Numerical simulation of dam construction using low-CO2-emission concrete

Cement production gives rise to CO2 emissions generated by the calcination of CaCO3 and by the combustion of fossil fuels, being responsible for about 5% of the global CO2 emissions. These emissions can be substantially reduced if cement replacement materials are used. In this paper two residual ashes that can be used as mineral additions are considered: sugar cane bagasse ash and rice husk ash. A case study of the construction of a dam with a blended material composed by cement and these two ashes is presented, indicating the potentiality of its use for civil engineering applications. The analyses were performed using experimental and numerical tools developed on the basis of a thermo-chemo-mechanical model. This model considers the coupling, within the theory of thermodynamics, of the several phenomena that intervene in the hydration process, namely, exothermicity, thermo-activation, chemo-plasticity, evolution of thermal and mechanical properties with the hydration reaction, which includes creep and relaxation.

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