Advances in Sustainable Materials and Technology

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"Construction industry and materials consumed by it have a huge global environmental impact that spreads across all sectors and walks of life. Researchers and academicians working in Science and Technology sectors have always strived and worked hard to lessen the impact on environment through many breakthrough innovations. This book "Advances in Sustainable Materials & Technology" is a conglomerate of the studies highlighted by different authors and researchers, would definitely help in achieving the very purpose of achieving environmental, economic and social benefit for all stakeholders of construction industry"-- Contents Preface Chapter 1 Possible Reuse of Excavated Material from Old Open Municipal Dump Sites Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Waste Characterization 3. Remediation of Old Open Dumpsites 4. Microbial Community Involved Waste Degradation on the Landfill Conclusion References Chapter 2 Traffic Monitoring System Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Methodology Conclusion Future Scope References Chapter 3 Plastic Waste in Pavement Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Review of Literature Conclusion References Chapter 4 A Review on Performance Analysis of Asphalt Concrete with Steel Slag Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 2.1. Physical Properties of Steel Slag 2.2. Steel Slag Chemical Composition 3. Performance Analysis 3.1. Damage Due to Moisture 3.2. Resistance of Skid on the Surface of the Pavement 3.3. Rutting 3.4. Fatigue Conclusion Acknowledgment References Chapter 5 Utilization of Construction and Demolition Waste in Flexible Pavements: A Review Paper Abstract 1. Introduction 1.1. Construction and Demolition Waste 1.2. India’s C&D Waste Generation and Management 1.3. Problems Related to C&D Activities 1.4. Utilization of C&D Waste in Highway Construction 2. Literature Review 2.1. Marius-Teodor Muscalu et al. (2011) 2.2. Jiqing Zhu et al. (2011) 2.3. Arulrajah et al. (2012) 2.4. Apurva J. Chavan (2013) 2.5. Shishir Bansal and S. K. Singh (2013) 2.6. Márcio Muniz de Farias et al. (2013) 2.7. Sharma Jitender and Singla Sandeep (2014) 2.8. Md. Aminur Rahman et al. (2014) 2.9. B. Gomez-Meijide et al. (2015) 2.10. Dr. Soosan George et al. (2016) 2.11. Qasrawi Hisham and Asi Ibrahim (2016) 2.12. Saeed Fatemi et al. (2016) 2.13. Muhammad Arshad et al. (2017) 2.14. Research Gaps 3. Materials and Methodology 3.1. General 3.2. Material Used 3.3. Steps to be Performed 3.4. Tests to be Performed Conclusion References Chapter 6 Sustainability and Social Responsibility in the Construction Industry of the United Arab Emirates Abstract 1. Introduction 1.1. Towards Sustainable Construction 1.2. Sustainable Development within the UAE 1.3. Sustainable Geotechnology 1.4. Sustainability Opportunities 1.5. Barriers in Pursuing Sustainable Construction 2. Method and Data Analysis 3. Results and Discussion 3.1. Sustainable Projects in the UAE Conclusion References Chapter 7 Usability of Reed (Phragmites australis) as a Concrete Admixture Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Material and Method for Pozzolanic Material 2.1. Cultivated Reed for Pozzolanic Material 2.2. Inorganic Chemical Composition of Reed Ash 2.3. Observing the Surface Shapes of Reed Ash 2.4. Evaluation of Reed Ash Pozzolanic Reaction 2.5. Preparing Materials Under Test 3. Material and Method for the Water Reducing Agent 3.1. Cultivated Reed for the Water Reducing Agent 3.2. Quantitative Determination of the Phenol Group 3.3. Measurement of Water Absorbency for Reed Powder 3.4. Evaluation of Flowability of Mortar Containing Reed Powder 4. Results and Discussion 4.1. Reed for Pozzoranic Material Ash Particle Distribution 4.1.1. Reed Ash Particle Distribution 4.1.2. Reed Ash Blending Ratio 4.1.3. Ratio of Silica (SiO2) and Carbon (C) in Reed Ash 4.1.4. Results from a Pozzolanic Reaction Evaluation 4.1.5. Compressive Strength of Reed Ash Mortar 4.2. Reed for Water Reducing Agent 4.2.1. Phenol Quantitative Determination and Water Absorbency Test Results 4.2.2. Result of Mortar Flowability Test 4.2.3. Compressive Strength of Reed Powder Mortar Challenges and Prospects Summary and Conclusion References Chapter 8 Assessment of Core Soils Vulnerability to Internal Erosion from Three Zoned Dams, under Drought Effect Due to Climate Change Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Dam Description 2.2. Materials 2.3. Test Procedure 3. Results 3.1. Erosion Kinetics and Soil Erodibility 4. Erosion Rate and Soil Erodibility Concluding Remarks References Chapter 9 Study of Impact of Nano Silica on Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures Abstract 1. Introduction 1.1. Background 1.2. Structural Damages in Reinforced Concrete 1.3. Cracking in Concrete Structures 1.4. Status of Concrete Structures and Their Service Lives 2. Literature Review 3. Research Methodology and Methods for Determining Service Life of Concrete Structures 3.1. Determining the Strength of Concrete on Nano-Scale Conclusion References Chapter 10 Bitumen and Its Recovery Techniques Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Composition of Bitumen and Heavy Oils 3. Ex-Situ Techniques 4. In Situ Techniques 4.1. Chemical Flooding 4.1.1. Polymer Flooding 4.1.2. Surfactant Flooding 4.1.3. Alkaline Flooding 4.1.4. Micellar Flooding 4.1.5. Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) Flooding 4.2. Miscible Displacement 4.2.1. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Miscible Displacement 4.2.2. Nitrogen (N2) Miscible Displacement 4.2.3. Hydrocarbon Miscible Displacement 4.3. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) 4.4. Thermal Techniques 4.4.1. Steam Flooding 4.4.2. Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) 4.4.3. Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) 4.4.4. In Situ Combustion (ISC) 4.4.5. Combustion Override Split-Production Horizontal Well (COSH) 4.4.6. Electrical Heating Techniques 4.4.7. Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) 4.5. In Situ Upgrading Process 4.5.1. Catalytic Upgrading Process In Situ (CAPRI) Conclusion References Chapter 11 Diluted Bitumen: Composition and Spill Behaviour Abstract Definitions (RSC, 2010) 1. Introduction 1.1. Background 2. A Summary of Oil Composition and Behaviour 2.1. Bitumen 2.2. Condensates 2.3. Diluted Products 2.3.1. Dilbits 2.3.2. Synbits 3. Oil and Petroleum Product Properties 4. Behaviour of Diluted Bitumen 5. Evaporation 5.1. Dilbits 5.2. Synbits 6. Flammability of Dilbits and Synbits 7. Emulsion Formation Conclusion References Editors’ Contact Information Index Blank Page Blank Page