concrete: friend or foe - sun
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Department of Civil Engineering •
Faculty of Engineering
Inaugural Lecture
Concrete: Friend or Foe
Prof WP (Billy) Boshoff
Department of Civil Engineering
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• First house in JohannesburgTop modern inventions
Internal combustion engineTelephoneComputer
WWWPenicillinElectricity
Microwave oven
? (Reinforced) concrete ?
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Introduction
• Concrete is everywhere
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Introduction
Why is concrete so popular?
Relatively cheap Robust
Become rock-like material Can last for decades
Easy to use
Relative easy design guidelines
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Introduction
• Concrete is winning solution!
• What is the environmental impact?
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Introduction
• Cement production produces 5 – 7 % of world CO2eemissions
• Can grow to 10 % by 2050
CPT Frankfurt return
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CEM
CEM=
Around 4.6 billion tonnes of cement produced in 2016
4 600 000 000 000 kg cement
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Cement manufacturing
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Cement manufacturing
Limestone and shale/clay
CalcinationCaCO3CaO+ CO2
Fuel
530 g CO2 / kg cement
±340 g CO2 / kg cement
Total = 870 g CO2 / kg cement
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Cement Manufacturing
Cement Production 2016: 4.6 Billion Tonnes
Asia = 80.4%
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Concrete
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Concrete
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Water Cement Sand Stone
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Typical 30 MPa Concrete
Cement = 13% by weightEmissions for typical concrete
356 kg CO2e / m3 concrete148 g CO2e/ kg concrete
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Solutions to Reduce Impact of Concrete
Solutions to reduce impact of concrete:
1. Blend/extend cement with SCMs2. Optimise mix designs3. Improve durability4. Implement advanced/unconventional uses of concrete
5. New material/concept to revolutionise construction industry
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1. Using SCMs
• Cement can be blended with SCM (Supplementary Cementitous Materials)
• Waste materials from other industries
Fly ash from coal power plants Slag from steel plants
SiO2 ; Al2O3 SiO2 ; CaO ; Al2O3 ; MgO
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1. Using SCMs
Miracle materials!• 30 % replacement of cement with fly ash, or• 50+ % replacement of cement with slag
• Same strength concrete• Improved durability• Improved flowability (fly ash)• More economical
Significant reduction inenvironmental impact possible
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1. Using SCMs
Time
Strength
1 to 3 months1 week
100 % cement
Blended cement
SCM = Slower strength development
Construction projects should allowfor more time for strength development
Significant reduction inenvironmental impact possible
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1. Using SCM
Other materials that can be used as SCM:
• Glass
• Clay bricks
• Ceramic tiles
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2. Optimising Mix Designs
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Water Cement Sand Stone
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30 % reduction
High dosage super plasticiser
Significant reduction inenvironmental impact possible
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3. Durability
• Consider the complete life span using Life Cycle Analyses• The longer the structure lasts, the less the environmental
impact
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5. New Material/Concept
New material/concept to revolutioniseconstruction industry
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Concluding Remarks
• Society simple cannot function without concrete!
• Significant scope for reduction of environmental impact over next 50 years
• The answer: waste materials
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Concluding Remarks
Role players:- Construction Industry- Government- Manufacturers- End-users- Universities and Research Institutes
Universities should expose future engineers to new technology, but, more importantly, universities should teach
students the skills to investigate, understand and implement new technologies that have not even been
developed yet.Universities should lead with new technology
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