TY  - BOOK
AU  - Das, Debanjana (PBE22087)
AU  - Rawal, Rajan (Guide)
TI  - Quantifying correlation between seismic zones & embodied carbon using LCA (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MBEP TH-0098  
PY  - 2024///
N1  - TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT   i
UNDERTAKING  iii
CERTIFICATE   v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS   vii
ABBREVIATIONS   ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS   xi
LIST OF FIGURES   xiv
LIST OF TABLES   xvii
LIST OF APPENDIX     xix
CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION   1
1.1 Overview   1
1.2 Embodied carbon and energy in construction material   2
1.3 Embodied carbon and Operational carbon in buildings   2
1.4 Contribution of Cement and Steel in the construction industry   3
1.5 Gap in the Current Policy Landscape     3
1.6 Seismic Zones Consideration in India   4
1.7 Seismic design consideration   4
CHAPTER-2: Literature Review   7
2.1 What is LCA   7
2.2 LCA calculation   8
2.3 LCA in residential buildings   9
2.4 Embodied carbon & energy analysis for residential buildings  11
2.5 Percentage variation of Steel and concrete in different seismic zones of India   11
2.6 Energy consumption in cement and steel manufacturing   12
2.7 Energy consumption in transportation of building materials   13
CHAPTER-3: Research methodology   15
3.1 Aim   15
3.2 Research Question   15
3.3 Research Objective   15
3.4 Seismic design loads considerations   15
3.5 Building for study and rationale for selection:   18
3.6 Scope and limitation of the study   20
3.6.1 Geographical location considered :   20
3.6.2 Design calculation for varying Seismic zone   20
3.6.3 Materials and components under study   21
3.6.4 Process considered for study   21
3.7 Structural quantities estimation   21
3.7.1 Lifecycle Assessment   22
3.7.2 Goal and Scope definition   22
3.7.3 Inventory Analysis   24
3.7.4 Impact Assessment   30
CHAPTER-4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION   33
4.1 Component-wise breakup of concrete and steel quantities   33
4.2 Embodied carbon and energy quantification   34
4.2.1 Concrete   34
4.2.2 Steel   38
4.3 Correlation established through regression method   40
4.4 Verification through Pearson correlation coefficient formula   44
CHAPTER-5: CONCLUSIONS   47
CHAPTER-6: Comments   49
REFERENCES   51
APPENDIX:   53
APPENDIX 2 – Pearson Coefficient   75
APPENDIX 3 – Transportation Calculation   77


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