The development of a regional inventory database for the material phase of the pavement life-cycle with updated vehicle emission factors using moves
Kang, Seung Gu
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Title
The development of a regional inventory database for the material phase of the pavement life-cycle with updated vehicle emission factors using moves
Author(s)
Kang, Seung Gu
Issue Date
2013-08-22T16:48:55Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Al-Qadi, Imad L.
Ozer, Hasan
Department of Study
Civil & Environmental Eng
Discipline
Civil Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Life-cycle assessment (LCA)
Pavement
Mobile Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES)
Abstract
Over the past few decades, the growing interest in pavement sustainability has led researchers in government agencies, industries, and academia to develop various sustainability rating systems and life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools for roadways and pavements. However, many of the existing pavement LCA tools use outdated databases and, at present, there are no regional LCA tools available. This study focuses on regionalizing the pavement LCA by collecting and analyzing local data from the state of Illinois. This study attempted to develop a life-cycle inventory (LCI) database. In addition, an inventory analysis for various pavement materials, based on the ISO 14044 guidelines, was performed. As such, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption per unit mass of materials were computed and combined to develop a regional LCI database. The study updated the existing vehicle emission factors through simulations using EPA’s newest vehicle emission simulator, MOVES. As a result, accurate emission factors for six various types of mobile vehicles were computed and presented.
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