Design and Construction of Concrete Pavements with Recycled Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk

The Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) Concrete Road was designed and constructed as a partnership with the Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology located at the University of Waterloo, Cement Association of Canada (CAC), Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and Region of Waterloo, where the road is constructed. The road includes three sections which contain 15 percent RCA, 30 percent RCA and 50 percent RCA in the Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP) structure and as well a control section with 0 percent RCA or 100 percent Virgin Aggregate. All RCA that has been incorporated into the road came from demolished curb and gutter and sidewalk from the Kitchener-Waterloo area. The approximate age of the demolished concrete varied from 30 years old to approximately 80 years old. Preliminary results show not only the environmental benefits of recycling the old demolished concrete but the preliminary economic estimates of using RCA can provide a savings as high as 60 percent. This propject was nominated for the TAC 2007 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.tac-atc.ca/en/knowledge-centre/technical-resources-search/conference-papers/design-and-construction-of-concrete-pavements-with-recycled-curb-and-gutter-and-sidewalk/
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Tighe, S
  • Fung, R
  • MICHAD, S
  • MCCAUGHAN, D
• Conference:
  • 2008 Annual Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada
  • Location: Toronto , Canada
  • Date: 2008-9-21 to 2008-9-24
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Monograph Title: 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada - Transportation: A Key to a Sustainable Future

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Concrete; Conferences; Construction; Costs; Demand; Recycling; Rigid pavements; Tests
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01117185
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: Dec 29 2008 12:30PM