RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Bending tests on building beams containing electric arc furnace slag and alternative binders and manufactured with energy-saving placement techniques A1 Santamaría, Amaia A1 García Llona, Aratz A1 Revilla Cuesta, Víctor A1 Piñero Santiago, Ignacio A1 Ortega López, Vanesa K1 Waste management K1 Waste recycling K1 Electric arc furnace slag K1 Supplementary cementitious materials K1 Energy-saving concrete mixes K1 Building beams K1 Full-scale bending test on beams K1 Ingeniería civil K1 Civil engineering K1 Materiales de construcción K1 Building materials AB The environmental impact of the building sector is especially relevant during the construction phase. Both the materials and the construction methods that are currently in use must be reconsidered, in order to minimize the environmental impact of concrete-based structures. This research is therefore focused on achieving greener concrete-based building structures. In this context, the feasibility of careful use of materials for concrete manufacture and the use of construction techniques that can facilitate and reduce energy consumption during placement are both studied. To do so, twelve sample beams were prepared using eight different sustainable high-workability structural concretes. The aim was to maximize the use of the by-products that amounted to over 80% of the concrete mass, steelmaking slags, fly ash, and quarry waste, and to employ energy-saving concrete placement techniques. The beams underwent bending tests in which their mechanical behavior and their compliance with the specifications of the most relevant building codes were verified. The results pointed to the feasibility of increased sustainability in the field of building engineering through the suitable use of selected by-products and techniques. PB Elsevier SN 2352-0124 YR 2021 FD 2021-08 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6173 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6173 LA eng NO Spanish Ministry MCI, AEI, EU and ERDF [RTI2018-097079-B-C31; 10.13039/501100011033; FPU17/ 03374]; the Junta de Castilla y Le´on (Regional Government) and ERDF [UIC-231, BU119P17]; Youth Employment Initiative (JCyL) and ESF [UBU05B_1274]; the University of Burgos [grant number SUCONS, Y135.GI], UPV/EHU (PPGA20/26) and, finally, our thanks also go to the Basque Government research group IT1314-19 and likewise to CHRYSO and HORMOR for supplying the materials for research. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024