Title

Ecologically based hybrid life cycle analysis of continuously reinforced concrete and hot-mix asphalt pavements

Authors

Authors

M. Kucukvar;O. Tatari

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Transport. Res. Part D-Transport. Environ.

Keywords

Environmental life cycle assessment; Asphalt pavements; Concrete; pavements; Monte Carlo simulation; CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL; Environmental Studies; Transportation; Transportation Science &; Technology

Abstract

An ecologically-based hybrid life cycle assessment model is used to evaluate the resource consumption and atmospheric emissions of continuously reinforced concrete and a hot-mix asphalt pavements. The cumulative mass and ecological resource consumption values are lower for continuously reinforced concrete, but the median values of cumulative energy and industrial energy consumption were lower for hot-mix asphalt. In addition, the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement results in a higher sensitivity for the ecological resource consumption of hot-mix asphalt compared to that of fly ash when use on the natural capital utilization of continuously reinforced concrete pavement. The cumulative and industrial exergy consumption values are significantly reduced with increases in reclaimed asphalt pavement and fly ash, and the use of low fuel transportation modes. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Journal Title

Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment

Volume

17

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

86

Last Page

90

WOS Identifier

WOS:000297902100014

ISSN

1361-9209

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