Investigation of Carbon Footprints of Highway Construction Materials in India

With increasing urbanization and living standards of people in India, there is certainty that there will be a substantial increase in human activities such as transportation infrastructure development, and associated rise in energy demand. Thus, it is imperative that the technical knowhow regarding carbon emissions due to roadway infrastructure is advanced further to accomplish a sustainable environment. Thus, the objective of this research study was to develop a toolkit termed “Carbon Footprint Calculator” to quantify the carbon footprints of the different pavement systems used in highway construction. The tool developed as part of the study incorporated the major contributors of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions including: pavement design aspects; material production and transportation from source to site; construction practices used in the various pavement systems and the expected vehicular operations during the pavement design life. A mathematical model to estimate the overall amount of GHG emissions in terms of total kgCO₂ equivalent (kgCO2e) was also developed as a part of this study. In this study, the evaluation of GHGs in terms of carbon footprints for the different pavement systems used in Indian roadway construction was approached from a life cycle assessment perspective. It is envisioned that this tool could be well-utilized by design engineers to optimize pavement design methodology and construction practices in respect of creating a greener sustainable environment.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.11.095
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146516307104
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/23521465
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2016 Shashwath Sreedhar et al. Published by Elsevier B.V.
• Authors:
  • Sreedhar, Shashwath
  • Jichkar, Prathmesh
  • Biligiri, Krishna Prapoorna
• Conference:
  • 11th Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMCD 2014)
  • Location: Mumbai , India
  • Date: 2014-12-10 to 2014-12-12
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 291-300
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2352-1465
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Greenhouse gases; Pavement design; Road construction; Service life; Sustainable development
• Geographic Terms: India
• Subject Areas: Construction; Energy; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01624836
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 2017 5:14PM