Sustainable Construction A Life Cycle Approach in Engineering
Sustainable Construction A Life Cycle Approach in Engineering
Sustainable Construction A Life Cycle Approach in Engineering
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3,0<br />
2,5<br />
2,0<br />
1,5<br />
1,0<br />
0,5<br />
0,0<br />
EP<br />
g PO 4<br />
-3<br />
-eq./g<br />
Cement Aggregate Concrete Steel<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forced Concrete Column<br />
Composite Column<br />
Figure 6. Contribution of life-cycle phases to eutrophication potential<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
AP<br />
g SO 2 -eq./g<br />
Cement Aggregate Concrete Steel<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forced Concrete Column<br />
Composite Column<br />
Figure 7. Contribution of life-cycle phases to acidification potential<br />
6,0<br />
5,0<br />
4,0<br />
3,0<br />
2,0<br />
1,0<br />
0,0<br />
POCP<br />
g C 2 H 4 -eq./g<br />
Cement Aggregate Concrete Steel<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forced Concrete Column<br />
Composite Column<br />
Figure 8. Contribution of life-cycle phases to photochemical ozone creation potential<br />
1<br />
0,8<br />
0,6<br />
0,4<br />
0,2<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forced Concrete Column<br />
Composite Column<br />
0<br />
GWP-100 EP AP POCP<br />
Figure 9. Contribution of normal column to impact categories compared to composite column<br />
The production of steel is the ma<strong>in</strong> contributor to all studied impact categories. Compar<strong>in</strong>g contributions<br />
of two analyzed types of columns, it can be noticed that composite columns have approximately<br />
two and one-half times higher impact to GWP and EP, two times higher to AP and<br />
four and one-half times higher impact on POCP then normal columns. Such a large difference <strong>in</strong><br />
the impacts can be attributed to five times greater amount of used steel.<br />
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