Reuse of cast-in-place concrete slabs in new structures
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Lukas Felber
(Schüßler-Plan GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany)
Matthias Dietz (Schüßler-Plan GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany) Ingo Müllers (Schüßler-Plan GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany) Markus Nöldgen (Technische Hochschule Köln - University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Construction’s Role for a World in Emergency, Manchester, United Kingdom, 10-14 April 2024 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Manchester 2024 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 639-646 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/manchester.2024.0639 | ||||
| Abstract: |
This paper presents the approach of reusing existing concrete slabs in new constructions as a method to vastly reduce the environmental footprint of building structures. The general method including structural challenges are described concerning the reused slabs and their needed substructure. A life-cycle-assessment is conducted, stating that the reusage of concrete slab elements is potentially climate- and resource-neutral. The LCA-comparison between a conventional layout design and a design implementing reused concrete slabs shows a reduction of 27% and 32% of carbon and material footprint, respectively. |
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| Keywords: |
global warming potential reuse Circular economy urban mining life-cycle-assessment total material requirement
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