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Guiding the design and application of new materials for enhancing sustainability performance: Framework and infrastructure application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Gregory Keoleian ,
Alissa M Kendall ,
Michael D Lepech  and
Victor C Li
Gregory Keoleian
Affiliation:
gregak@umich.edu, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, 440 Church, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1041, United States, 734 764 3194, 734 647 5841
Alissa M Kendall
Affiliation:
kendalla@umich.edu, University of Michigan, Center for Sustainable Systems, United States
Michael D Lepech
Affiliation:
mlepech@umich.edu, University of Michigan, Civil and Environmental Engineering, United States
Victor C Li
Affiliation:
vcli@umich.edu, University of Michigan, Civil and Environmental Engineering, United States
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Abstract

This paper presents a framework for guiding the design of new materials to enhance the sustainability of systems that utilize these materials throughout their production, use and retirement. Traditionally, materials engineering has focused on the interplay between material microstructure, physical properties, processing, and performance. Environmental impacts related to the system’s life cycle are not well integrated into the materials engineering process. To address this shortcoming, a new methodology has been developed that incorporates social, economic, and environmental indicators – the three dimensions of sustainability. The proposed framework accomplishes this task and provides a critical tool for use across a broad class of materials and applications. Material properties strongly shape and control sustainability performance throughout each life cycle stage including materials production, manufacturing, use and end-of-life management. Key material parameters that influence life cycle energy, emissions, and costs are highlighted. The proposed framework is demonstrated in the design of engineered cementitious composites, which are materials being developed for civil infrastructure applications including bridges, roads, pipe and buildings. This research is part of an NSF MUSES (Materials Use: Science, Engineering and Society) Biocomplexity project on sustainable concrete infrastructure materials and systems (http://sci.umich.edu).

Keywords

environmentally benigncompositemicrostructure
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 895: Symposium G – Life-Cycle Analysis Tools for “Green” Materials and Process Selection , 2005 , 0895-G06-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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