Eco-resilient (ECORE) concrete constructions: a new challenge and a new concept

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This paper presents a new concept concerning the development of eco-resilient concrete constructions, that is to say constructions with a reduced carbon footprint and which can withstand mechanical stress and physico-chemical attacks worsened by climate change. After a critical analysis of current research and development policies in the field of concrete construction, a new global approach is proposed which should allow this concrete construction profession to better respond to the challenges caused by global warming. This approach is based on two strong ideas: 1) the use of fiber concretes in combination with passive or active reinforcements in all constructions susceptible to crack 2) the use of numerical models based on non-linear finite element calculations in order to optimize the design of eco-resilient concrete constructions.