The importance of the use phase on the LCA of environmentally friendly solutions for asphalt road pavements

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-110

  Araújo, João Paulo C ^a   Oliveira, Joel R M ^a   Silva, Hugo M R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Road pavements; Rolling resistance; Use phase

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; ASPHALT MIXTURES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; MIXTURES; PAVEMENTS; RECYCLING; ROADS AND STREETS; ROLLING RESISTANCE; SURFACE RESISTANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

CONSTRUCTION PHASE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION; PAVEMENT STRUCTURES; PAVING CONSTRUCTIONS; RECYCLED ASPHALT MIXTURE; ROAD PAVEMENTS; USE PHASE;

LIFE CYCLE;

ASPHALT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAVEMENT; RECYCLING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY; EMISSION; ENERGY USE;

EID: 84906042997     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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