Onsite Use of Recycled Pavement Materials

Photos

Hot In-place Recycling (HIR) train. Courtesy of Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association.

Multi-unit Cold In-place Recycling train. Courtesy of Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association.

Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR). From Kandhal and Mallick (1997).

Cold milling. From Kandhal and Mallick (1997).

Break and seat operation. Courtesy of Antigo Construction, Inc.

Rubblization using RMI Resonant Breaker.Courtesy of Resonant Machines, Inc.

Overview

<figure id='attachment_1526' style='max-width:472px' class='caption alignnone'><img class="wp-image-1526 size-full" src="https://www.geoinstitute.org/sites/default/files/geotech-tools-uploads/…; alt="Photograph of a train of equipment used for hot in-place recycling of asphalt pavement." width="472" height="289" /><figcaption class='caption-text'> Hot In-place Recycling (HIR) train. Photograph courtesy of ARRA (2001)</figcaption></figure>Onsite use of recycled pavement materials is the reuse of asphalt or concrete pavement in the construction of new pavements, rehabilitation of existing pavements and embankments. This environmental-friendly technique reduces the cost of waste disposal and pavement reconstruction. This technique is applicable new embankments on unstable soils, embankment widening, and stabilization of the working platform.

Classes

Sustainability