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Establishing a Threshold Sustainability Index for a Geotechnical Construction
Sustainability studies in geotechnical engineering have focused on life cycle assessment (LCA) of materials and construction processes to quantify the environmental and socio-economic impacts of construction. However, in the absence of a threshold or allowable value depicting the degree of sustainability, a comprehensive assessment of the system sustainability is infructuous. This paper demonstrates a framework to establish a threshold sustainability index for a geotechnical construction. The approach is illustrated through a subgrade stabilization project for a low-volume road (LVR) in Arlington, TX, involving treatment with lime and cement. The subgrade soil was an expansive (high plasticity) clay, having a low to moderate soluble sulfate concentration. The methodology incorporates a multi-criteria assessment of resource use, environmental impact, and socio-economic consequences. The framework designates the threshold sustainability index (IT-Sus) for a particular project, besides providing a pictographic representation of the different sustainability elements.
Establishing a Threshold Sustainability Index for a Geotechnical Construction
Sustainability studies in geotechnical engineering have focused on life cycle assessment (LCA) of materials and construction processes to quantify the environmental and socio-economic impacts of construction. However, in the absence of a threshold or allowable value depicting the degree of sustainability, a comprehensive assessment of the system sustainability is infructuous. This paper demonstrates a framework to establish a threshold sustainability index for a geotechnical construction. The approach is illustrated through a subgrade stabilization project for a low-volume road (LVR) in Arlington, TX, involving treatment with lime and cement. The subgrade soil was an expansive (high plasticity) clay, having a low to moderate soluble sulfate concentration. The methodology incorporates a multi-criteria assessment of resource use, environmental impact, and socio-economic consequences. The framework designates the threshold sustainability index (IT-Sus) for a particular project, besides providing a pictographic representation of the different sustainability elements.
Establishing a Threshold Sustainability Index for a Geotechnical Construction
Das, Jasaswee T. (author) / Samuel, Rinu A. (author) / George, Anu M. (author) / Chakraborty, Sayantan (author) / Bheemasetti, Tejo V. (author) / Puppala, Anand J. (author)
IFCEE 2018 ; 2018 ; Orlando, Florida
IFCEE 2018 ; 222-232
2018-06-06
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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