FUEL EFFICIENCY OF ROAD PAVEMENTS

The advantages of different road pavements from an environmental viewpoint and energy consumption have become an important part of the planning process for highway projects in many countries. In this paper knowledge about fuel efficiency of different road pavements has been compiled. The energy consumption of the traffic itself on a road over its lifetime is of overwhelming importance. Depending on the traffic volume, the energy use for construction, maintenance and operation of the road is less than 2 to 5% of the energy used by the traffic itself. Therefore it is legitimate to focus on how different road pavement surfaces affect the fuel consumption of vehicles driving on it. Based on the knowledge available it can be concluded that the differences between pavement types as such (asphalt or concrete) are not significant. More important for the fuel efficiency are pavements in good condition with good surface characteristics (both asphalt and concrete). Optimal maintenance of the roads is therefore the means to limit fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission. In general there is a need for a global consideration: To find the best balance between protecting the environment (limiting greenhouse gas emission), saving energy, reducing traffic noise and ensuring good driving safety and comfort. For the covering abstract see ITRD E121480.

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• Corporate Authors:

  FOUNDATION EURASPHALT

  PO BOX 255
  BREUKELEN,     3620 AG
• Authors:
  • Beuving, E
  • DE JONGHE, T
  • GOOS, D
  • LINDAHL, T
  • Stawiarski, A
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 983-92
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD EURASPHALT AND EUROBITUME CONGRESS HELD VIENNA, MAY 2004
  • Volume: 1
  • Publisher: FOUNDATION EURASPHALT

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Environmental protection; Fuel consumption; Pavements; Rolling resistance; Texture; Viscoelasticity
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2444: Environment protection; 232: Fuel consumption; 2955: Pavement; 5494: Rolling resistance; 3053: Surface texture; 5935: Viscoelasticity
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00980889
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-802884-4-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 3 2004 12:00AM