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Grain Size Correction of Pavement Unbound Granular Material Using Recycled Glass Aggregate
Millions of tons of used glass are recovered worldwide each year. As an environmental friendly solution, the glass waste are collected and recycled to manufacture new glass products. Nevertheless, the additional cost associated with separating waste glass materials can be seen as an inconvenience in this closed loop recycling method. This is why it is very interesting to valorise this waste material in other areas. Using glass waste in geotechnical applications and road construction has showed a particular interest. However, using such technique is hampered by insufficient knowledge on geotechnical characteristics of mixtures of natural materials and glass waste. This research investigates using Recycled Glass (RG) to correct the grain size of an unbound granular material for road pavement. The reference material is a crushed limestone of a class 0–20 mm which presents a deficiency of fine aggregates. Bearing tests, mainly Proctor and CBR tests, were conducted on the reference material and the mixtures composed of natural material and RG. The hydraulic conductivity was also measured. The findings indicated that the addition of the fine part of glass waste allowed correcting the grain-size distribution and therefore the bearing capacity has been improved. Furthermore, the mixture of natural material and RG upgrades the permeability class, which contributes to the durability of pavement layers.
Grain Size Correction of Pavement Unbound Granular Material Using Recycled Glass Aggregate
Millions of tons of used glass are recovered worldwide each year. As an environmental friendly solution, the glass waste are collected and recycled to manufacture new glass products. Nevertheless, the additional cost associated with separating waste glass materials can be seen as an inconvenience in this closed loop recycling method. This is why it is very interesting to valorise this waste material in other areas. Using glass waste in geotechnical applications and road construction has showed a particular interest. However, using such technique is hampered by insufficient knowledge on geotechnical characteristics of mixtures of natural materials and glass waste. This research investigates using Recycled Glass (RG) to correct the grain size of an unbound granular material for road pavement. The reference material is a crushed limestone of a class 0–20 mm which presents a deficiency of fine aggregates. Bearing tests, mainly Proctor and CBR tests, were conducted on the reference material and the mixtures composed of natural material and RG. The hydraulic conductivity was also measured. The findings indicated that the addition of the fine part of glass waste allowed correcting the grain-size distribution and therefore the bearing capacity has been improved. Furthermore, the mixture of natural material and RG upgrades the permeability class, which contributes to the durability of pavement layers.
Grain Size Correction of Pavement Unbound Granular Material Using Recycled Glass Aggregate
KSCE J Civ Eng
Doukani, Abderrahmane (author) / Bekki, Hadj (author) / Hariche, Lazhar (author)
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering ; 28 ; 609-616
2024-02-01
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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