| Title |
Practical Application of Sustainable Road Structure: Mechanical and Environmental Approach |
| ID_Doc |
7952 |
| Authors |
Kowalski, KJ; Bankowski, W; Krol, JB; Andersen, BH; Komkova, A; Barrasa, RC |
| Title |
Practical Application of Sustainable Road Structure: Mechanical and Environmental Approach |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Applied Sciences-Basel, 12, 23 |
| DOI |
10.3390/app122311914 |
| Abstract |
The principles of the circular economy are the basic determinants of the sustainable development of road construction. This paper presents a field study with a new concept of asphalt pavement structure with ecologically oriented attributes, significantly reducing the asphalt pavement carbon footprint while achieving a level of long-term performance comparable or greater than that of conventional pavement structures. The sustainable pavement consists of the introduction of a BIO-additive that allows for the integration of higher percentage of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) as an alternative to the traditional asphalt mixtures. In the sub-base the use of construction and demolition waste was adopted. The results were obtained from a full-sized test section of the road structure divided for reference and eco-innovative cases. Mechanistic analyses were performed for materials and pavement structure based on laboratory tests and on-site assessment. The new eco-design solution was subjected to a comprehensive LCA and LCCA analysis and summarised by SWOT assessment. |
| Author Keywords |
sustainable; road structure; RAP; BIO-additive; LCA; LCCA; SWOT |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000910840000001 |
| WoS Category |
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied |
| Research Area |
Chemistry; Engineering; Materials Science; Physics |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/23/11914/pdf?version=1669301290
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