@inproceedings{e95d108c19c4431999dd97725939bb14,
title = "Carbon footprint analysis of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) incorporated pedestrian bridges: A Case Study",
abstract = "This paper presents a case study on the carbon footprint of a fibre reinforced polymer (FRP)-incorporated pedestrian bridge in comparison with a conventional prestressed concrete (PC) one. The CO 2 emission is used as an index and calculated for both the material manufacturing and the construction processes. It is shown that using an FRP-incorporated pedestrian bridge to replace a conventional prestressed concrete (PC) bridge may reduce the CO 2 emission by 18% and 70%, respectively, during the material manufacturing and construction periods, leading to a total reduction by about 26%. Such reduction is expected to be more significant if the life-cycle CO 2 emission is accounted for, since the former type of bridge is free of corrosion and almost maintenance-free. Therefore, FRP-incorporated bridges may become a more competitive alternative to conventional reinforced concrete (RC) or PC ones with the increasing attention paid on the sustainability and environmental friendliness of construction industry by our society.",
keywords = "Carbon foot print, Concrete, FRP, Life cycle, Pedestrian bridge",
author = "Jianguo Dai and Tamon Ueda",
year = "2012",
month = jul,
day = "16",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.517.724",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783037854358",
series = "Key Engineering Materials",
pages = "724--729",
booktitle = "Novel and Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies for Sustainability",
note = "13th International Conference on Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies: Novel Construction Materials and Technologies for Sustainability, 13NOCMAT 2011 ; Conference date: 22-09-2011 Through 24-09-2011",
}