Development, Design, and Implementation of Low Carbon Concrete Structures

低碳混凝土结构的开发、设计和实施

• 批准号: 568538-2021
• 负责人: Hoult, Neil
• 金额: $ 1.49万
• 依托单位: Queen's University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=721376
• 关键词: Development; Design; Implementation; Low; Carbon

Green House Gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2) are the leading cause of climate change, which is projected to lead to increases in temperatures and extreme weather events as well as cost the Canadian economy billions of dollars. The production of cement contributes to 8% of global CO2 emissions. As such there is a pressing need to develop strategies for reducing the use of cement. This research project focuses on reducing cement use by improving structural efficiency through reducing the size of structural members, the amount of cement used in a member, or both. To do this, a combination of approaches is required that begins with lab-based experimental testing. In order to fully understand the behaviour of these efficient structural elements and ensure that they will provide safe and durable structures, advanced testing techniques (e.g. hybrid simulation) and sensor technologies (e.g. distributed fibre optic strain sensing) will be employed. Advanced approaches to the design of these low cement structural elements will also be developed since current approaches to the design of reinforced concrete structures do not allow designers the required flexibility to vary the cross-section or material properties. To ensure the outcomes of this research can and will be utilized by the construction industry, the research team includes partners representing the full spectrum of the construction industry (architects, contractors, engineers, and concrete suppliers and trade associations) as well as government partners representing key clients. To create awareness and promote industry acceptance, the full project team (partners and researchers) will work together to design, construct, and test a demonstration structure, with a goal of achieving 50% cement reductions versus a structure designed using conventional approaches. This level of cement reduction would be equivalent to twice the CO2 emissions of the entire airline industry if implemented on a global scale. The deliverables include new design guidelines for low carbon concrete structures, design software tools, the demonstration structure (which will serve as a living lab), and the training of at least 5 HQP with the skills required to design of future low carbon concrete structures.

温室气体（GHG），例如二氧化碳（CO2）是气候变化的主要原因，预计这会导致温度和极端天气事件的增加，并使加拿大经济损失数十亿美元。水泥的生产占全球二氧化碳排放量的8％。因此，迫切需要制定减少水泥使用的策略。该研究项目的重点是通过减少结构构件的大小，成员或两者两者的水泥量来改善结构效率，从而减少水泥的使用。为此，需要从基于实验室的实验测试开始的方法组合。为了充分了解这些有效的结构元素的行为，并确保它们将提供安全耐用的结构，先进的测试技术（例如混合模拟）和传感器技术（例如，分布式光纤应变感应）。还将开发出这些低水泥结构元素设计的高级方法，因为当前的钢筋混凝土结构设计方法不允许设计人员具有所需的灵活性来改变横截面或材料特性。为了确保这项研究的结果可以并且将被建筑行业利用，研究团队包括代表建筑行业（建筑师，承包商，工程师，具体供应商和工业协会）的合作伙伴，以及代表主要客户的政府合作伙伴。为了提高意识并促进行业接受，完整的项目团队（合作伙伴和研究人员）将共同努力设计，构建和测试演示结构，目的是实现50％的水泥减少与使用常规方法设计的结构。如果在全球范围内实施，这种水泥降低的水平将相当于整个航空公司的二氧化碳排放量的两倍。可交付成果包括针对低碳混凝土结构的新设计指南，设计软件工具，演示结构（将用作生活实验室）以及至少5 HQP的培训，并具有设计未来低碳混凝土结构所需的技能。