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Life Cycle Analysis of Strengthening Existing RC Structures with R-PE-UHPFRC

Hajiesmaeili, Amir  
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Pittau, Francesco
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Denarié, Emmanuel  
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2019
Sustainability

(PE)-UHPFRC, a novel strain hardening ultra high-performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) with low clinker content, using Ultra-High MolecularWeight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE) fibers, was developed for structural applications of rehabilitation. A comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) was carried out to study the environmental impact of interventions on an existing bridge using PE-UHPFRC compared with conventional UHPFRC and post-tensioned reinforced concrete methods in three categories of global warming potential (GWP), cumulative energy demand (CED), and ecological scarcity (UBP). The results showed 55% and 29% decreases in the environmental impact of the PE-UHPFRC compared with reinforced concrete and conventional UHPFRC methods, respectively, which highlighted the eectiveness of this material for the rehabilitation/strengthening of structures from the viewpoint of environmental impact.

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research article
DOI
10.3390/su11246923
Author(s)
Hajiesmaeili, Amir  
Pittau, Francesco
Denarié, Emmanuel  
Habert, Guillaume
Date Issued

2019

Published in
Sustainability
Volume

11

Issue

6923

Start page

24

Subjects

UHPFRC

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LCA

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sustainability

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UHMW-PE fibers

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rehabilitation

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strengthening

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REVIEWED

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December 12, 2019
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/163975
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