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This book, Green Concrete for a Better Sustainable Environment, aims to cover recent advances in the development of green concrete solutions and discuss the best ways to leverage opportunities in this domain. Concrete can be described as green concrete if it has one of the following features; it uses waste material as at least one of its components, its production process does not lead to environmental destruction, or it has high performance and life cycle sustainability. At present, natural resources are running out. Cement and concrete made from industrial and construction waste can be regarded as valuable resources for civil infrastructure construction. Green concrete will not only contribute to a circular economy, but can also help to reduce the amount of embodied energy and CO2 emissions associated with cement manufacturing and aggregate quarrying. Using green concrete can also mitigate the environmental threats associated with industrial waste materials. This book covers the theoretical, experimental, applied and modelling research studies on the materials, products and structures related to sustainable cement-based composites.

History of engineering & technology --- recycled aggregate concrete --- shrinkage and creep --- attached mortar --- prediction model --- construction and demolition wastes --- resource utilization --- recycled concrete hollow block --- masonry walls --- seismic performance --- steel frame --- infilled shear walls --- semi-rigid connection --- seismic behavior --- MSWI bottom ash --- concrete --- sulfate attack --- capillary transport --- crystallization --- husk mortar wallboard --- experiment --- lateral strength --- strain --- failure load --- full replacement ratio --- section steel and RAC --- bond behavior --- SRRC (Steel Reinforced Recycled Concrete) --- bond strength --- bond slip --- numerical simulation --- salt --- NaCl --- asphalt concrete --- freeze–thaw cycles --- winter road --- industrial waste --- sustainable concrete --- recycled expanded glass --- n/a --- freeze-thaw cycles

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This book, Green Concrete for a Better Sustainable Environment, aims to cover recent advances in the development of green concrete solutions and discuss the best ways to leverage opportunities in this domain. Concrete can be described as green concrete if it has one of the following features; it uses waste material as at least one of its components, its production process does not lead to environmental destruction, or it has high performance and life cycle sustainability. At present, natural resources are running out. Cement and concrete made from industrial and construction waste can be regarded as valuable resources for civil infrastructure construction. Green concrete will not only contribute to a circular economy, but can also help to reduce the amount of embodied energy and CO2 emissions associated with cement manufacturing and aggregate quarrying. Using green concrete can also mitigate the environmental threats associated with industrial waste materials. This book covers the theoretical, experimental, applied and modelling research studies on the materials, products and structures related to sustainable cement-based composites.

History of engineering & technology --- recycled aggregate concrete --- shrinkage and creep --- attached mortar --- prediction model --- construction and demolition wastes --- resource utilization --- recycled concrete hollow block --- masonry walls --- seismic performance --- steel frame --- infilled shear walls --- semi-rigid connection --- seismic behavior --- MSWI bottom ash --- concrete --- sulfate attack --- capillary transport --- crystallization --- husk mortar wallboard --- experiment --- lateral strength --- strain --- failure load --- full replacement ratio --- section steel and RAC --- bond behavior --- SRRC (Steel Reinforced Recycled Concrete) --- bond strength --- bond slip --- numerical simulation --- salt --- NaCl --- asphalt concrete --- freeze-thaw cycles --- winter road --- industrial waste --- sustainable concrete --- recycled expanded glass --- recycled aggregate concrete --- shrinkage and creep --- attached mortar --- prediction model --- construction and demolition wastes --- resource utilization --- recycled concrete hollow block --- masonry walls --- seismic performance --- steel frame --- infilled shear walls --- semi-rigid connection --- seismic behavior --- MSWI bottom ash --- concrete --- sulfate attack --- capillary transport --- crystallization --- husk mortar wallboard --- experiment --- lateral strength --- strain --- failure load --- full replacement ratio --- section steel and RAC --- bond behavior --- SRRC (Steel Reinforced Recycled Concrete) --- bond strength --- bond slip --- numerical simulation --- salt --- NaCl --- asphalt concrete --- freeze-thaw cycles --- winter road --- industrial waste --- sustainable concrete --- recycled expanded glass

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This Special Issue was created to collect the most recent and novel research on seismic performance evaluation of building structures. This issue includes three important topics on seismic engineering for building structures: (1) seismic design and performance evaluation, (2) structural dynamics, and (3) seismic hazard and risk analysis. To protect building structures from earthquakes, it is necessary to conduct seismic performance evaluations on structures with reliable methods and to retrofit these structures appropriately using the results of the seismic performance evaluation.

History of engineering & technology --- strength --- yielding capping and ultimate deformation --- RC column --- cyclic test database --- artificial neural network --- bi-linear and tri-linear lumped plasticity model --- columns --- cyclic behavior --- low height-to-depth ratio --- modeling parameters --- calibration --- SPSW --- axial compression ratio --- hole size --- thickness of stiffening plate --- hole position --- hysteretic performance --- FEM (Finite Element Method) --- DYNA6 --- soil-structure interaction --- soil-pile dynamic stiffness --- retrofitting --- viscous dampers --- optimum design --- collapse-resistant capacity --- economic benefit --- sustainability --- steel reinforced concrete --- joint --- post critical --- moment-curvature --- nonlinear --- frame model --- multi-story steel frames --- self-centering bracing elements --- buckling-restrained brace (BRB) --- seismic analysis --- earthquake/seismic forces --- seismic damage --- mold transformer --- shaking table test --- non-structural elements --- dynamic characteristics --- ground motion --- earthquake --- response history analysis --- station --- seismicity --- machine learning --- structural types --- decision forest --- self-training procedures --- city-scale seismic damage simulation --- numerical models --- model parameter --- analysis algorithm --- seismic performance evaluation --- seismic risk --- seismic hazard --- seismic force resisting system --- energy dissipater --- seismic design --- nonlinear response

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This Special Issue was created to collect the most recent and novel research on seismic performance evaluation of building structures. This issue includes three important topics on seismic engineering for building structures: (1) seismic design and performance evaluation, (2) structural dynamics, and (3) seismic hazard and risk analysis. To protect building structures from earthquakes, it is necessary to conduct seismic performance evaluations on structures with reliable methods and to retrofit these structures appropriately using the results of the seismic performance evaluation.

