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Grain Size Correction of Pavement Unbound Granular Material Using Recycled Glass Aggregate

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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.

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Acknowledgments

The work presented in this paper was undertaken within the scope of the research project PRFU22 (Reuse of waste glass in the field of road works) managed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Algeria. The authors acknowledge the support provided by the National Habitat and Construction laboratory (Djelfa Unit) in which the experiments were conducted. The authors would like to thank the referees for their valuable comments which helped to improve the manuscript.

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  1. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Djelfa, BP 3117, Djelfa, Algeria

    Abderrahmane Doukani & Lazhar Hariche

  2. Laboratoire de Développement en Mécanique et Matériaux, University of Djelfa, BP 3117, Djelfa, Algeria

    Abderrahmane Doukani & Lazhar Hariche

  3. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Tiaret, BP 78, Tiaret, Algeria

    Hadj Bekki

  4. Laboratoire de Géomatique et Développement Durable, University of Tiaret, BP 78, Tiaret, Algeria

    Hadj Bekki

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Doukani, A., Bekki, H. & Hariche, L. Grain Size Correction of Pavement Unbound Granular Material Using Recycled Glass Aggregate. KSCE J Civ Eng 28, 609–616 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-023-2255-6

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