Simple procedure to assess performance and cost benefits of using recycled materials in pavement construction

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 718-725

  Tao, Mingjiang ^a   Zhang, Zhongjie ^b   Wu, Zhong ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost ratios; In situ tests; Life cycles; Pavements; Recycling; Tests

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; BLAST FURNACES; CALCIUM; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FURNACES; HIGHWAY PLANNING; LIFE CYCLE; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; PAVEMENTS; RECYCLING; ROADS AND STREETS; SLAGS;

ACCELERATED PAVEMENT TESTS; BASE COURSES; BASE MATERIALS; BENEFIT COST RATIOS; BLENDED CALCIUM SULFATES; CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIOS; COST BENEFITS; CRUSHED LIMESTONES; DYNAMIC CONE PENETROMETERS; ECONOMIC EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FALLING WEIGHTS; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU TESTS; LIFE CYCLES; LIFE-CYCLE COSTS; LOUISIANA; PAVEMENT BASE MATERIALS; PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTIONS; PAVEMENT ENGINEERINGS; PAVEMENT MATERIALS; PAVEMENT TESTING; RECYCLED ASPHALT CONCRETES; RECYCLED MATERIALS; STATE HIGHWAY AGENCIES; TESTING PROCEDURES; TESTING RESULTS; TESTS;

MATERIALS TESTING;

BASE COURSE; BEARING CAPACITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; IN SITU TEST; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAVEMENT; PENETROMETER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING;

EID: 54249107243     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2008)20:11(718)     Document Type: Article

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