Analysis of alternative road construction staging approaches to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Krantz, Jan; Lu, Weizhuo; Johansson, Tim; Olofsson, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.023

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“…According to the study of Su [56], there is a need for green and non-polluting production of steel. To achieve this requires a high-efficiency equipment and the use of improved production technology in the delivery of transportation infrastructure life cycle to reduce resource consumption in the production process [57]. Additionally, the environmental impact of steel can be lessened by adjusting the mix ratio of the raw materials used for steel making.…”

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Environmental Impact Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure in the Life Cycle: Case Study of a Fast Track Transportation Project in China

Deng

Zhang

et al. 2019

Energies

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The transportation sector generates enormous amount of environmental emission. This study aims to assess the environmental impact of the environmental emissions in a transportation infrastructure project life cycle. Using the fast track transportation project in China as a case study, the materials used and the energy consumed over the life cycle were converted into environmental emissions. The life cycle of fast track transportation project was divided into three phases including construction, maintenance and repair, and demolition phases. Both qualitative and quantitative method were applied to explore the environmental impact of transportation project. The life cycle assessment (LCA) method was used for the development environmental impact assessment (EIA) model to analyze the contribution of each process in the transportation project life cycle. The empirical results show that the construction phase has the highest environmental impact (62.7%) in the fast track transportation project life cycle, followed by the demolition (35.8%) and maintenance phases (1.7%). Among the materials used in the fast track transportation project, steel has the highest proportion of environmental impact in the construction phase (55.5%). This indicates the enormous environmental impact of the construction phase in fast track transportation project life cycle results from the use of steel material. This study contributes to reducing environmental emissions by revealing the greatest phase of environmental impact and material-source of environmental impact over the life cycle in a transportation infrastructure project.

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Environmental Impact Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure in the Life Cycle: Case Study of a Fast Track Transportation Project in China

Deng

Zhang

et al. 2019

Energies

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“…Therefore, optimization algorithms should be introduced to benchmark both economic and environmental benefits [16]. Local availability of materials should also be considered in this case to maximize the benefits [16,31]. Cost reduction in materials can be focused on by considering optimizing the material usage for soil and gravel.…”

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“…Several studies have highlighted that life cycle decision making would improve the focus towards system preservation and sustainability of future budgets and better management of infrastructure assets [24][25][26]. However, a handful of studies have emphasised that the preliminary designs, procurement and construction methods significantly influence the total economic and environmental benefits of a project life cycle [27][28][29][30][31]. Particularly, the construction stage and material manufacturing impacts are either ignored or approximated due to heavy cost implications associated with changing the construction practices and methods initially agreed upon during the design stage [32][33][34].…”

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Construction Cost and Carbon Emission Assessment of a Highway Construction—A Case towards Sustainable Transportation

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Due to its dynamic nature in construction, benchmarking environmental emissions of road construction projects can be a daunting task. Often stakeholders will have to prioritize the economic and environmental indicators based on the project objectives. The study presents a methodological framework to compare economic and environmental impacts to benchmark sustainable transport construction projects. Through findings, the study aims to inform focus areas and key stages of infrastructure projects to benchmark sustainable performance. Process-based emission and cost estimation models are presented with an AHP based weighting factor that enables prioritization of emissions and costs based on project scopes and objectives. Using a case study, results are represented to validate the framework and methodology. Concrete and steel are identified as the main materials that contribute to total carbon emissions, while soil and gravel are responsible for the highest costs. Electricity consumption is discovered as the major fuel type contributing to carbon emissions. Concrete and dump trucks are discovered as the top two sources of emissions and costs, respectively. Scenario analyses revealed that the choice of equipment significantly affects the project’s emissions and costs. The application of sustainable materials can significantly reduce emissions and cost. The use of the case study approach results in a lack of generalizability. However, the same methodology and process can be adopted for the sustainable benchmarking of different projects. Researchers are encouraged to investigate processes to automate sustainable benchmarking of transport infrastructure construction projects. The study is one of the first attempts to compare cost and environmental impacts using a systematic methodology of transportation infrastructure construction projects.

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“…Dell'Amico et al (2016) developed a decision support system for scheduling the material logistics problem in construction projects based on linear programming. Krantz et al (2017) introduced a step-by-step guide for incorporating the carbon dioxide emissions in the materials logistics plan development of the construction projects. G€ uden and S€ ural (2017) developed a polynomial dynamic programming algorithm to minimize overall earthmoving costs.…”

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Improving materials logistics plan in road construction projects using discrete event simulation

Alvanchi

Baniassadi

Shahsavari

et al. 2021

ECAM

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PurposeMotivated by the high cost of material movements in road construction projects, past studies have used analytical methods to optimize materials logistics plans. A key shortcoming of these methods is their inability to capture the uncertain, dynamic and complex characteristics of the road construction material logistics. Failure to incorporate these characteristics can lead to sub-optimal results. The purpose of this study is to propose the use of discrete event simulation (DES) to address the existing shortfall.Design/methodology/approachDespite the powerful capabilities of DES models in capturing the operational complexities of construction projects, they have not been previously utilized to optimize the material logistics of road construction projects. The proposed DES-based method in this research captures the operational details of material logistics and uses a heuristic approach to overcome the combinatorial problem of numerous choices. The method was applied to a 63.5 km real-world road construction project case to demonstrate its capabilities.FindingsSix different material types from 28 material sources were used in the case. Approximately 1.5% of the material logistics costs were saved by following the proposed method and choosing appropriate material sources.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the body of knowledge by leveraging the capabilities of DES and presenting a novel method for improving the materials logistics plan of road construction projects. The proposed method provides practitioners with the basis for capturing the key operational details that were overlooked in the past. The proposed method can be adopted in road construction projects to reduce the overall material procurement cost.

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Analysis of alternative road construction staging approaches to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

Environmental Impact Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure in the Life Cycle: Case Study of a Fast Track Transportation Project in China

Environmental Impact Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure in the Life Cycle: Case Study of a Fast Track Transportation Project in China

Construction Cost and Carbon Emission Assessment of a Highway Construction—A Case towards Sustainable Transportation

Improving materials logistics plan in road construction projects using discrete event simulation

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