BIM-LCA Integration Framework for Sustainable Road Pavement Maintenance Practices

Integration of LCA and BIM for Sustainable Construction

The construction industry is turning towards sustainability. It is a well-known fact that sustainability is based on a balance between environmental, social and economic aspects. In order to achieve sustainability efficiently, these three criteria should be taken into account in the initial project phases, since that is when a project can be influenced most effectively. Thus the aim must be to ...

Pavement Evaluation and Pavement Maintenance

IN T R O D U C T IO N T he In d iana D epartm ent of Highways has em barked upon es­ tab lish ing a Pavem ent M anagem ent System (PMS). As a p a rt of this, the Jo in t H ighway R esearch Project has had an on-going research p ro ­ ject for the past several years dealing with m ethods of m easuring pave­ m ent condition in Ind iana . Research at P urdue on the use of roughness m easuring devic...

Functional Unit Choice for Comparative Pavement LCA Involving Use-Stage with Pavement Roughness Uncertainty Quantification (UQ)

An analysis of the use-stage for pavement life-cycle assessment (LCA) is presented within a framework of an LCA tool developed for Illinois Tollway. Methodological choices that can significantly affect LCA results were evaluated in this study. The share of the use-stage in a comprehensive pavement LCA framework was evaluated with all life-cycle stages including materials, construction, use, mai...

Toughness Performance of Recycled Aggregates for use in Road Pavement

The policy of driving organization such as Highways Agency is towards the use of performance related specifications. This policy and adoption of European wide aggregate standards on the one hand, and sustainable construction pressures on the other, all strongly emphasize on further need for more developments to specifications and performance assessment methodologies inst...

High Speed Ground Penetrating Radar for Road Pavement and Bridge Structural Inspection and Maintenance