Urban construction has produced a large amount of construction waste which has caused huge environmental problems. The sponge city is the development direction of urban construction, and permeable pavement concrete is an important material for sponge...
Brick waste makes up a significant part of the solid waste that is generated from building demolition globally. The disposal of this waste consumes land, causes environmental pollution, and is a waste of resources. In order to use this construction w...
In Cuba, tons of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are generated during urban construction and reconstruction activities every year. The use of CDW, such as recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), in pavement co...
Structural concrete aggregate can be substituted with sustainable alternatives from construction and demolition waste, such as reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). This contribution assesses the RAP aggregate production chain and aims to investigate the...
This paper presents an investigation on the influences of clay brick particles on the performance of cement stabilized recycled aggregate as pavement base. The comparative tests of unconfined compressive strength, compressive modulus of resilience, f...
This study focuses on improving the recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) replacement ratio in recycled aggregate concrete products. First, the mix design and compressive performance of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC, RCA replacement percentages of 20%,...
This study investigated a 100% waste-derived material system, using bottom ash (BA) and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) for sustainable pavement base applications. This innovative approach diverts both construction and power plant waste from landfi...
Pavement structures are one of the most critical civil infrastructures for the socio-economic development of communities. However, pavement construction demands an elevated financial budget and generates large amounts of environmental impacts. Accord...
Construction and Demolition Waste come from debris generated during construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, roads, and bridges. Recycling and reuse are essential in terms of sustainability, mainly from an environmental point of view. Al...
The utilization of waste materials in pavement systems such as recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) and tire derived aggregates (TDA) has become a common practice in the design of surface wearing course layers [...]
Approximately 99% of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) has been recycled in Japan in recent years. However, the deterioration in quality of repeatedly recycled RAP cannot be prevented through existing methods, nor can sustainability be guaranteed. In...
The mechanistic design of a concrete block pavement (CBP) can be very complicated and often requires the use of computer programs. This paper presents a new mechanistic-empirical method, which is implemented in a computer program (DesignPave) that ca...
Airport runway pavements often undergo the direct impact of aircraft landings. For the purposes of designing the structure, it is of great importance to know about the dynamic response of the pavement and its behavior under impact loading. However, t...
The integration of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) into Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) presents a sustainable solution to mitigate environmental impacts and reduce reliance on virgin materials. This study investigates th...
Urban waterlogging due to sudden rainfall leads to critical issues. This study aims to develop sustainable porous asphalt pavement by incorporating different proportions of recycled coarse aggregate. Recycled coarse aggregate from waste laboratory-te...
This study investigates the feasibility of using recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) as a partial substitution of natural aggregate in pavement engineering. Despite RCA’s good properties, such as polishing value and freeze-thaw resistance, its us...
Recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) have the potential to be used as a sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly material in pavement base construction. However, there is a lack of information on the durability, strength, and hydrauli...
Pavement humidity warping is a critical factor limiting the application of PPRBAC on low-volume roads. A nonlinear wet-warping stress formula for PPRBAC slabs has been derived based on previous experimental results, and the finite element method was...
With an expanding world, the demand for extensive road networks is increasing. As natural resources become scarce, the necessity of finding alternative resources has led to the idea of applying recycled material to pavement construction including asp...
This research investigated high calcium fly ash geopolymer stabilized recycled concrete aggregate (RCA-FAG) as pavement base material. The effect of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA):high calcium fly ash (FA) ratios, sodium silicate (Na2SiO3):sodium...
Using recycled pavement materials to construct new pavement base is currently an important construction strategy bringing improved sustainability. This study investigates the long-term performance of pavement bases constructed with recycled concrete...
The use of recycled aggregate to reduce the over-exploitation of raw aggregates is necessary. This study analysed and categorised the properties of water-washed, fine and coarse, recycled aggregates following European Normalization (EN) specification...
The utilization of recycled materials is an important issue in the context of environmental protection. The large amounts of recycled material recovered from the demolition of asphalt road structures indicate the need to find new ways of utilizing th...
Rapid worldwide urbanization and drastic population growth have increased the demand for new road construction, which will cause a substantial amount of natural resources such as aggregates to be consumed. The use of recycled concrete aggregate could...
The application of recycled aggregates in the asphalt industry has been investigated in recent decades. However, low percentages of these materials have practically been used in asphalt mixtures because of the limitations set by the relevant specific...
