Development, Design, and Implementation of Low Carbon Concrete Structures

The production of cement contributes to 8% of global CO2 emissions resulting in a pressing need to develop strategies for reducing the use of cement. This research project focuses on reducing cement use by improving structural efficiency. In order to fully understand the behaviour of these efficient structural elements and ensure that they will provide safe and durable structures, advanced testing techniques (e.g. hybrid simulation) and sensor technologies (e.g. distributed fibre optic strain sensing) will be employed. Advanced approaches to the design of these low cement structural elements will also be developed. To create awareness and promote industry acceptance, the full project team (partners and researchers) will work together to design, construct, and test a demonstration structure. A critical element of this research are the internships with partner Arup where advances in design will be transferred to industry. All 5 students involved in this research will participate in these internships.

Faculty Supervisor:

Neil Hoult;Evan Bentz;Joshua Woods

Student:

Partner:

ARUP

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

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