Environmental Impact of Concrete

The cement and concrete industries are huge. What does this mean in terms of the environment? Concrete and other cementitious materials have both environmental advantages and disadvantages. This paper takes a look at how these materials are made, then reviews a number of environmental considerations...

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Main Authors: Dan Babor, Diana Plian, Loredana Judele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Jassy 2009-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section
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Online Access:http://www.bipcons.ce.tuiasi.ro/Content/ArticleInformation.php?ArticleID=161
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spelling doaj-2af503404c014ce5824beab52a6f0ecf2020-11-24T23:15:52ZengGheorghe Asachi Technical University of JassyBulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section1224-38842009-01-01LV (LIX)42736Environmental Impact of ConcreteDan BaborDiana PlianLoredana JudeleThe cement and concrete industries are huge. What does this mean in terms of the environment? Concrete and other cementitious materials have both environmental advantages and disadvantages. This paper takes a look at how these materials are made, then reviews a number of environmental considerations relating to their production and use. http://www.bipcons.ce.tuiasi.ro/Content/ArticleInformation.php?ArticleID=161Raw materialsconcreteportland cement
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Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section
Raw materials
concrete
portland cement
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Diana Plian
Loredana Judele
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title Environmental Impact of Concrete
title_short Environmental Impact of Concrete
title_full Environmental Impact of Concrete
title_fullStr Environmental Impact of Concrete
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Impact of Concrete
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publisher Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Jassy
series Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section
issn 1224-3884
publishDate 2009-01-01
description The cement and concrete industries are huge. What does this mean in terms of the environment? Concrete and other cementitious materials have both environmental advantages and disadvantages. This paper takes a look at how these materials are made, then reviews a number of environmental considerations relating to their production and use.
topic Raw materials
concrete
portland cement
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