Paper Title :Embodied Energy of Aggregates and Masonry Units produced around Bengaluru, India
Author :Varsha Bn, Saranya S, Jayanth K R
Article Citation :Varsha Bn ,Saranya S ,Jayanth K R ,
(2018 ) " Embodied Energy of Aggregates and Masonry Units produced around Bengaluru, India " ,
International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT) ,
pp. 42-45,
Volume-6,Issue-1,Special Issue - 1
Abstract : The activities associated with the production of construction materials consume huge amounts of energy whilst
also contributing to carbon dioxide emission. Often, these materials need to be refined by complex processes involving
mining, modifying, synthesizing, blending, burning, crushing/pulverizing etc. and eventually transported to the place of
construction before being used as a component in a structure. Major building materials are cement, aggregates, masonry
units and reinforcement apart from the many finishing and servicing items. Concrete constitutes to one of the massively used
material in almost all the structural components and the aggregates constitute to the bulk of its volume. Similarly, masonry
units like bricks and blocks constitute to a major percentage of material used in a building. Together, aggregates and
masonry units are the most voluminous and massive amongst all the other materials used in a building. It is therefore
important to identify the process of manufacture of aggregates (coarse aggregates and fine aggregates) and masonry and
compute the energy associated with each of the process. Summing up this energy will be useful in eventually quantifying the
embodied energy of buildings and structures. This paper presents the quantification of embodied energy of aggregates and
two types of masonry units from local sources around Bengaluru. The principle of ‘cradle-to-gate’ analysis has been
considered. In order to carry out this computation extensive field studies and data collection was needed. The presented
values can be utilized for computation of embodied energy of the bulk of the building stock in and around Bengaluru, India.
Keywords - Building materials, Embodied Energy, Aggregates, Masonry units
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-6,Issue-1,Special Issue - 1
DOIONLINE NO - IJASEAT-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-11288
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