Waste materials in highway applications: An overview on generation and utilization implications on sustainability

GO Bamigboye, DE Bassey, DO Olukanni… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rate at which the construction industry explores and consumes non-renewable natural
aggregates and other industrial products such as bitumen, lime, and cement during …

Understanding the environmental impacts of virgin aggregates: Critical literature review and primary comprehensive life cycle assessments

A de Bortoli - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the ever-growing massive consumption of aggregates, knowledge about their
environmental footprint is limited. My literature review on virgin aggregate Life Cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly design of Warm mix asphalt (WMA) with recycled concrete aggregate (RCA): A case study from a developing country

R Polo-Mendoza, R Penabaena-Niebles… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) is a type of asphalt concrete with growing notoriety in the
paving industry since they generate economic and environmental benefits compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental optimization of warm mix asphalt (WMA) design with recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) inclusion through artificial intelligence (AI) …

R Polo-Mendoza, G Martinez-Arguelles… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Warm Mix Asphalts (WMAs) are asphalt concretes produced at lower temperatures
than traditional Hot Mix Asphalts (HMAs). Nonetheless, the above is not enough to diminish …

A multi-objective optimization based on genetic algorithms for the sustainable design of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)

R Polo-Mendoza, G Martinez-Arguelles… - … Journal of Pavement …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this research, a methodology was developed to optimize the design of Warm Mix Asphalt
(WMA) with the inclusion of three recycled materials as partial replacement of natural …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative carbon emission assessments of recycled and natural aggregate concrete: Environmental influence of cement content

M Sabău, DV Bompa, LFO Silva - Geoscience Frontiers, 2021 - Elsevier
This work examines the environmental and geochemical impact of recycled aggregate
concrete production with properties representative for structural applications. The …

Influence of recycled concrete aggregates from different sources in hot mix asphalt design

EH Sanchez-Cotte, L Fuentes… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The waste generated by the construction industry generally has an undesired negative
impact on both human and animal life as well as the environment. Among these wastes …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and economic feasibility of implementing perpetual pavements (PPs) against conventional pavements: A case study of Barranquilla city …

R Polo-Mendoza, O Mora, J Duque, E Turbay… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The road infrastructure industry consumes elevated economic resources and generates vast
environmental impacts on the planet. Nevertheless, the construction and maintenance of …

Life cycle assessment on construction and demolition waste recycling: a systematic review analyzing three important quality aspects

B Bayram, K Greiff - The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly being applied to construction and
demolition waste (CDW) recycling. But what is the current state of LCA studies on CDW …

Discrepancies in life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to concrete waste recycling: a structured review

X Liu, V Asghari, CM Lam, SC Hsu, D Xuan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete waste recycling has been considered an efficient way to reduce environmental
impacts in the end-of-life treatment of construction waste materials compared to traditional …