%0 Generic %A Crawford, Robert %A Stephan, André %A Prideaux, Fabian %D 2019 %T EPiC database - Concrete 40 MPa %U https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EPiC_database_-_Concrete_40_MPa/9979385 %R 10.26188/5da5507e33fe6 %2 https://melbourne.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/18745937 %K Embodied energy %K Embodied carbon %K Embodied greenhouse gas emissions %K Embodied water %K Input-output analysis %K Construction %K Building %K Materials %K Environmental performance %K Life cycle assessment %K LCA %K Database %K Process analysis %K Australia %K Hybrid analysis %K Life cycle inventory %K LCI %K Concrete block %K Cement mortar %K Portland cement %K Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) %K Concrete 20 MPa %K Concrete 25 MPa %K Concrete 32 MPa %K Concrete 40 MPa %K Building Science and Techniques %X This material is part of the free Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database. The EPiC Database contains embodied environmental flow coefficients for 250+ construction materials using a comprehensive hybrid life cycle inventory approach.

Concrete is a composite material combining sand or other fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, a binder and water. Portland cement is the most commonly used binder, however other binders, such as polymers, may also be used. Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) such as Fly Ash and Ground, Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS), are also commonly used as a part replacement for Portland cement. Additives, such as plasticisers can be added to the mix to control concrete properties, such as workability. Concrete is usually combined with steel reinforcement to improve tensile strength.

Concrete is one of the most commonly used construction materials. It is highly durable and is thus typically used for structural elements in buildings and infrastructure projects. Concrete can be manufactured to meet a variety of strength grades. Concrete 40 MPa is commonly used in commercial and civil construction, for structural beams and columns, where increased durability and load-bearing capacity are required.

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