A life cycle assessment model for pavement management: Methodology and computational framework

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 268-286

  Santos, João ^a   Ferreira, Adelino ^a   Flintsch, Gerardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt pavements; life cycle assessment; pavement management; road pavement life cycle; rolling resistance; sustainable road pavements; vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; INVESTMENTS; MATERIALS HANDLING; ROADS AND STREETS; ROLLING RESISTANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT MODEL; MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATIONS; PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT; ROAD PAVEMENTS; VEHICLE EMISSION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85027950879     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: 1477268X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2014.942861     Document Type: Article

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