Advances in Environmental Engineering and Sustainability

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-3-0357-1658-0
Verlag: Trans Tech Publications

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

This special issue of the journal aims at the advances in engineering science with special attention to the building materials and materials for environmental applications. Main topics include use of alternative raw materials in building materials production, evaluation of the properties and safety of building materials, impacts of buildings and materials on the environment including indoor air, life cycle assessment of materials (LCA), quality of soil materials, and environmental applications of various materials. This issue provides an integrated view of the trends in the development of environmentally friendly building materials and solving the problems associated with environmental safety and the achievement of sustainable development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eštoková, Adriana

Václavík, Vojtech

Dvorský, Tomáš

Števulová, Nadežda

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Chapter 1: Building Materials with Low Environmental Impact
Influence of Aggregate and Binder Content on the Properties of Pervious Concrete
The Properties of Concrete Based on Steel Slag as a By-Product of Metallurgical Production
Evaluation of some Specific Effects of Pavement Kerbs Containing Cement Kiln Dust on Soil and Lawns - The First Experimental Phase
Physico-Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Fiber-Cement Mortars
Trends in the Use of Cement Bypass Dusts for their Application in Construction
The Temperature Impact on the Various Cement Type Consistency
Ladle Slag as an Admixture in Cement Composites
The Utilization of a Combination of Recycled Rubber from Waste Tires and Waste Waters from a Concrete Plant in the Production of Cement Composites
Effect of Colour Pigment on Selected Properties of Fly Ash Concrete. Part 1: Compressive Strength and Water Absorption
Building Materials as Potential Emission Sources of VOC in the Indoor Environment of Buildings
Effect of Various Input Parameters on Compressed Earth Block’s Strength
Application of Nanomaterials for Sustainable Concrete
Comparison of Degradation of Concretes with High Portions of Mineral Additions and Ordinary Portland Cement Based Concretes due to Simulated Acidic Rain
Chapter 2: Environmental and Sustainable Development
Assessment of Pyrogenic Carbonaceous Materials for Effective Removal of Radiocesium
Influence of Humidy on Radon Volume Activity on Lands
Dredged Material Quality in Anthropogenically Exploited Catchment Area
Capabilities of Four Microorganisms for Bioremediation of Lead Contaminated Soil
Possibilities of Improving the Properties of Arable Land by Application of Composts
Monitoring of Particulate Matter Concentrations in Kosice-Krasna, Slovakia: A Case Study
The Quality and Characteristics of Final Substrates from Different Composting Technologies
The Environmentally Friendly Possibility of Using Recycled Plastic from Electrical Waste to Rainwater Detention
Soil Material Quality and Environmental Potential of Metallically Contaminated Soils
Reuse of Waste Materials from Sleeper Subsoil
Biodegradation of Sleeper Subsoil