Title

Ecologically Based Hybrid Life Cycle Analysis Of Continuously Reinforced Concrete And Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavements

Keywords

Asphalt pavements; Concrete pavements; Environmental life cycle assessment; Monte Carlo simulation

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. © 2011.

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Publication Title

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volume

17

Issue

1

Number of Pages

86-90

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2011.05.006

Socpus ID

80655144366 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80655144366

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