Environmental Benefits and Performance Equivalence of Portland-Limestone Blended Cements

Portland-limestone blended cements have been successfully used in Europe and other countries around the world for decades. This technology provides an opportunity for reducing the environmental footprint of our concrete infrastructure while providing desired strength and durability, the hallmark characteristics of concrete. This paper briefly defines portland-limestone cements, and reviews the history of use of these hydraulic cements, several key performance attributes, and then quantifies the potential impact their use can have on sustainability.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AFN40 Concrete Materials and Placement Techniques. The Table of Contents on the DVD lists the title of this paper as "Environmental Benefits of Portland-Limestone Blended Cements".
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Tennis, Paul D
  • Melander, John M
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
• Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: TRB 91st Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Durability; Greenhouse gases; Hydraulic cement; Limestone aggregates; Portland cement; Strength of materials; Sustainable development
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; I30: Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01373632
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 12-0955
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 25 2012 2:33PM