolition waste. - Summarizes key recent research in recycling and reusing concrete and demolition waste to reduce environmental impacts - Considers techniques for managing construction and demolition waste, including waste management plans, ways of estimating levels of waste, and the types and optimal location of waste recycling plants - Reviews key steps in handling construction and demolition waste

From Fundamentals to Applications in Geotechnics

From Fundamentals to Applications in Geotechnics
Author: D. Manzanal
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 3344
Release: 2015-12-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1614996032

The work of geotechnical engineers contributes to the creation of safe, economic and pleasant spaces to live, work and relax all over the world. Advances are constantly being made, and the expertise of the profession becomes ever more important with the increased pressure on space and resources. This book presents the proceedings of the 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XV PCSMGE), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November 2015. This conference, held every four years, is an important opportunity for international experts, researchers, academics, professionals and geo-engineering companies to meet and exchange ideas and research findings in the areas of soil mechanics, rock mechanics, and their applications in civil, mining and environmental engineering. The articles are divided into nine sections: transportation geotechnics; in-situ testing; geo-engineering for energy and sustainability; numerical modeling in geotechnics; foundations and ground improvement; unsaturated soil behavior; embankments, dams and tailings; excavations and tunnels; and geo-risks, and cover a wide spectrum of issues from fundamentals to applications in geotechnics. This book will undoubtedly represent an essential reference for academics, researchers and practitioners in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. In this proceedings, approximately 65% of the contributions are in English, and 35% of the contributions are in Spanish or Portuguese.

Ceramic Materials

Ceramic Materials
Author: Wilfried Wunderlich
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2010-09-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9533071451

This is the first book of a series of forthcoming publications on this field by this publisher. The reader can enjoy both a classical printed version on demand for a small charge, as well as the online version free for download. Your citation decides about the acceptance, distribution, and impact of this piece of knowledge. Please enjoy reading and may this book help promote the progress in ceramic development for better life on earth.

REWAS 2022: Developing Tomorrow’s Technical Cycles (Volume I)

REWAS 2022: Developing Tomorrow’s Technical Cycles (Volume I)
Author: Adamantia Lazou
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 774
Release: 2022-02-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030925633

The 7th installment of the REWAS conference series held at the TMS Annual Meeting& Exhibition focuses on developing tomorrow’s technical cycles. The papers in thiscollection explore the latest technical and societal developments enabling sustainabilitywithin our global economy with an emphasis on recycling and waste management. The2022 collection includes contributions from the following symposia: • Coupling Metallurgy and Sustainability: An EPD Symposium in Honor of Diran Apelian• Recovering the Unrecoverable• Sustainable Production and Development Perspectives• Automation and Digitalization for Advanced Manufacturing• Decarbonizing the Materials Industry

Environmental Footprints of Recycled Products

Environmental Footprints of Recycled Products
Author: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-02-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 981168426X

Recycling is the need of the hour and it is an inevitable destination at the end of the life of any product. Today, recycling can happen at postindustrial and post-consumer states and the importance of recycled products in the market has gained significant importance. Recycled products dominate the array of sustainable products in today’s context. Even though there are commercial implications for recycling, one of the very important and obvious reasons to go for recycling and to have recycled products is to have the benefits on environmental sustainability. It is highly important to assess the environmental footprints of recycled products and further improve the environmental benefits of such recycled products. This book presents five interesting chapters pertaining to the environmental footprints of various recycled products.

Construction and Building Research

Construction and Building Research
Author: Carmen Llinares-Millán
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2014-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9400777906

Many areas of knowledge converge in the building industry and therefore research in this field necessarily involves an interdisciplinary approach. Effective research requires strong relation between a broad variety of scientific and technological domains and more conventional construction or craft processes, while also considering advanced management processes, where all the main actors permanently interact. This publication takes an interdisciplinary approach grouping various studies on the building industry chosen from among the works presented for the 2nd International Conference on Construction and Building Research. The papers examine aspects of materials and building systems; construction technology; energy and sustainability; construction management; heritage, refurbishment and conservation. The information contained within these pages may be of interest to researchers and practitioners in construction and building activities from the academic sphere, as well as public and private sectors.

Construction Materials and Structures

Construction Materials and Structures
Author: S.O. Ekolu
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 1562
Release: 2014-12-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1614994668

The two volumes of these Proceedings contain about 200 conference papers and 10 keynote papers presented at the First International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures, held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 24 to 26 November 2014. It includes sections on Materials and characterization; Durability of construction materials; Structural implications, performance, service life; Sustainability, waste utilization, the environment; and Building science and construction.

The International Compendium of Construction Contracts

The International Compendium of Construction Contracts
Author: Phillip Greenham
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 1315
Release: 2021-05-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3110712784

This book examines how the most commonly used construction project contracts are applied in a range of countries around the world. The specific situation of each of the almost 40 countries studies is dealt with in a dedicated chapter, allowing for easy comparison between differing legal and commercial environments. Each chapter contextualizes the relevant contracts within the legal and commercial systems prevalent in a particular country and examines a number of common issues impacting construction projects around the world. This unique book will be an essential resource for construction law specialists around the world because of its focus on commonly used contracts and the contextualizing of these contracts into the legal and commercial environment of each studied country. All contributions are from practicing construction project lawyers ensuring that the quality of the information and analysis is of the highest standard.