Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering

We demonstrate an approach to assess the ‘Integral Sustainability’ of a new cement called ‘Alkali Pozzolan Cement’ (APC), currently under development. In doing so, the pronouns of the AQAL tetra-quadrant frame work were modified so as to differentiate between ‘collections of individuals’ and ‘collec...

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Main Authors: Kulasuriya, Chandana, Dias, W.P.S., Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Format: Journal Article
Published: Boulder, CO : Integral Institute 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13625
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author Kulasuriya, Chandana
Dias, W.P.S.
Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
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Dias, W.P.S.
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description We demonstrate an approach to assess the ‘Integral Sustainability’ of a new cement called ‘Alkali Pozzolan Cement’ (APC), currently under development. In doing so, the pronouns of the AQAL tetra-quadrant frame work were modified so as to differentiate between ‘collections of individuals’ and ‘collectives of individuals’. Subjective information is generated through questionnaires and interviews. Objective information is obtained from experimental and analytical methods. The uncertainty of subjective and objective information is addressed in two ways. One is by incorporating different types of uncertainty related measures (e.g. value ranges and fuzzy measures) into the elements of the two-dimensional tetra-quadrant framework. The other is by introducing a third axis called the ‘certain-uncertain’ axis to the conventional tetra-quadrant framework, thus resulting in a three-dimensional octa-octant framework. This can be used as an Integral Auditing Tool for assessing the cement.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-136252017-01-30T11:38:17Z Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering Kulasuriya, Chandana Dias, W.P.S. Vimonsatit, Vanissorn octa-octant framework AQAL tetra-quadrant framework fuzzy sets uncertainty integral sustainability We demonstrate an approach to assess the ‘Integral Sustainability’ of a new cement called ‘Alkali Pozzolan Cement’ (APC), currently under development. In doing so, the pronouns of the AQAL tetra-quadrant frame work were modified so as to differentiate between ‘collections of individuals’ and ‘collectives of individuals’. Subjective information is generated through questionnaires and interviews. Objective information is obtained from experimental and analytical methods. The uncertainty of subjective and objective information is addressed in two ways. One is by incorporating different types of uncertainty related measures (e.g. value ranges and fuzzy measures) into the elements of the two-dimensional tetra-quadrant framework. The other is by introducing a third axis called the ‘certain-uncertain’ axis to the conventional tetra-quadrant framework, thus resulting in a three-dimensional octa-octant framework. This can be used as an Integral Auditing Tool for assessing the cement. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13625 Boulder, CO : Integral Institute restricted
spellingShingle octa-octant framework
AQAL tetra-quadrant framework
fuzzy sets
uncertainty
integral sustainability
Kulasuriya, Chandana
Dias, W.P.S.
Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering
title Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering
title_full Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering
title_fullStr Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering
title_full_unstemmed Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering
title_short Integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: An integral theory application in civil engineering
title_sort integral sustainability of alkali pozzolan cement: an integral theory application in civil engineering
topic octa-octant framework
AQAL tetra-quadrant framework
fuzzy sets
uncertainty
integral sustainability
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13625