Green Concrete LCA Web Tool

Ready-mixed Concrete Exiting the Concrete Plant Gate

Modeling Parameters

Functional Unit	Unit Volume of Concrete Production
Unit Type	Volume
Unit	m3
Enter Amount of Concrete Produced

Concrete Mix Proportions for Unit Volume (kg/m³)

Calculated based on the user input for material quantities




Enter Concrete Mix Design Name
Enter Cement Type	Portland cement Normal, Type I Portland cement Moderate sulfate resistance, Type II Portland cement High early strength, Type III Portland cement High sulfate resistance, Type V Blended cements Portland blast furnace slag cement,Type IS Blended cements Slag modified Portland cement,Type I[SM] Blended cements Slag cement, Type S Blended cements Portland pozzolan cement,Type IP/P Blended cements Pozzolan-modified Portland cement,Type I[PM] Portland cement with recycled CKD Portland cement with carbon sequestration in CKD
Portland cement Low heat of hydration, Type IV is no longer made in the US because of low demand. (Mehta and Monteiro 2006)
Total Weight of Concrete (kg/m3)
Total Cementitious Materials (Sum of PC and SCMs) (kg/m3)
Water/Binder Ratio




Please enter material quantities (per m³ of concrete)

Supplementary Cementitious Materials (also known as Mineral Admixtures).

Material Quantities	Value (per m3 of concrete)	Total Amount Required	Unit Type	Unit
Cement			Mass	kg
Water			Mass	kg
Fine Aggregates			Mass	kg
Coarse Aggregates			Mass	kg
Fly Ash			Mass	kg
Granulated Blast Furnace Slag			Mass	kg
Natural Pozzolan			Mass	kg
Limestone			Mass	kg
Total Cementitious Materials			Mass	kg
Admixtures (Chemical)
Plasticiser			Mass	kg
Superplasticiser			Mass	kg
Retarder			Mass	kg
Accelerating admixture			Mass	kg
Air entraining admixture			Mass	kg
Waterproofing			Mass	kg
Cement Type and Amounts of Raw Materials (Defined by ASTM)
Cement Raw Materials		Average Values	Unit Type	Unit
Cement clinker			Mass	kg
Cement Gypsum			Mass	kg
Cement Kiln Dust (CKD)			Mass	kg
Fly ash, blended in cement			Mass	kg
Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, blended in cement			Mass	kg
Limestone			Mass	kg

Quarry and Plant Location, Grid Mix Information

Please define the electricity grid mix if you know the fuel mix %. Otherwise use the pre-defined State or US-Average mix values

Cement Raw Materials (Except Gypsum) Quarry and Plant
Electricity Mix for Raw Material Mining (Quarry)	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Electricity Mix for Cement Plant	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Gypsum Quarrying and Processing Plant
Electricity Mix for Gypsum Quarrying and Processing	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Aggregates Quarry and Processing Plant
Electricity Mix for Fine Aggregates Quarrying and Processing	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Electricity Mix for Coarse Aggregates Quarrying and Processing	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Limestone (Supplementing Cement in Concrete) Quarry and Processing Plant
Electricity Mix for Limestone Quarrying and Processing	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Natural Pozzolan Quarry and Processing Plant
Electricity Mix for Natural Pozzolan Quarrying and Processing	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Fly Ash Processing Plant
Electricity Mix for Fly Ash Processing Plant	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Processing Plant
Electricity Mix for Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Processing Plant	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Concrete Batching Plant
Electricity Mix for Concrete Batching Plant	User Defined Grid US Average AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY

Operation Electricity Mix

Enter custom grid mix when grid electricity source % details are available (optional). If not available, use default State grid mix

Contribution of Electricity Source %	User Defined	US Average (2009)
Bituminous Coal	%	44.4 %
Natural Gas	%	23.3 %
Residual (Heavy) Oil	%	0.5 %
Distillate (Diesel or Light) fuel oil	%	0.2 %
Petroleum Coke	%	0.4 %
Nuclear (Uranium)	%	20.2 %
Hydro	%	6.9 %
Biomass	%	1.4 %
Geothermal	%	0.4 %
Solar	%	0.02 %
Wind	%	1.9 %
Lignite coal	%	0.0 %
SUM

