ABSTRACT
Cement is responsible for the majority of the carbon dioxide emissions that accumulate on the planet. System improvements in cement manufacture, environmentally friendly construction designs, and the use of alternative materials to substitute cement are all being made to reduce the consumption of cement in today’s fast-expanding development trend. Graded concrete is a type of concrete innovation that optimises concrete strength depending on the behaviour of the intended structure to achieve a cost-effective and low-carbon structural design. The advancement of this concrete technology is expected to coincide with the implementation of green chemistry in the construction industry with a focus on energy efficiency. The progression of graded concrete from the material to the structural domain will be schematically described in this chapter. The results of experimental and numerical research reveal that graded concrete may compete with other novel materials in terms of producing environmentally friendly and high-performing structures.
