Serviceability, Safety and Reliability of Green Concrete Infrastructure. The structural reliability and safety of low carbon concrete structures remains unknown, as is the variability of their materia

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Serviceability, Safety and Reliability of Green Concrete Infrastructure. The structural reliability and safety of low carbon concrete structures remains unknown, as is the variability of their material properties. The project will assess the time-dependent serviceability and strength properties of Reinforced Concrete structural members, including the effects of climate change. The project will enable designers and builders to use green concrete in their infrastructure projects, reducing carbon by 30-50% (reducing Australian CO2 emissions by up to 4%) and safe in the knowledge that its early-age and long-term properties and structural safety and reliabilities are consistent with conventional materials, and conform to Australian Standards. This will give designers guidance and confidence in using green concretes.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4005 - Civil Engineering. Lead: Prof Mark Stewart