This article explores the fundamentals of carbon in structures, discusses the methods used to calculate embodied carbon, and provides a fully worked example of calculating the carbon footprint of a reinforced concrete slab.
Author: Omotoriogun Victor
A dedicated, passion-driven and highly skilled engineer with extensive knowledge in research, construction and structural design of civil engineering structures to several codes of practices
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