Tailored Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure

水泥生产是一个环境密集型过程，占人为二氧化碳排放量的5-7%。减轻这种影响的一个有希望的战略是从我们生产的水泥中获得更多价值，从而减少所需的数量。这使得社会能够从混凝土作为建筑材料的优势中受益，同时确保更有效地利用水泥。该项目通过开发定制的混凝土基础设施系统，对我们如何设计和建造钢筋混凝土进行了彻底的反思。这种方法有可能减少水泥消耗，从而显著节省二氧化碳。该研究将包括详细调查钢筋混凝土的结构行为和混凝土的材料特性，在弹性和抵抗机械和环境负荷的背景下。一系列的结构和材料系统将被探索，最有前途的途径将是详细的实验研究的重点。还设想了基于封闭形式和/或有限元解决方案的预测工具的开发、应对制造挑战的策略以及有益地利用新兴技术的方法。

Cement production is an environmentally intensive process and responsible for 5-7% of man-made CO2 emissions. A promising strategy to mitigate this impact is to derive more value from the cement we produce and thereby reduce the volumes required. This allows society to benefit from the advantages of concrete as a building material while ensuring cement is utilised more efficiently.This project proposes a radical rethink about how we design and construct reinforced concrete through the development of tailored concrete infrastructure systems. This approach has the potential to reduce cement consumption leading to significant CO2 savings. The research will include detailed investigations of the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete and the material properties of concrete in the context of resilience and resistance to mechanical and environmental loadings. A range of structural and material systems will be explored and the most promising avenues will be the focus of detailed experimental studies. The development of predictive tools based on closed form and/or finite element solutions, strategies to address manufacturing challenges, and methods to beneficially exploit emerging technologies are also envisaged.