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- Title
Can Polyolefin Fibre Reinforced Concrete Improve the Sustainability of a Flyover Bridge?
- Authors
Enfedaque, Alejandro; Alberti, Marcos G.; Gálvez, Jaime C.; Rivera, Marino; Simón-Talero, José M.
- 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.
- Subjects
POLYOLEFIN fibers; FIBROUS composites; SUSTAINABILITY
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2018, Vol 10, Issue 12, p4583
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su10124583