Analyzing the impact of the aspect ratio of a building on concrete use in its structure
Buildings consume over half of annual energy supply as embodied and operating energy in their construction and operation releasing harmful emissions to the atmosphere. Over 90 % of the embodied energy is attributed to construction materials used in building structure, envelope, and interiors that mu...
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| description | Buildings consume over half of annual energy supply as embodied and operating energy in their construction and operation releasing harmful emissions to the atmosphere. Over 90 % of the embodied energy is attributed to construction materials used in building structure, envelope, and interiors that must be reduced to minimize material use. Concrete is one of the major materials that contributes significantly to the energy and carbon footprint of buildings, as it is responsible for 5-9 % of global carbon emission. Because most of the concrete use in the building sector occurs in building structures, assessing how building design parameters influence its environmental sustainability is important. One of the design parameters that impact the sustainability of buildings is the aspect ratio, which is defined as the ratio of horizontal to vertical surface area of a building. A building with the same floor area can be designed horizontally or vertically with different aspect ratios, which will influence its structural design and eventually the amount of concrete used in the building. In this paper, we examine how aspect ratio may affect the environmental sustainability of a buildings foundation, structural framing, and slab. We model the structure of a generic building with different aspect ratio to analyze if aspect ratio can help reduce the energy and carbon embodied in reinforced concrete structures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99748dc76601441db095491cb4e20d352022-12-22T02:03:10ZengCTU Central LibraryActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822022-03-013313313910.14311/APP.2022.33.01335223Analyzing the impact of the aspect ratio of a building on concrete use in its structureManish K. Dixit0Pranav Pradeep Kumar1Texas A&M University, Department of Construction Science, 574 Ross St., College Station, TX, 77843-3255, USATexas A&M University, Department of Construction Science, 574 Ross St., College Station, TX, 77843-3255, USA; Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 199 Spence St., College Station, TX, 77843-3255, USABuildings consume over half of annual energy supply as embodied and operating energy in their construction and operation releasing harmful emissions to the atmosphere. Over 90 % of the embodied energy is attributed to construction materials used in building structure, envelope, and interiors that must be reduced to minimize material use. Concrete is one of the major materials that contributes significantly to the energy and carbon footprint of buildings, as it is responsible for 5-9 % of global carbon emission. Because most of the concrete use in the building sector occurs in building structures, assessing how building design parameters influence its environmental sustainability is important. One of the design parameters that impact the sustainability of buildings is the aspect ratio, which is defined as the ratio of horizontal to vertical surface area of a building. A building with the same floor area can be designed horizontally or vertically with different aspect ratios, which will influence its structural design and eventually the amount of concrete used in the building. In this paper, we examine how aspect ratio may affect the environmental sustainability of a buildings foundation, structural framing, and slab. We model the structure of a generic building with different aspect ratio to analyze if aspect ratio can help reduce the energy and carbon embodied in reinforced concrete structures.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/7983aspect ratioconcreteembodied carbonembodied energyenvironmental sustainability |
| spellingShingle | Manish K. Dixit Pranav Pradeep Kumar Analyzing the impact of the aspect ratio of a building on concrete use in its structure Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings aspect ratio concrete embodied carbon embodied energy environmental sustainability |
| title | Analyzing the impact of the aspect ratio of a building on concrete use in its structure |
| title_full | Analyzing the impact of the aspect ratio of a building on concrete use in its structure |
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| title_short | Analyzing the impact of the aspect ratio of a building on concrete use in its structure |
| title_sort | analyzing the impact of the aspect ratio of a building on concrete use in its structure |
| topic | aspect ratio concrete embodied carbon embodied energy environmental sustainability |
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