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By-Product And Discarded Material Utilization In Highway Construction And Maintenance -- A Literature Review, David Q. Hunsucker, J. Michael Tilley
By-Product And Discarded Material Utilization In Highway Construction And Maintenance -- A Literature Review, David Q. Hunsucker, J. Michael Tilley
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
This report summarizes the findings of an extensive literature search and review conducted to determine current attitudes relative to the use of recyclable and recoverable materials in highway construction and maintenance activities. Specifically, the literature search focused upon the engineering, economic, and performance aspects of using recyclable and recoverable materials in highway construction and maintenance projects. The literature review focused on asphalt and cement concrete pavement recycling, discarded tire recycling, reuse of paint removal wastes, fly ash, glass, alternative fuels, and other miscellaneous recycled and recovered materials as related to construction and maintenance of highways. Additionally, regulatory and policy matters …