Design of unsurfaced roads constructed with large-size shredded rubber tires: A case study

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 318-332

  Shalaby, Ahmed ^a   Khan, Riaz Ahmed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Frost depth; Road construction; Scrap tires; Shredded tires; Temperature; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ROADS AND STREETS; RUBBER; STOCKPILE SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN; LIGHTWEIGHT FILLS; SCRAP TIRES; UNSURFACED ROADS;

TIRES;

RUBBER;

RECYCLING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TIRE;

ARTICLE; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIGHWAY; MARKET; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 21444448283     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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