Table 2 Concrete characteristics (criteria).
From: Decision Analysis for the Influence of Incorporating Waste Materials on Green Concrete Properties
Properties | Criteria | Abbreviation | Desired outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical and mechanical | 1 | Compressive strength | Co. S | ↑ up (increase) |
2 | Flexural strength | Fl. S | ↑ up (increase) | |
3 | Splitting tensile strength | S. TS | ↑ up (increase) | |
4 | Density | D | ↑ up (increase) | |
5 | Workability | W | ↑ up (increase) | |
Durability | 6 | Resistance to chloride penetration | RCP | ↑ up (increase) |
7 | Resistance to sulfate attack penetration | RSAP | ↑ up (increase) | |
8 | Strength under elevated temperatures | SUET | ↑ up (increase) | |
9 | Alkali silica reaction mitigation | ASRM | ↑ up (increase) | |
10 | Water absorption and porosity | WA/P | ↓ down (decrease) | |
Environmental | 11 | CO2 emission | CO2 E | ↓ down (decrease) |
12 | resource depletion | RD | ↓ down (decrease) | |
13 | Energy consumption | EC | ↓ down (decrease) | |
Economic | 14 | Cost | C | ↓ down (decrease) |