A method for the mix design of low carbon concrete towards industrial production.

ABSTRACT: The introduction of newly developed blended cements into the mass market is essential to ensure an effective reduction of the carbon footprint related to cement production. To facilitate this process, formulating mix proportions using pastes and/or mortars rather than concrete can be a great advantage. However, for the upscaling towards industrial concrete it is then essential to maintain the target rheological and mechanical properties, something that is all too often challenging. In this work, a procedure facilitating such an upscaling was illustrated in the form of a flow chart. Specifically, best practices to obtain a good correlation between concrete prepared in a laboratory and one prepared in a plant were presented. This includes new data showing how to accommodate for possible diff

SUBMITTER: Boscaro F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9522730 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature