Fire performance of low-carbon concrete: a scoping study

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Alternative title	Fire performance of low-carbon concrete
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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40003854
Author	Search for: Zhang, Linbo¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3217-7017; Search for: Roshan, Naeim¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0531-7117; Search for: Adelzadeh, Masoud¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9443-8104; Search for: Fares, Galal¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1241-4772; Search for: Sultan, Mohamed¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9871-1502; Search for: Malik, Manisha¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4627-9249
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. Construction
Format	Text, Technical Report
Physical description	70 p.
Subject	low-carbon concrete; fire performance; fire resistance; residual mechanical properties; elevated temperature; thermal properties; compressive strength; tensile strength; stress–strain behaviour; spalling; alkali-activated concrete; Portland limestone cement; limestone calcined clay cement; supplementary cementitious materials; recycled aggregate concrete; structural fire safety; greenhouse gas reduction; sustainable construction materials
Abstract	Concrete is a versatile construction material owing to its accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and superior properties such as non-combustibility and robustness, ranking as the second-most consumed substance globally after water. Nonetheless, the production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), a primary component of concrete, is responsible for approximately 8% of the total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In response to the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rise to below 2 °C above preindustrial levels, for example, Canada has adopted ambitious emission reduction goals, aiming for 40% reduction below 2005 levels by 2030 and striving for net-zero emissions by 2050. To this end, recent advances in the construction sector have increasingly focused on the development and utilization of "low-carbon" concrete alternatives.
Publication date	2025-03-25
Publisher	National Research Council of Canada. Construction Research Centre
Licence	Open Government Licence - Canada https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
Identifier	A1-023473.1
NRC number	NRC-CONST-567931E
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Record identifier	4a2e9d25-6ad3-43ef-b532-1c1332e46463
Record created	2025-10-10
Record modified	2025-11-07

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