KITCHEN SINK FINDS WAY INTO ROAD BASE

Crushed porcelain sinks, steel slag, bottom ash from power plants, and bits of broken glass are finding their way into a highway road base in Wisconsin. The research and demonstration project, being conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, is designed to show highway builders and local government officials how waste products can be recycled into highways. More than 1,200 tons (1,088,640 kg) of crushed recycled material now lies in an 8 mi (13 km) segment of Highway 12/18 between Madison and Cambridge. The materials have fulfilled expectations for high performance and safety without compromising strict environmental concerns.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Publication Date: 1998-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 12
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 68
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bottom ash; Demonstration projects; Glass; Highways; Pavement base course; Recycled materials; Research projects; Slag; State departments of transportation; State highways
• Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00758600
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 25 1999 12:00AM