Suction as an untapped natural soil reinforcement to reduce embodied carbon in geotechnical structures: the case study of flood embankments in Hamburg area

The commitment to cut CO2 emissions is now becoming a matter of legal obligations in several countries worldwide and the construction industry, one of the main sectors contributing to carbon emissions, is required to develop new approaches for carbon-efficient design. A study was undertaken to exami...

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Main Authors: Beber Raniero, Becker Patrick, Tarantino Alessandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/65/e3sconf_icegt2020_12001.pdf