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Concrete is the material widely used in the construction industry, satisfying physical and mechanical properties apart from the functional requirements of the building. The negative environmental aspects were not considered during its life cycle. A major stumbling block in achieving a sustainable world is to produce sustainable concrete. To achieve this, alterations in conventional concrete were instigated. Most of the studies suggested replacing, reusing, and recycling materials to reduce the negative impacts. The present study investigates to quantify and compare the possible environmental effects produced by replacing Fly ash and GGBS with cement in varying proportions in conventional concrete. The study aims to assess the performance of concrete towards sustainability by adopting the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools. The environmental performance of these concretes has been accessed using Revit and Tally applications. Further, a comparative analysis was made on seven variants of cement concrete mixes from cradle-to-grave considering some boundary conditions. From the findings, it is evident that GGBS based concrete mixes are more sustainable than Fly ash-based concretes.
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Adupa, V.R., Arukala, S.R., Maheswaram, S. (2023). Environmental Impact Assessment of Residential Building – A Case Study. In: Fonseca de Oliveira Correia, J.A., Choudhury, S., Dutta, S. (eds) Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications. ASMA 2021. Structural Integrity, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05509-6_3
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