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Sustainable Construction Materials: Municipal Incinerated Bottom
Ash discusses the global use of virgin aggregates and CO2 polluter
Portland cement. Given the global sustainability agenda, much of
the demand for these two sets of materials can be substantially
reduced through the appropriate use of waste materials, thereby
conserving natural resources, energy and CO2 emissions.
Realistically, this change can only be realized and sustained
through engineering ingenuity and new concepts in design. Although
a great deal of research has been published over the last 50 years,
it remains fragmented and ineffective. This book develops a single
global knowledge-base, encouraging greater use of selected waste
streams. The focus of massive systematic reviews is to encourage
the uptake of recycled secondary materials (RSM) by the
construction industry and guide researchers to recognize what is
already known regarding waste.
Sustainable Construction Materials: Recycled Aggregate focuses on
the massive systematic need that is necessary to encourage the
uptake of recycled and secondary materials (RSM) in the
construction industry. This book is the fifth and the last of the
series on sustainable construction materials and like the previous
four, it is also different to the norm. Its uniqueness lies in
using the newly developed, Analytical Systemisation Method, in
building the data-matrix sourced from 1413 publications,
contributed by 2213 authors from 965 institutions in 67 countries,
from 1977 to 2018, on the subject of recycled aggregate as a
construction material, and systematically analysing, evaluating and
modelling this information for use of the material as an aggregate
concrete and mortar, geotechnics and road pavement applications.
Environmental issues, case studies and standards are also
discussed. The work establishes what is already known and can be
used to further progress the use of sustainable construction
materials. It can also help to avoid repetitive research and save
valuable resources. The book is structured in an incisive and easy
to digest manner and is particularly suited for researchers,
academics, design engineers, specifiers, contractors, and
government bodies dealing with construction works.
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