Advancing Pavement Sustainability with Recycled Materials

This research framework looks at how well recycled materials work in pavement design and how they affect the environment. The recycled materials studied are crushed concrete aggregate (CCA), reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), and recycled plastics. The method tests the mechanical behavior of mixes that contain these materials. It measures: – resilient modulus – resistance to rutting – susceptibility to moisture damage – fatigue life The goal is to see if the recycled mixes perform like traditional asphalt or concrete pavements. A full life‑cycle assessment (LCA) is also included. The LCA calculates how much greenhouse‑gas emissions, embodied energy, and ecological toxicity are reduced when the recycled materials are used. Data come

from real‑world case studies in many different regions. From this data the study offers clear guidance on: – standardizing how the recycled materials are processed – updating pavement design specifications The work also helps build predictive models for performance and for environmental impact. These tools support moving transportation infrastructure toward circular‑economy practices. Overall, the project provides a technical reference for checking long‑term durability, structural integrity, and viscoelastic behavior of pavements under different traffic loads and weather conditions, pushing sustainable pavement engineering forward.

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