State of the art in recycling waste thermoplastics and thermosets and their applications in construction

M Kazemi, SF Kabir, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric products such as plastics and rubbers are in widespread use, and the recycling of
these polymeric materials has not kept pace with the increased production. There are …

Sponge city strategy and application of pavement materials in sponge city

X Guan, J Wang, F Xiao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
To solve the frequent urban flood problems, China has put forward a novel city strategy-
Sponge City. It is a kind of water resource management strategy and method, which can …

Crumb rubber asphalt mixtures: A literature review

LG Picado-Santos, SD Capitão, JMC Neves - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Crumb rubber (CR) from end-of-life tyres has been used for several decades to improve
asphalt mixtures properties. Three main processes of adding CR have been applied to …

Anti-rutting performance of the damping asphalt mixtures (DAMs) made with a high content of asphalt rubber (AR)

J Huang, J Zhang, J Ren, H Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Damping asphalt mixtures (DAMs) have been developed to resist vibration and noise
caused by traffic loads, and the ultimate design goal in this process is to increase damping …

Incorporation of additives and fibers in porous asphalt mixtures: A review

A Gupta, J Rodriguez-Hernandez, D Castro-Fresno - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite the numerous benefits for preserving the hydrological cycle, permeable pavement
systems (PPSs) found their major application in parking spots and for light traffic scenarios …

The use of plastic waste in asphalt: A critical review on asphalt mix design and Marshall properties

S Heydari, A Hajimohammadi, NHS Javadi… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste plastics are a growing concern for society and need sustainable strategies to deal
with. One of the promising strategies is to use them as a replacement for virgin polymers for …

Permeable pavement as a stormwater best management practice: a review and discussion

U Kuruppu, A Rahman, MA Rahman - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2019 - Springer
This paper reviews the current status of permeable pavement research and limitations of its
applicability. This discusses the influence of design factors such as permeable pavement …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the role of swelling-degradation degree of crumb rubber on CR/SBS modified porous asphalt binder and mixture

S Ren, X Liu, J Xu, P Lin - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Porous asphalt pavement is widely used due to its adequate water permeability, noise
reduction and skid resistance. The study aims at exploring the potential of using the crumb …

Microstructure analysis and mechanical performance of crumb rubber modified asphalt concrete using the dry process

I Rodríguez-Fernández, FT Baheri, MC Cavalli… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Globally, the vast majority of waste tires are landfilled, with catastrophic ecological
consequences and in particular, serious threats to human health (eg fire, pests and soil …

State of the art in the application of functionalized waste polymers in the built environment

M Kazemi, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been increased demand for durable and sustainable construction materials to
improve long-term performance of buildings and infrastructure. Polymer modification is a …