Sustainable Road Infrastructure: Technologies and Assessments
Author | : Di Wang |
Publisher | : Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2024-05-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9782832549438 |
ISBN-13 | : 2832549438 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The construction of sustainable road infrastructures has become an issue of concern to the international community. Road infrastructures require a large amount of non-renewable resources during the construction phase while containing abundant renewable energy resources (e.g. vehicle mechanical energy, internal thermal energy, and surface solar energy) during the operational phase. Therefore, reducing the dependence of road infrastructures on non-renewable resources, upgrading the construction and maintenance levels, improving the recycling level of infrastructure materials, and efficiently harvesting and utilizing clean energy from sustainable road infrastructures are of great significance in alleviating energy problems and promoting sustainable social development.