Development of greener and climate resilient roads

Abstract

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events due to climate change and the significant increase of freight volume lead to a clear early road infrastructure deterioration. Likewise, the technical limitation of current materials and procedures result in high cost for road authorities and managers. DURABROADS, a FP7 funded project, aim at providing solutions for the development of more sustainable, cost-effective and more resilient pavements, able to withstand future climate and traffic loads. In order to do so, the research followed two different approaches. The first one was focused on the development of a carbon-nanomaterial enhanced bitumen and the further mechanical, environmental and economic assessment of different asphalt mixes incorporating the new bitumen. The second one was about the evaluation of future climate and traffic loads, their effect on current roads and the designing of more resilient asphalt pavements.

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DOIS: 10.5281/zenodo.1486474 10.5281/zenodo.1486473