Studies on Wood Waste Ash Structural Grade Concrete for Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9786202802963 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str.

Hanchate Sudarsana Rao; Vaishali G. Ghorpade; GUNTUR SUBBARAMAIAH

Opis

Due to current boom in construction industry, cement demand has escalated which is the main constituent in concrete. The production of cement involves an intensive use of raw material (limestone) and energy, while at the same time, releases high quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.The use of wood biomass as a source of renewable energy is gaining its popularity among the timber product industry and power production sector in several developed countries.This book is mainly aimed to present the use of wood waste ash (WA) in concrete so as to solve a two-fold problem of its disposal as well as providing an alternative for cement.

O autorze

Sudarsana Rao, Hanchate Prof.H.Sudarsana Rao, has a rich teaching experience of 35 years in engineering education and is presently working as Professor of Civil Engineering in JNT University, Anantapur, India. He has guided 26 research scholars for doctoral degree and published more than 200 papers in reputed journals and conferences.