Transportation Input

	Distance Traveled (km)	Mode of Transportation
Cement Raw Materials to Cement Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Gypsum to Cement Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Fly Ash to Cement Plant (if Blended cement)		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Granulated Blast Furnace Slag to Cement Plant (if Blended cement)		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Cement to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Fine Aggregates to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Coarse Aggregates to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Admixture to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Fly Ash to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Granulated Blast Furnace Slag to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Natural Pozzolan to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)
Limestone to Concrete Plant		Truck Class 8b (Model 2005) Truck Class 5 (Model 2005) Truck Class 2b (Model 2005) Rail Water (Inland Barge)

Cement Production Technology Options

Technology Options by Phase

Cement Production Phases	Product of Each Phase	Technology
Raw Materials Prehomogenization	Raw Meal	Dry process Raw storing, non-preblending Dry Process Raw storing, preblending Wet process Raw storing
Raw Materials Grinding	Ground Meal	Dry raw grinding, ball mill Dry raw grinding, tube mill Dry raw grinding, vertical roller mill Wet raw grinding, tube mill Wet raw grinding, wash mill
Raw Meal Blending/ Homogenization	Blended Meal	Raw meal homogenization, blending, and storage Slurry blending homogenization and storage
Pyroprocessing	Clinker	Wet kiln Long dry kiln Preheater kiln Preheater/Precalciner kiln U.S.Average kiln
Clinker Cooling	Cooled Clinker	Rotary (Tube) Cooler Planetary (Satellite) Cooler Reciprocating Grate Cooler (Conventional) Reciprocating Grate Cooler (Modern) Vertical Gravity Cooler with Planetary Cooler Grate Cooler (Recirculating Excess Air)
Finish Milling/Grinding/Blending w/ PC	Blended/Traditional Portland Cement	Tube Mill Vertical Roller Mill Ball Mill Roller Press Horizontal Roller Mill (Horomill)

Fuel Use Options for Cement Pyroprocessing

For Pyroprocessing, Specify Fuel Inputs to Preheater kiln

Fuel Options	% by Energy Source	% by Energy Source
Bituminous coal	%	64.1%
Lignite coal	%	0.0%
Distillate (Diesel or Light) fuel oil	%	0.8%
Petroleum Coke	%	21.2%
Residual Fuel (Heavy) oil	%	0.2%
Natural gas	%	3.7%
Waste Oil	%	0.3%
Waste Solvent	%	4.0%
Waste Tire (whole)	%	1.8%
Waste Tire (shredded)	%	1.8%
Waste (Other) (non-hazardous)	%	2.3%
Waste Paper, cardboard	%	0.0%
Waste Plastics	%	0.0%
Waste Sewage sludge (dry)	%	0.0%
Waste (Other) (hazardous)	%	0.0%
SUM

Clinker Cooling PM Control Technology Options

For Clinker Cooling PM Control, Specify Technology Option
Option:	Fabric Filter Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP)

Conveying Technology Options

Product of Each Phase	Conveyence Distance [meters]	Conveyance Mode	Average Amount of Material Conveyed (kg)
Raw Meal		Screw Pump Airlift Dense Phase Pump Bucket Elevator
Ground Meal		Screw Pump Airlift Dense Phase Pump Bucket Elevator
Blended Meal		Screw Pump Airlift Dense Phase Pump Bucket Elevator
Clinker		Screw Pump Airlift Dense Phase Pump Bucket Elevator
Clinker Cooled		Screw Pump Airlift Dense Phase Pump Bucket Elevator
Blended/Traditional Portland Cement		Screw Pump Airlift Dense Phase Pump Bucket Elevator

Concrete Batching Plant Technology

Batching Plant PM Control Technology Options

Batching Plant Loading/Mixing Options