CE 55500 Concrete Sustainability

Concepts, knowledge and methods for producing environmentally-friendly concrete. Concept of sustainable development. Properties of concrete. Environmental impact of cement production. Types of aggregates and their effect on durability and performance of concrete. Use of waste materials and industrial byproducts in concrete. Enhancement of short-term and long-term properties of concrete. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of concretes with alternative compositions. This course is crosslisted with H5500 Concrete Sustainability, and therefore is not available to students who have already completed CE H5500.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CE 44100.

Contact Hours

3 hr./wk.