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Re:Crete – reuse of concrete elements in new structures: A footbridge prototype

Brütting, Jan  
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Devènes, Julie Rachel  
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Küpfer, Célia Marine  
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July 6, 2022
Structures and Architecture: A Viable Urban Perspective?

Concrete accounts for the largest share of worldwide building material use and waste generation, with cement production being responsible for approximately 9% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions. A currently untapped strategy to significantly reduce these environmental impacts consists in reusing reinforced concrete (RC) elements in new load-bearing applications. This paper presents a new design-and-build concept to reuse cast-in-place RC wall and slab elements sourced from obsolete buildings. The applicability of the proposed paradigm is demonstrated through a prototype: a 10-m spanning post-tensioned segmental arch made of 25 reclaimed concrete blocks. The paper illustrates the complete workflow, including the sourcing of the blocks through sawing and the prototype assembly. A comparative Life Cycle Assessment shows that the prototype structure has a significantly lower environmental impact than equivalent designs made of new material.

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book part or chapter
DOI
10.1201/9781003023555-77
Author(s)
Brütting, Jan  
Devènes, Julie Rachel  
Küpfer, Célia Marine  
Bastien Masse, Maléna  
Fivet, Corentin  
Date Issued

2022-07-06

Publisher

CRC Press

Publisher place

London

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Structures and Architecture: A Viable Urban Perspective?
ISBN of the book

978-1-003023-55-5

Total of pages

643-650

Start page

578

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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SXL  
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November 11, 2022
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/192236
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