Recommendation for Design and Practice of Reinforced Concrete Building with Portland Blast-Furnace Slag Cement or Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag
By T. Kage, T. Noguchi, T. Kanda, and M. Kanematsu
Concrete Journal, Vol.55, No.11, Nov. 2017
- Synopsis
- The Architectural Institute of Japan published "Recommendation for Design and Practice of Reinforced Concrete Building with Portland Blast-Furnace Slag Cement or Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag". This Recommendation newly adds eco friendliness as one of the required performance parameters of buildings (classification by CO2 emissions reduction ratio) , and present specifications and performance verification methods for the popularization and standardization of blast-furnace slag concrete, aiming for the active use of blast furnace cement Class C (or Class C equivalent), which includes higher content of ground granulated blast furnace slag, besides blast furnace cement Class B (or Class B equivalent), which has been in general use for many years already, in order to achieve even more effective CO2 emissions reduction.
- Keywords:
- blast-furnace slag concrete, blast-furnace slag cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, classification by CO2 emissions reduction ratio, performance verification method
