Sustainable Structural Engineering
From resource consumption and water use to waste generation and greenhouse gas emissions, the built environment is critical for a sustainable future. While the challenges of sustainability have been known for decades, urgency of action is driven by the fi ndings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Consequently, structural engineers face a new design paradigm: safe, economic, reliable, and sustainable.
Sustainable development is defi ned by the Brundtland Report as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The three pillars of sustainability—environment, social, and economic—must be taken into account for engineering projects to achieve sustainability. This Structural Engineering Document presents the latest research and practical applications of sustainable structural engineering from around the world.
In the opening chapter, Kanda details the role of the structural engineer in sustainable design with a focus on safety. This is followed by Limsuwan’s chapter on an integration concept of sustainability engineering. Zordan then outlines a sustainable approach to structural design. Lourenço, Branco, and Coelho illustrate the importance of existing structures in their chapter on cultural heritage and structural systems. Anderson and Yang discuss life-cycle assessment as a crucial analysis tool to evaluate environmental sustainability criteria. Matos, Neves, and
Gonçalves subsequently present the importance of asset management for aging infrastructure. Martin and Kirk provide a crucial review of sustainability in bridge design and maintenance.
Bucher and Brehm then present structural reassessment for the lifetime extension of structures. The importance of disaster risk reduction as a sustainability strategy is presented by Grundy. Finally, de Brito and Silva review green materials for concrete production. Sustainability is a broad and complex topic. Through this Structural Engineering Document we aim to provide practicing engineers and researchers with insights, tools,and recommendations to advance sustainable structural design.
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