Article of the SICon Research Group is published in the journal “Journal of Building Engineering”.
The article is titled: “Application of the desirability function for the development of new composite eco-efficiency indicators for concrete” and is present in volume 40 of the journal “Journal of Building Engineering” 2021.
The authors of the article are: Ariel Miranda de Souza, Gustavo Emilio Soares de Lima, Gustavo Henrique Nalon, Márcia Maria Salgado Lopes, André Luís de Oliveira Júnior, Gustavo José Rodrigues Lopes, Marcell José de Andrade Olivier, Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti, José Carlos Lopes Ribeiro, José Maria Franco de Carvalho. The group is composed of researchers from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV).
This work aims to complement impact assessment methods currently used in the literature with the application of the statistical desirability function, and create novel desirability-based indicators to evaluate the environmental and mechanical performance of concrete production. . The full summary and other information about the article can be found at the link below: