Characterization and environmental sustainability of open pit coal mine overburden waste rock as pavement geomaterial

A Mishra, SK Das, KR Reddy - Transportation Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
As the global economy grows and living standards increase, the use of gravel and sand is
expected to nearly quadruple by 2060, putting twice as much strain on the environment as it …

Geotechnical properties of waste excavation rock in pavement subbase applications

A Arulrajah, MMY Ali, J Piratheepan… - Journal of materials in …, 2012 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents the findings of an extensive laboratory investigation on the geotechnical
properties of waste excavation rock in pavement subbases. The waste excavation rock used …

Potential Use of Coal Mine Overburden Waste Rock as Sustainable Geomaterial: Review of Properties and Research Challenges

A Mishra, SK Das, KR Reddy - Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Coal is the cheapest and thus the preferred energy source in developing countries. A huge
volume of coal mine waste rock, which is known as overburden (OB), is generated due to the …

Geotechnical and geoenvironmental properties of recycled construction and demolition materials in pavement subbase applications

A Arulrajah, J Piratheepan, MM Disfani… - Journal of Materials in …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
A comprehensive laboratory evaluation of the geotechnical and geoenvironmental
properties of five predominant types of construction and demolition (C&D) waste materials …

Coal mining wastes valorization as raw geomaterials in construction: A review with new perspectives

TL Vo, W Nash, M Del Galdo, M Rezania… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Historically coal mining wastes have been viewed as heterogenous and hazard-prone
geomaterials. Given that failures of colliery tips and tailing dams are reported on a regular …

A case study on potential use of stabilized mine overburden wastes as pavement materials

AR Ghanizadeh, F Safi Jahanshahi - Transportation Infrastructure …, 2024 - Springer
The increased utilization of mines raises overburden wastes over time. Overburden wastes
can be exploited as construction and pavement materials in order to reduce waste depots …

Performance evaluation of coal mine overburden as a potential subballast material in railways with additional improvement using geocell

L Banerjee, S Chawla, SK Dash - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Overburden (OB) generated from coal mining industries are a major source of environmental
pollution as well as land degradation worldwide. Recycling of such waste products through …

Experimental assessment of subgrade stiffness of lateritic soils treated with crushed waste plastics and ceramics for pavement foundation

KC Onyelowe, D Bui Van, M Nguyen Van… - … Journal of Low …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The assessment of subgrade stiffness of four test soils treated with crushed waste ceramics
(CWC) and crushed waste plastics (CWP) has been experimented on under laboratory …

Sustainable reuse of limestone quarry fines and RAP in pavement base/subbase layers

AJ Puppala, S Saride, R Williammee - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2012 - ascelibrary.org
The advantages of utilizing recycled materials/byproducts in pavement construction are
numerous. The reduction in landfilling resulting from the adoption of recycled materials in …

Recycled waste foundry sand as a sustainable subgrade fill and pipe-bedding construction material: Engineering and environmental evaluation

A Arulrajah, E Yaghoubi, M Imteaz… - Sustainable cities and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Waste foundry sand (WFS) is the primary by-product of foundries. Due to metals present in
WFS and negative public perception, this material is commonly discarded to landfill as a …