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Sustainable Pavement Construction in Sensitive Environments: Low-Energy Asphalt with Local Waste Materials and Geomaterials

Miguel A. Franesqui    
Jorge Yepes and Samuel Valencia-Díaz    

Resumen

Low-energy asphalt techniques, such as warm mix asphalt (WMA), combined with the rational consumption of geomaterials and waste recycling would promote more sustainable and energy-efficient asphalt pavements. In volcanic environments, a significant proportion of aggregate production is discarded due to its extreme porosity, and used tires generate a main environmental issue as well. While recycled rubber powder from tire waste can enhance the mechanical behavior of asphalt, it also raises its viscosity. Therefore, joining rubberized asphalt containing local waste geomaterials with WMA technologies is crucial to reduce the manufacturing temperatures and emissions and to produce more eco-efficient pavements. For this purpose, the most relevant technological characteristics of rubberized warm mix asphalt with residual aggregates from highly vesiculated volcanic rocks are tested in the laboratory and contrasted with conventional mixtures. The outcomes demonstrate not only the feasibility of the production of such mixtures in line with the current specifications, but also show a significant improvement in the resistance to moisture and to plastic deformations, and an improvement in the stiffness modulus. The eco-efficiency indicators conclude that the energy consumption and emissions are reduced by 9%, enabling the reuse of waste materials by more than 95%.

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