Book chapter
Carbon Footprint of Tuttle Creek Dam Seismic Retrofit
IFCEE 2015, pp 2738-2747
2015
Abstract
Tuttle Creek Dam in Manhattan, Kansas was found to be seismically deficient. Cement-bentonite slurry walls were used to remediate the dam. We use the EFFC DFI carbon calculator to calculate the carbon footprint of the cement-bentonite slurry walls, as well as the carbon footprint of an alternative remediation option, stone columns. The cement-bentonite slurry walls resulted in a GWP 100 of 71,000 t CO2 equivalent, while the stone columns resulted in a GWP 100 of 3,900 t CO2 equivalent, a significant difference even when considering the uncertainties in life cycle modeling. The carbon calculator is a simple tool for quantifying the carbon footprint of different geotechnical engineering techniques.
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- Title
- Carbon Footprint of Tuttle Creek Dam Seismic Retrofit
- Creators
- Adam CordiSabrina SpatariPatricia M Gallagher
- Publication Details
- IFCEE 2015, pp 2738-2747
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering; [Retired Faculty]
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84925061093
- Other Identifier
- 991019174117404721