Climate limit state (CLS) for building structures: A possible companion of ULS, SLS and durability limit states
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Abstract
The production of building materials and here especially of concrete and its constituent cement is afflicted with substantial CO2 emissions, currently amounting to more than 8% of the world’s total anthropogenic CO2 footprint. Following the world’s climate goals agreed upon in the UNs climate conferences, a pronounced reduction in emissions from cement and concrete production is mandatory. Substantial progress in developing emissions-reduced concretes have been reported in the literature. However, these solutions are only hesitantly being used in practical applications. This on the one hand has to do with the unknown risks going along with new concrete mixtures such as a reduced robustness. On the other hand – and more importantly – incentives and requirements to use new solutions are lacking. This is especially true when looking into the design process of concrete structures, where ecological requirements currently only play a minor role or are completely neglected. To counteract this negligence, within this paper a new limit state termed ‘Climate Limit State (CLS)’ is proposed, in order to amend the currently established limit state considerations Ultimate Limit State (ULS), Serviceability Limit State (SLS) and Durability Limit State. The CLS considers the CO2-emissions resulting from the production of a defined concrete member and references them to the potential service life of the structure. The limit state is introduced by comparing this result to a reference state and additionally introducing mankind’s CO2-budget to limit the global warming. With the proposed CLS, risk for the structure as well as the users resulting from climate change can be considered.
Details
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings for the 6th fib International Congress, 2022- Concrete Innovation for Sustainability |
Editors | Stine Stokkeland, Henny Cathrine Braarud |
Place of Publication | Lausanne |
Publisher | fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete |
Pages | 143-152 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9782940643158 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
Series | fib PhD Symposium 2022 |
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Number | 59 |
ISSN | 2617-4820 |
Conference
Title | 6th fib International Congress |
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Subtitle | Concrete Innovation for Sustainability |
Abbreviated title | fib 2022 |
Conference number | 6 |
Duration | 12 - 16 June 2022 |
Degree of recognition | International event |
Location | Clarion Hotel The Hub |
City | Oslo |
Country | Norway |
External IDs
Scopus | 85143899046 |
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ORCID | /0000-0003-3139-6178/work/142253141 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-1596-7164/work/142255643 |
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Keywords
- Climate Limit State, CO2 Budget, Concrete, sustainability, CO Budget, Sustainability