Fly Ash as an Alternative Energy Efficient Building Material for Cement

Authors

  • Shruti Mutkekar Department of Architecture, Gogte Institute of Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Udyambag, Belgaum, India, 590008, India Author
  • Shweta Patil Department of Architecture, Gogte Institute of Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Udyambag, Belgaum, India, 590008, India Author

Keywords:

Flyash, energy efficient, embodied energy, cement, environmental hazards

Abstract

Cement is a conventional building material for construction industry. Emissions from cement manufacturing are one of the major contributors in global warming and climate change. It is estimated that 5-6% of all carbon dioxide greenhouse gases generated by human activities originates from cement production. This paper focuses to cover the environmental issues and problems with the cement as a building material in the construction industry at present and also studies the choice of fly ash, which is a waste material from coal industry and has a problem of disposal. As the flyash has the low embodied energy it can be used as an alternative energy efficient building material.

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Published

2015-04-30

Issue

Vol.5, No.2 (Mar/Apr 2015)

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Articles

How to Cite

Fly Ash as an Alternative Energy Efficient Building Material for Cement. (2015). International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 5(2), 852-855. https://ijcet.evegenis.org/index.php/ijcet/article/view/2100