Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon

Kareem Abushama; Will Hawkins; Loizos Pelecanos; Tim Ibell

Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon

Kareem Abushama, Will Hawkins, Loizos Pelecanos, Tim Ibell

Zhejiang University

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Abstract

A recent UN report shows that the construction industry was responsible for around 37% of CO2 emissions in 2020. Many studies have addressed the carbon footprint of superstructures and proposed innovative designs with a lower carbon footprint. However, the carbon footprint of substructures has only been investigated to a limited extent due to a lack of certainty in the behavior of soil and its interaction with structures. This research introduces a robust algorithm for optimizing the environmental impact of concrete piles through finding the best combination between different design parameters. Moreover, a comparative study is completed to assess the impact of pile geometry on its total embodied carbon. Overall, significant carbon reduction can be achieved if the best combination of the different design parameters and pile geometry is utilized.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures
Editors	Marta del Zoppo, Diego A. Talledo, Simona Bianchi, Paolo Castaldo, Isabella G. Colombo, Diego Gino, Giuseppe Ferrara, Simone Labò, Simone Spagnuolo
Place of Publication	Lausanne, Switzerland
Publisher	fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete
Pages	371-378
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9782940643226
ISBN (Print)	9782940643226
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2024
Event	3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures, 2023 - Torino, Italy Duration: 16 Nov 2023 → 17 Nov 2023

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Name	fib Symposium
ISSN (Print)	2617-4820

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Conference	3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures, 2023
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Torino
Period	16/11/23 → 17/11/23

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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Abushama, K., Hawkins, W., Pelecanos, L., & Ibell, T. (2024). Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon. In M. del Zoppo, D. A. Talledo, S. Bianchi, P. Castaldo, I. G. Colombo, D. Gino, G. Ferrara, S. Labò, & S. Spagnuolo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures (pp. 371-378). (fib Symposium). fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete. https://www.fib-international.org/publications/fib-proceedings/third-i-fib-i-italy-ymg-symposium-on-concrete-and-concrete-structures,-rome-2023-proceedings-em-pdf-em-detail.html

Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon. / Abushama, Kareem ; Hawkins, Will ; Pelecanos, Loizos et al.
Proceedings of the 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures. ed. / Marta del Zoppo; Diego A. Talledo; Simona Bianchi; Paolo Castaldo; Isabella G. Colombo; Diego Gino; Giuseppe Ferrara; Simone Labò; Simone Spagnuolo. Lausanne, Switzerland: fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete, 2024. p. 371-378 (fib Symposium).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Abushama, K , Hawkins, W , Pelecanos, L & Ibell, T 2024, Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon. in M del Zoppo, DA Talledo, S Bianchi, P Castaldo, IG Colombo, D Gino, G Ferrara, S Labò & S Spagnuolo (eds), Proceedings of the 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures. fib Symposium, fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 371-378, 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures, 2023, Torino, Italy, 16/11/23. <https://www.fib-international.org/publications/fib-proceedings/third-i-fib-i-italy-ymg-symposium-on-concrete-and-concrete-structures,-rome-2023-proceedings-em-pdf-em-detail.html>

Abushama K , Hawkins W , Pelecanos L , Ibell T. Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon. In del Zoppo M, Talledo DA, Bianchi S, Castaldo P, Colombo IG, Gino D, Ferrara G, Labò S, Spagnuolo S, editors, Proceedings of the 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures. Lausanne, Switzerland: fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete. 2024. p. 371-378. (fib Symposium).

Abushama, Kareem ; Hawkins, Will ; Pelecanos, Loizos et al. / Designing reinforced concrete piles with minimum embodied carbon. Proceedings of the 3rd fib Italy YMG Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures. editor / Marta del Zoppo ; Diego A. Talledo ; Simona Bianchi ; Paolo Castaldo ; Isabella G. Colombo ; Diego Gino ; Giuseppe Ferrara ; Simone Labò ; Simone Spagnuolo. Lausanne, Switzerland : fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete, 2024. pp. 371-378 (fib Symposium).

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