Objective The proposed Research Programme is intended at investigating the physical, chemical and mechanical performance of concretes made out of recycled components.This subject is of topical interest in the fields of both buildings technology and structural engineering. Thus, it is clearly multi-disciplinary in nature and can be better approached by settling a Partnership which gather researchers with different and complementary scientific backgrounds. Six Research Units (RUs) are involved in this IRSES-Partnership.Although several possible solutions to improve both environmental compatibility and sustainability of concrete production in building industry have been already proposed, further research is still needed for addressing various issues related to the compatibility of recycled materials with the traditional ones employed in the common concrete production. In particular, this collaborative research project focuses on the three following objectives:Objective 1) investigating the physical and mechanical performance of concrete with recycled aggregates;Objective 2) investigating the possible contribution of recycled fibers on concretes with recycled concrete aggregates;Objective 3) investingating the feasibility and the possible applications of concrete with natural fibers.This research is characterised by a huge potential impact on both the building industry and the management of wastes in urban areas and industrial districts. Moreover, some of the relevant market drivers demanding innovative solutions for buildings and waste management are briefly listed below:- strong demand for residential and commercial buildings as a result of both demographic changes and urbanisation processes currently ongoing worldwide;- demand for sustainable buildings, renewable materials and reduced CO2 emissions;- emerging need for optimising the disposal procedures of wastes deriving by both the building technology and other industrial processes. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringfibersengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementengineering and technologycivil engineeringstructural engineeringengineering and technologycivil engineeringarchitecture engineeringsustainable architecturesustainable building Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES) Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO Address Via giovanni paolo ii 132 84084 Fisciano sa Italy See on map Region Sud Campania Salerno Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Emilia Di Mauro (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO Portugal EU contribution € 50 400,00 Address Largo do paco 4704 553 Braga See on map Region Continente Norte Cávado Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vasco Teixeira (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy EU contribution € 65 100,00 Address Piazza leonardo da vinci 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Liberato Ferrara (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
