Comparative life cycle assessment of asphalt pavements using reclaimed asphalt, warm mix technology and cold in-place recycling

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 224-238

  Giani, Martina Irene ^a   Dotelli, Giovanni ^a   Brandini, Nicolò ^a   Zampori, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Bitumen; Cold In Place Recycling (CIR); Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP); Road pavement

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; RECLAMATION; RECYCLING; ROADS AND STREETS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BITUMEN; COLD IN-PLACE RECYCLING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; ROAD PAVEMENTS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ASPHALT;

ASPHALT; BITUMEN; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAVEMENT; RECYCLING; ROAD; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS; RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY; RECYCLING; WARM MIX ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84947867663     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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