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Current Trends in Engineering Science
[ ISSN : 2833-356X ]


Eco-Resilient (ECORE) Concrete Constructions: A New Challenge and A New Concept

Mini Review
Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Article DOI : 10.54026/CTES/1052


Pierre Rossi*

Pierre Rossi Consulting, France, visiting professor at Civil Engineering Department, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, p.lupo@yahoo.fr

Corresponding Authors

France, visiting professor at Civil Engineering Department, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, p.lupo@yahoo.fr

Keywords

Concrete constructions; Fiber reinforced concretes; Ecological; Resilient; Design optimization; Finite Element Models

Received : December 24, 2023
Published : January 09, 2024

Abstract

This paper presents a new concept concerning the development of eco-resilient concrete constructions, that is to say constructions with a reduced carbon footprint and which can withstand mechanical stress and physico-chemical attacks worsened by climate change. After a critical analysis of current research and development policies in the field of concreteconstruction, a new global approach is proposed which should allow this concrete construction profession to better respond to the challenges caused by global warming. This approach is based on two strong ideas

a) The use of fiber concretes in combination with passive or active reinforcements in all constructions susceptible to crack
b) The use of numerical models based on non-linear finite element calculations in order to optimize the design of eco-resilient concrete constructions