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Can Polyolefin Fibre Reinforced Concrete Improve the Sustainability of a Flyover Bridge?

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  • Alejandro Enfedaque

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Construcción, E.T.S de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, c/Profesor Aranguren, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Marcos G. Alberti

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Construcción, E.T.S de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, c/Profesor Aranguren, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Jaime C. Gálvez

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Construcción, E.T.S de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, c/Profesor Aranguren, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Marino Rivera

    (Torroja Ingeniería, C/Pedro de Valdivia 36, L20, 28006 Madrid, Spain)

  • José M. Simón-Talero

    (Departamento de Medios Continuos y Teoría de Estructuras, E.T.S de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Profesor Aranguren, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Torroja Ingeniería, C/Pedro de Valdivia 36, L20, 28006 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The use of polyolefin fibre reinforced concrete (PFRC) as an alternative for reducing the reinforcing steel bars employed in reinforced concrete has become real in the past years. This contribution analyses the improvements in sustainability that a change in the aforementioned reinforcement configuration might provide in a flyover bridge. Economic, environmental and social parameters of both possibilities were studied by means of the integrated value model for sustainable assessment. Such model, which acronym is MIVES ( Modelo Integrado de Valor para una Evaluación Sostenible, MIVES ), is a multi-criteria decision-making method based on the value function concept and the seminars delivered by experts. The results of the MIVES method showed that the use of PFRC in combination with reinforced concrete (RC) has a sustainability index 22% higher. An analysis of the parameters that form this evaluation shows that there are no remarkable differences in the financial costs between the two possibilities studied. Nevertheless, social and environmental aspects provide with a better qualification the option of building a bridge by using PFRC combined with RC.

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  • Alejandro Enfedaque & Marcos G. Alberti & Jaime C. Gálvez & Marino Rivera & José M. Simón-Talero, 2018. "Can Polyolefin Fibre Reinforced Concrete Improve the Sustainability of a Flyover Bridge?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:12:p:4583-:d:187798
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