1. InfoDay 2013 ENV Calls in FP7 11 June 2012
6.3-Resource efficiency
Turning waste into a resource through innovative technologies, processes and services

2. António Viana da Fonseca
Associate Professor
E:mail:
Geotechnical laboratory
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Porto (
Portugal

3. ECOSOIL – Alkaline activation of industrial waste for soil improvement
to use industrial waste like fly ash
to improve the local soil without C02
Why?
Alkaline activation of fly ash creating a cemented matrix that involves the soil
How?
What for?
Ground improvement
Deep
Superficial
Jet-Grouting
Deep Mixing Method
Transport platforms

4. ECOSOIL – TEAM and METHODOLOGY
Production
Advanced characterisation of the composite material
Development of cost-effective mechanical tool for in-situ mixing/deposition/compaction
Development of numerical FE code for geotechnical systems
Construction and monitoring of full scale geotechnical system prototypes
IMPLEMENTATION
Development of
Design Tools
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
Dissemination and exploitation
Environmental impact
Durability
Material characterisation
Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, Spain
University of Napoli, Italy
University of Porto, Portugal
Rodio, Portugal
Tecnoin, Italy
Element testing
University of Newcastle, UK
University of Bristol, UK
University of Porto, Portugal
Constitutive modelling
University of Bristol, UK