Ar2CorD – Low Carbon Concrete for Arctic Climate with Excellent Sustainability and Durability

Project Ar2CorD focuses on the optimization and durability of low-carbon concrete (LCC). Cementitious materials will be developed using traditional, present-on-the-market, supplementary cementitious materials as well as novel locally available binders, potentially applicable in the future. The aim is to obtain a concrete mix with the substitution of Portland cement higher than 30%, facilitating lower environmental impact and associated carbon emissions of the material.
In addition, the durability performance of the LCC will be studied, with an emphasis on the freeze and thaw resistance. A review of the currently established accelerated tests will be performed with respect to their applicability to the assessment of LCC performance. The repeatability of reproducibility of the testing methods will be analyzed, and possible modification/new experimental setup design will be proposed. Finally, a long-term durability test site will be created in the Narvik harbour to compare with the data from the accelerated tests.
Ar2CorD is an Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic project, co-funded by European Union. The Ar2CorD project was submitted for “2.3 Promoting the transition to a circular and resource-efficient economy”. More information is on the project website.
Project facts
Budget: Total budget € 1.407.160, NPA Funding € 819.452, of which EU Funding: € 307.116
Funding: European Structural and Investment Funds - INTERREG NPA, co-funded by European Union
Project coordinator: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Project partners: Luleå University of Technology, University of Oulu, Reykjavik University, Heidelberg Materials Cement Norway, Heidelberg Materials Concrete Sweden, BM Vallá ehf., Permagreen Grønland A/S,
Period: 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025
Contact
Andrzej Cwirzen
- Professor and Head of Subject
- 0920-493387
- andrzej.cwirzen@ltu.se
- Andrzej Cwirzen
Magdalena Rajczakowska
- Postdoctoral researcher
- 0920-493686
- magdalena.rajczakowska@ltu.se
- Magdalena Rajczakowska
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