Choose a structure/civil engineering system (USA based) such as bridge, building, road network… and perform a preliminary qualitative life cycle analysis from cradle to grave (sources of materials, construction, use, demolition, final waste storage).
Include some numerical estimations of greenhouse gas emissions associated with various aspects of the cradle to grave cycle.
Instructions:
– Add report title.
– Please use 4 quality sources using ASCE format.
– Limit to 4 pages of text at 1.5 spacing.
– Report has 4 separate sections with table of contents:
1) Background & Motivation (at least half a page of text): Background information + Summary of structure choice…
2) Analysis (at least 1.5 pages of text): main body of report + answer prompt + reflect on report title + can use equations…
3) Conclusions: summarize main points of analysis.
4) References: 4 ASCE style sources.
– Feel free to add tables and figures in Background and Analysis sections (does not count against page count).
– Title page, table of contents, and references do not count against page count.
– Please include full similarity report.