Environmental assessment of pavement infrastructure: A systematic review

P Inyim, J Pereyra, M Bienvenu, A Mostafavi - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Through a critical review and systematic analysis of pavement life cycle assessment (LCA)
studies published over the past two decades, this study shows that the available information …

Greenhouse gas emissions from asphalt pavement construction: A case study in China

F Ma, A Sha, R Lin, Y Huang, C Wang - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
In China, the construction of asphalt pavement has a significant impact on the environment,
and energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from asphalt pavement construction …

The greenhouse gas emission from Portland cement concrete pavement construction in China

F Ma, A Sha, P Yang, Y Huang - International journal of environmental …, 2016 - mdpi.com
This study proposes an inventory analysis method to evaluate the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from Portland cement concrete pavement construction, based on a case project in …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the environmental burdens of the hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements and the production of warm mix asphalt (WMA)

M Mazumder, V Sriraman, HH Kim, SJ Lee - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Asphalt pavement has significant environmental burdens throughout its life cycle. A life cycle
assessment (LCA) model is used to quantify the environmental burdens for material …

Life-cycle assessment of airport pavement design alternatives for energy and environmental impacts

H Wang, C Thakkar, X Chen, S Murrel - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
Airport authorities are interested in selecting the preferred pavement design and
rehabilitation strategy considering economic and environmental factors along with …

[PDF][PDF] Life-Cycle Evaluation of Pavements: A Critical Review.

Y Hamdar, GR Chehab, I Srour - Journal of Engineering Science & …, 2016 - jestr.org
With the spread of the notion of sustainability, evaluating alternative roadway design options
in terms of economic factors solely has become insufficient, and a need has risen to …

Environmental, economic, and social implications of highway concrete rehabilitation alternatives

K Choi, HW Lee, Z Mao, S Lavy… - Journal of Construction …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Currently, there is no comprehensive benchmark of life-cycle assessment for the rigid
pavement alternatives for highway rehabilitation. To fill this gap, the major objective of this …

Comparative life-cycle assessment of conventional (double lane) and non-conventional (turbo and flower) roundabout intersections

R Mauro, M Guerrieri - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This research studied and compared different construction techniques for the road
subgrade, embankment and pavement of different types of roundabout intersections in order …

Environmental and economic consequences of permanent roadway infrastructure commitment: city road network lifecycle assessment and Los Angeles County

A Fraser, MV Chester - Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
The environmental impacts and economic costs associated with passenger transportation
are the result of complex interactions between people, infrastructure, urban form, and …

Considering the benefits of asphalt modification using a new technical life cycle assessment framework

AA Butt, B Birgisson, N Kringos - Journal of Civil Engineering and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Asphalt mixtures properties can be enhanced by modifying it with additives. Even though the
immediate benefits of using polymers and waxes to modify the binder properties are rather …