TY - BOOK ID - 133335892 TI - Innovative Structural Applications of High Performance Concrete Materials in Sustainable Construction AU - Minelli, Fausto AU - Martinelli, Enzo AU - Facconi, Luca PY - 2022 PB - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Technology: general issues KW - History of engineering & technology KW - recycled concrete aggregate KW - recycled aggregate concrete KW - durability KW - freeze-thaw cycles KW - mechanical properties KW - concrete KW - recycled concrete KW - recycled aggregate KW - shrinkage KW - slags KW - cement replacement KW - existing beams KW - retrofitting method KW - environmental assessment KW - fly ash KW - moment–curvature relationship KW - precast elements KW - basalt KW - concrete properties KW - recycled natural basalt KW - recycled concrete powder KW - seismic retrofitting KW - multilayer coating KW - Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar KW - energy performance of buildings KW - point thermal bridges KW - thermal behavior in summer KW - case study KW - prestressed concrete KW - prestress losses KW - bridges KW - flexural strength KW - shear strength KW - drying and autogenous shrinkage KW - creep KW - sustainability KW - shear bond KW - UHPFRC KW - push-off test KW - tensile bond strength KW - concrete overlay KW - strengthening KW - existing infrastructures KW - digital microscopy KW - surface roughness KW - mortars KW - MSWI bottom ash KW - pozzolanic activity KW - supplementary cementing materials KW - water-retaining structures KW - aggressive environment KW - n/a KW - moment-curvature relationship UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133335892 AB - Concrete is the most widely utilized construction material in the world. Thus, any action intended to enhance the sustainability of the construction industry must consider the supply chain, production, distribution demolition and eventual disposal, landfilling or recycling of this composite material. High-performance concrete may be one of the most effective options to make the construction sector more sustainable. Experience proves that the use of recycled concrete aggregates, as well as the partial replacement of ordinary Portland cement with other supplementary cementitious materials or alternative binders, are generally accepted as the most realistic solutions to reduce the environmental impacts, leading to sufficiently high mechanical performances. In structural applications such as those concerning the seismic and energy retrofitting of existing buildings, the use of high-performance cementitious composites often represents the more cost-effective solution, which allows us to minimize the costs of the intervention and the environmental impact. Eventually, the challenge of enhancing sustainability by raising durability of concrete structures is particularly relevant in those applications where maintenance is particularly expensive and impactful, in terms of both direct intervention costs and indirect costs deriving from downtime. The present Special Issue aims at providing readers with the most recent research results on the aforementioned subjects and further foster a collaboration between the scientific community and the industrial sector on a common commitment towards sustainable concrete constructions. ER -