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  1 Durability of EcoSmart Concrete
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): Phil Seabrook, P.Eng., Levelton Consultants Ltd
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Seabrook discussed the durability of EcoSmart Concrete. He outlined potential challenges to durability in the UAE and approaches to overcome them. Seabrook also discussed the concrete properties used to evaluate durability and referenced case studies that demonstrated typi...[more]
    See Also: chemical attack, durability, permeability, shrinkage, specifications
  2 EcoSmart - AUD Seminar on Sustainable Concrete
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): Michel de Spot, P.Eng., EcoSmart Foundation
    In this presentation at the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, de Spot provided an overview of the EcoSmart Foundation and the EcoSmart Concrete Project. De Spot discussed a number of points including, the environmental impact of the concrete and cement industry, the benefits of FA concrete and the use of EcoSmart...[more]
    See Also: climate change, concrete and cement industry, fly ash, sustainability
  3 High volume SCM concrete in the Emirates: control of thermal strain
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): James Aldred, GHD Global
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Aldred discussed temperature rise and the risk of thermal cracking. He also discussed possible considerations for the Emirates climate....[more]
    See Also: durability, temperature, thermal stress
  4 Interim report on Fly Ash concretes for EcoSmart
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): David Cooney, Unibeton
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Cooney presented the results of the first phase of tests on concrete samples containing various amounts of FA. Samples were obtained from companies in the UAE. Cooney described the mix designs and tested their mechanical properties. This included slump, setting time, heat...[more]
    See Also: compressive strength, ground granulated blast furnace slag, mixture proportioning, slump, water content
  5 Making Money from Greenhouse Gas Reductions
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): David Elzinga, Kerri Henry, TEAM - Technology Early Action Measures
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Elzinga and Henry provided a background to TEAM, its program goals, and its involvement in projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions like EcoSmart Concrete....[more]
    See Also: climate change, environmental impact, greenhouse gas emissions
  6 STADIUM: a software solution to concrete problems
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): Jacques Marchand, S.E.M.
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Marchand discussed STADIUM, a software tool that models the penetration of chemicals into concrete structures. Marchand outlined some of the parameters used in this tool and provided examples where the software has been used....[more]
    See Also: chemical attack, durability, penetration of chloride ions
  7 Sustainable Building Issues for the 21st Century
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): Nils Larsson, International Institute for a Sustainable Built Environment
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Larsson discussed sustainable building and its links with the use of cement and concrete. Larsson provided context for the construction industry that focused on climate change, availability of resources, building performance and other issues....[more]
    See Also: climate change, environmental impact, sustainability, sustainable building design
  8 Use of SCMs from a Structural Engineer's Perspective
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): David Fox, Halcrow Yolles
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Fox discussed how the use of SCM’s has impacted his role as a structural engineer. Based on Halcrow Yolles’ Canadian experiences, he described some of the reasons for using SCMs, such as increased sustainable building awareness and demand from clients. Fox also discussed s...[more]
    See Also: curing, finishing, specifications, strength development, sustainable building design, workability
   
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