Table 1 Subway material composition indicators (MCIs) of Chinese cities.

From: Global urban subway development, construction material stocks, and embodied carbon emissions

Material

Tunnel (t/km)

Station (t/unit)

Ancillary road (t/unit)

Entrance and exit (t/unit)

Ventilation system (t/unit)

Asphalt

/

9.4

3021.0

0.7

1.0

Cement

1440.2

9233.9

1250.7

637.2

814.8

Copper

/

4.5

/

/

/

Fly ash

593.0

3802.2

515.0

262.4

335.5

Geotextile

0.04

/

1.3

/

/

Gravel

8471.9

54,317.3

8035.9

3748.2

4793.2

Silica fume

677.8

4345.4

588.6

299.9

383.5

Mortar

/

2612.4

/

37.8

397.6

Sand

7201.1

46,169.7

6253.5

3186.0

4074.2

Steel

1144.6

9121.6

/

690.6

1042.2

Waterproof

0.5

8.5

/

10.0

12.2

Total

19,529

129,625

19666

8873

11,854

  1. Note: “/” indicates no material used in this component.