Evaluation of performance and challenges of use of waste materials in pavement construction: a critical review

A Jamshidi, G White - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Paved surfaces must reliably bear heavy loads, often under challenging environmental and
geotechnical conditions. These requirements are addressed through the use of high-quality …

Waste foundry sand in hot mix asphalt: A review

PPOL Dyer, MG de Lima - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Roads are the main means of transporting cargo and passengers in the world surpassing
railroads, airports and ships. The growth of the road network brings urbanization and …

Environmental evaluation of green concretes versus conventional concrete by means of LCA

J Turk, Z Cotič, A Mladenovič, A Šajna - Waste management, 2015 - Elsevier
A number of green concrete mixes having similar basic properties were evaluated from the
environmental point of view by means of the Life Cycle Assessment method, and compared …

Energy and environmental life cycle assessment of sustainable pavement materials and technologies for urban roads

FG Praticò, M Giunta, M Mistretta, TM Gulotta - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recycled and low-temperature materials are promising solutions to reduce the
environmental burden deriving from hot mix asphalts. Despite this, there is lack of studies …

Environmental and economic assessment of pavement construction and management practices for enhancing pavement sustainability

J Santos, G Flintsch, A Ferreira - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2017 - Elsevier
Stakeholders in the pavement sector have been seeking new engineering solutions to move
towards more sustainable pavement management practices. The general approaches for …

Formulation and optimization of a phosphogypsum–fly ash–lime composite for road construction: A statistical mixture design approach

S Meskini, T Remmal, H Ejjaouani, A Samdi - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the valorization of phosphogypsum and fly ash by-products as a
road construction material through lime stabilization. To this end, an extreme vertices design …

A life cycle scenario analysis of different pavement technologies for urban roads

TM Gulotta, M Mistretta, FG Praticò - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past, lowest price was the award criterion, given that structural capacity and safety
were assured. In the last years, environmental, energy, and long-term impacts have been …

SUP&R DSS: A sustainability-based decision support system for road pavements

J Santos, S Bressi, V Cerezo, DL Presti - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Road pavement community members are increasingly becoming aware of the need to
incorporating the principles of sustainable development into the sector. Policies are also …

Environmental evaluation of two scenarios for the selection of materials for asphalt wearing courses

A Mladenovič, J Turk, J Kovač, A Mauko… - Journal of cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbon steel slag is quite commonly used in road construction to replace natural aggregate.
Since it is important to evaluate such a replacement from the environmental point of view, a …

Life cycle assessment of Norwegian road tunnel

L Huang, RA Bohne, A Bruland, PD Jakobsen… - The international journal …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose This paper estimates the life cycle environmental impacts of the standard road
tunnel in Norway. The results can then serve as input to the environmental impact …