History of engineering & technology --- strength --- yielding capping and ultimate deformation --- RC column --- cyclic test database --- artificial neural network --- bi-linear and tri-linear lumped plasticity model --- columns --- cyclic behavior --- low height-to-depth ratio --- modeling parameters --- calibration --- SPSW --- axial compression ratio --- hole size --- thickness of stiffening plate --- hole position --- hysteretic performance --- FEM (Finite Element Method) --- DYNA6 --- soil-structure interaction --- soil-pile dynamic stiffness --- retrofitting --- viscous dampers --- optimum design --- collapse-resistant capacity --- economic benefit --- sustainability --- steel reinforced concrete --- joint --- post critical --- moment-curvature --- nonlinear --- frame model --- multi-story steel frames --- self-centering bracing elements --- buckling-restrained brace (BRB) --- seismic analysis --- earthquake/seismic forces --- seismic damage --- mold transformer --- shaking table test --- non-structural elements --- dynamic characteristics --- ground motion --- earthquake --- response history analysis --- station --- seismicity --- machine learning --- structural types --- decision forest --- self-training procedures --- city-scale seismic damage simulation --- numerical models --- model parameter --- analysis algorithm --- seismic performance evaluation --- seismic risk --- seismic hazard --- seismic force resisting system --- energy dissipater --- seismic design --- nonlinear response --- strength --- yielding capping and ultimate deformation --- RC column --- cyclic test database --- artificial neural network --- bi-linear and tri-linear lumped plasticity model --- columns --- cyclic behavior --- low height-to-depth ratio --- modeling parameters --- calibration --- SPSW --- axial compression ratio --- hole size --- thickness of stiffening plate --- hole position --- hysteretic performance --- FEM (Finite Element Method) --- DYNA6 --- soil-structure interaction --- soil-pile dynamic stiffness --- retrofitting --- viscous dampers --- optimum design --- collapse-resistant capacity --- economic benefit --- sustainability --- steel reinforced concrete --- joint --- post critical --- moment-curvature --- nonlinear --- frame model --- multi-story steel frames --- self-centering bracing elements --- buckling-restrained brace (BRB) --- seismic analysis --- earthquake/seismic forces --- seismic damage --- mold transformer --- shaking table test --- non-structural elements --- dynamic characteristics --- ground motion --- earthquake --- response history analysis --- station --- seismicity --- machine learning --- structural types --- decision forest --- self-training procedures --- city-scale seismic damage simulation --- numerical models --- model parameter --- analysis algorithm --- seismic performance evaluation --- seismic risk --- seismic hazard --- seismic force resisting system --- energy dissipater --- seismic design --- nonlinear response

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This book is the result of a Special Issue published in Applied Sciences, entitled “New Trends in Recycled Aggregate Concrete"". It identifies emerging research areas within the field of recycled aggregate concrete and contributes to the increased use of this eco-efficient material.Its contents are organised in the following sections: Upscaling the use of recycled aggregate concrete in structural design; Large scale applications of recycled aggregate concrete; Long-term behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete; Performance of recycled aggregate concrete in very aggressive environments; Reliability of recycled aggregate concrete structures; Life cycle assessment of recycled aggregate concrete; New applications of recycled aggregate concrete.

crushing --- heavyweight waste glass --- n/a --- recycled aggregate quality --- seismic load --- microstructure --- construction waste --- permeability --- bond strength --- seismic performance --- aggregate interlock mechanism --- recycled concrete aggregates --- compressive strength --- crumb rubber --- cellular concrete --- model --- cyclic load --- recycled aggregate --- crushed glass --- models --- recycled aggregate concrete --- reactive power concrete --- recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) --- energy absorbing --- creep --- elevated temperature --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- size effect --- recycled concrete aggregate --- geological nature of aggregates --- mechanical properties --- recycled concrete --- artificial neural networks --- recycled aggregates --- steel fibre --- quality of aggregates --- aggregates --- foam stability --- ceramic foam --- durable characteristics --- nylon fiber --- concrete --- mechanical characteristics --- strain rate --- steel reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (SRRAC) --- dynamic mechanical property --- concrete sludge fines --- water absorption --- columns --- environmental impact --- blast-furnace slag --- input variable --- tensile splitting strength --- aggregate --- returned concrete --- reinforced concrete member --- variable sensitivity --- soil stabilization --- numerical analysis --- shear behavior --- fly-ash --- modulus --- life cycle assessment --- foam structure --- silica fume --- recycling --- recycled coarse aggregate concrete --- ready-mixed concrete --- foam concrete --- flexural behavior --- mixture proportioning --- aggregate characteristic --- residual properties --- CT --- reinforced concrete --- shrinkage