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Progress of Recycling in the Built Environment

Final report of the RILEM Technical Committee 217-PRE

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Enric Vázquez

    1. , Construction Eng., Materials Section, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

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  • Treats an important aspect of building and construction
  • Offers sustainable solutions
  • Worldwide applications

Part of the book series: RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports (RILEM State Art Reports, volume 8)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Introduction and Activities

    • Enric Vázquez
    Pages 1-4

  3. Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling in a Broader Environmental Perspective

    • Enric Vázquez
    Pages 5-35

  4. Overview Regarding Construction and Demolition Waste in Several Countries

    • Enric Vázquez
    Pages 37-173

  5. Recycled Concrete

    • Enric Vázquez
    Pages 175-194

  6. Use of Fine Fraction

    • Isabel Martins, Annette Müller, Angel di Maio, John Forth, Jörg Kropp, Sergio Angulo et al.
    Pages 195-227

  7. Quality Assurance of Recycled Aggregates

    • Pilar Alaejos, Marta Sánchez de Juan, Jorge Rueda, Roberto Drummond, Ignacio Valero
    Pages 229-273

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 275-284
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About this book

This report is a useful tool for countries starting  to recycle aggregates or construction and demolition waste.
It contains the latest developments in this field, introduces a completely new approach to the procedure of proportioning concrete mixtures with recycled aggregate, references recent publications, opinions and discrepancies in relation to the durability of recycled concrete, such as freeze-thaw standards, studies of chloride penetration and diffusion, and sulfate attacks, the use of the fine fraction <4mm, quality assurance of concrete recycled aggregate, sustainability and recycling construction waste and global impact assessment of urban renewal based on sustainable recycling strategies for construction and demolition waste.
This volume will be of interest to recyclers, researchers and consumers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Construction Eng., Materials Section, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

    Enric Vázquez

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Progress of Recycling in the Built Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Final report of the RILEM Technical Committee 217-PRE

  • Editors: Enric Vázquez

  • Series Title: RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4908-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: RILEM 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4907-8Published: 08 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9418-4Published: 14 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4908-5Published: 08 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2213-204X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-2031

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXX, 286

  • Topics: Building Materials, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Structural Materials

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