The construction industry is one of the biggest sectors of economic activity in the European Union, consuming more energy and natural resources than any other industrial activity. Additionally, construction and demolition (C&D) waste is the most...
The application of asphalt hot mix recycling is one challenge in sustainable road pavement research. In addition to the vast amount of research on the performance of recycled asphalt–concrete, the research on the frictional resistance of recycled hot...
Recycled materials from construction and demolition waste, such as recycled concrete aggregate, recycled brick aggregate, or recycled asphalt coming from the milling of road/motorway surfaces, are the key for a sustainable production of concrete. Thi...
The construction industry is a fundamental sector for the development of countries; however, it produces negative environmental impacts due to the demand for natural resources and the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW). Therefore,...
The use of recycled aggregates, manufactured from several by-products, to replace virgin aggregates in the production of pavement asphalt mixtures needs to be encouraged. Nevertheless, there are some concerns and uncertainties about the actual enviro...
In recent years, the recycling of waste materials has attracted considerable attention due to the scarcity of natural resources on earth [...]
This article presents the results of fatigue testing and assessment of the mechanical and physical properties of the concrete pavement of the A6 motorway, which was put in service in 1938. After 82 years of operation under heavy traffic loading condi...
The most technologically advanced form of road construction uses a high content of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) as a component of its asphalt mixture (AM). However, there is a real problem with the effective interaction of RAP and MA. The researc...
The importance of permeable and pervious pavements in reducing urban stormwater runoff and improving water quality is growing. Here, a new pervious pavement block material based on recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste is introduced, which...
The reuse of recycled crushed concrete aggregate (RCCA) and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) can provide a sustainable solution for the disposal of C&D waste materials instead of sending them to landfills. More importantly, it will conserve energ...
The European Union is promoting a circular economy in which waste management plays an essential role. Although many studies focusing on the use of recycled materials in the manufacture of asphalt mixtures for roads have been developed, studies relate...
Waste tyre rubber (TR) from end-of-life tyres poses a major environmental challenge. Therefore, recycling this waste into useful applications contributes to sustainable waste management strategies and supports a circular economy. Rubber possesses pro...
Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is among the largest waste streams in the world. Therefore, within the Circular Economy concept, there is a growing interest in its reuse. The purpose of this work was to study the use of recycled aggregates (R...
The recycling of road and airport asphalt pavements requires greater reliability of mix design in order to ensure proper rehabilitation and effective reuse of recycled asphalt concrete. Currently, internationally, the most effective mix design proced...
Recycled construction and demolition (C&D) waste can reduce the rebuild cost, and is environmentally friendly when recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) aggregate constitutes the main part. This paper investigated the mechanical performance of RAP conc...
Recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) have low quality when compared with natural or conventional aggregates as the paste adhering to it is the key aspect that affects its functionality. Since the adhering cementitious paste weakens the adhesion betwee...
Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) as recycled aggregates is a relatively new construction process of rigid pavements due to the scarcity and degradation of natural aggregates. This study aims at the sequential characterization of RAP aggregate to obta...
This research focuses on a mineral–cement mixture containing bitumen emulsion, designed for cold recycling procedures, the formulation of which includes 80% (m/m) of waste material. Deep cold recycling technology from the MCE mixture guarantees...
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) drinking bottles, rubber tires, and concrete are the very common municipal solid wastes, which are usually disposed of at landfills and stockpiles and cause continuous damage to the environment. Some studies have indi...
The paper presents the results of exploratory research on the use of reclaimed cement concrete in cold-recycled mixes with foamed bitumen. Because reclaimed cement concrete, unlike natural aggregates, is expected to have a residue of the non-hydrated...
Pavements are an expensive part of transportation infrastructures, as their construction and maintenance require large amounts of resources and materials every year and all over the world. A sustainable solution for considering environmental concerns...
Natural granular materials widely used in building and infrastructure development consume a considerable number of natural resources. To avoid depleting natural granular materials, recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) from construction and demolition w...
The pursuit of sustainability in the field of road asphalt pavements calls for effective decision-making strategies, referring to both the technical and environmental sustainability of the solutions. This study aims to compare the life cycle impacts...
Using aggregates from alternative sources has been considerably encouraged in recent decades. Reducing the consumption of natural aggregates from quarries (which have a substantial economic, visual, and environmental impact) is increasingly a concern...
To solve the problems on resource utilization and environmental pollution of waste concrete and waste polypropylene (PP) plastics, the recycling of them into asphalt pavement is a feasible approach. Considering the high melting temperature of waste P...
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