Mitigation of carbon dioxide by further enhanced sequestration in concrete

Author: Gio Olivar, Fernando Coronel, Nathaniel Macris

Date published

16 December 2022

Price
Free
The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers
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Mitigation of carbon dioxide by further enhanced sequestration in concrete

Report

Author

Gio Olivar, Fernando Coronel, Nathaniel Macris

Date published

16 December 2022

Author

Gio Olivar, Fernando Coronel, Nathaniel Macris

Price

Free

A poster from a project funded by the Institution’s 2021/22 Undergraduate Research Grants.

This project investigates the use of serpentine as a carbon sequestering aggregate in concrete.

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Concrete Report Grants Sustainability & Environment Climate change Research Panel Carbon

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