Environmentally appraising different pavement and construction scenarios: A comparative analysis for a typical local road

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-51

  Celauro, Clara ^a   Corriere, Ferdinando ^a   Guerrieri, Marco ^a   Lo Casto, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Life Cycle Assessment; Recycled asphalt pavements; Road pavement; Soil stabilization

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT MIXTURES; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; EMBANKMENTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; LIME; MATERIALS HANDLING; RECYCLING; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STABILIZATION; ASPHALT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; STABILITY; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSPORTATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENT; ROAD PAVEMENTS; SOIL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL STABILIZATION;

SOIL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ASPHALT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAVEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOIL STABILIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL;

EID: 84909942464     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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