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This research focuses on the production and construction stages of the life cycle analysis (LCA) of asphalt mixtures modified with industrial waste and by-products, based on the quantification of methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced during these processes. A laboratory-designed and calibrated gas measurement system with a microcontroller and MQ sensors is used to compare the emissions (GHG) of a “conventional” asphalt mix with those emitted by waste-modified asphalt mixes (polyethylene terephthalate and nylon fibres) and industrial by-products (copper slag and cellulose ash). The results obtained show that the gases emitted by each type of material can influence the design criteria from an environmental perspective. Methane gas emissions for asphalt mixes made with polymeric materials increase compared to the production phase of a conventional mix (M1) by 21% for PET and 14% for nylon. In contrast, for mixtures made with copper slag and cellulose ash, this emission is reduced by 12%. In addition, the use of copper slag and cellulose ash to replace natural aggregates reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 15% during the production phase and contributes to the creation of photochemical ozone for a shorter period of time. Regarding carbon dioxide emission, it increases considerably for all asphalt mixes, by 26% and 44.5% for cellulose ash and copper slag, respectively. For asphalt mixtures made of polymeric materials, the increase in carbon dioxide emission is significant, 130% for PET and 53% for nylon. In addition, it is noted that for this type of material, not only the emission of the gas must be taken into consideration, but also the time that the volatile particles spend in the atmosphere, affecting climate change and photochemical ozone (smog). The carbon monoxide gases emitted in the production phase of all the asphalt mixes analysed is similar among them.
Diana Movilla-Quesada; Manuel Lagos-Varas; Aitor Raposeiras; Osvaldo Muñoz-Cáceres; Valerio Andrés-Valeri; Carla Aguilar-Vidal. Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Environmental Impact of the Production of Asphalt Mixes Modified with Recycled Materials. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8081 .
AMA StyleDiana Movilla-Quesada, Manuel Lagos-Varas, Aitor Raposeiras, Osvaldo Muñoz-Cáceres, Valerio Andrés-Valeri, Carla Aguilar-Vidal. Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Environmental Impact of the Production of Asphalt Mixes Modified with Recycled Materials. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):8081.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiana Movilla-Quesada; Manuel Lagos-Varas; Aitor Raposeiras; Osvaldo Muñoz-Cáceres; Valerio Andrés-Valeri; Carla Aguilar-Vidal. 2021. "Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Environmental Impact of the Production of Asphalt Mixes Modified with Recycled Materials." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 8081.
Chile is the first Latin American country to begin an “ecological overdraft”, as established by the Global Footprint Network (GFN). This implies that the country’s ecological footprint has exceeded the global average bio-capacity. The consumption of natural aggregates for construction in Chile has grown by around 6.6% in the last year, with around 120 million tons being extracted. Given the above, it is important to seek alternatives that help to minimize the problem of resource scarcity, as well as the recovery of industrial by-products and/or waste. The Chilean forestry sector has also grown in recent years, generating approximately 4000 metric tons of waste in 2018, which was deposited in landfills or disposed of on forest roads. The present research is focused on the reuse and possible recovery of ash from the incineration of cellulose as a filler in bituminous mixtures. We analyze the adhesiveness of the filler/bitumen system in dry and wet states, based on the Cantabro wear loss test. The results obtained show that the limit of the relation between the volumetric concentration and critical concentration (Cv/Cs) is 1 for the addition of ash and that concentrations lower than or equal to this value present controlled losses, with 1.00 being the optimal (Cv/Cs) ratio that allows better behavior against the effect of water.
Diana Movilla-Quesada; Aitor Raposeiras; Manuel Lagos-Varas; Osvaldo Muñoz-Cáceres; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Loreto Troncoso. Study of the Optimal Dosage of Celullose Ash as a Contribution Filler in Asphalt Mixtures Based on Its Adhesiveness under Moisture Conditions. Sustainability 2021, 13, 854 .
AMA StyleDiana Movilla-Quesada, Aitor Raposeiras, Manuel Lagos-Varas, Osvaldo Muñoz-Cáceres, Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri, Loreto Troncoso. Study of the Optimal Dosage of Celullose Ash as a Contribution Filler in Asphalt Mixtures Based on Its Adhesiveness under Moisture Conditions. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):854.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiana Movilla-Quesada; Aitor Raposeiras; Manuel Lagos-Varas; Osvaldo Muñoz-Cáceres; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Loreto Troncoso. 2021. "Study of the Optimal Dosage of Celullose Ash as a Contribution Filler in Asphalt Mixtures Based on Its Adhesiveness under Moisture Conditions." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 854.
Despite the number of environmental advantages that porous concrete (PC) pavements can provide, they are mainly used in light-traffic roads, parking lots and sidewalks due to their low mechanical strength. This research focuses on the common additives employed in PC pavements, according to a literature review, with the aim of increasing their mechanical strength while maintaining an acceptable infiltration capacity. The results demonstrated that the combination of superplasticizers and air-entraining additives can provide indirect tensile strength values over 2.50 MPa, with an infiltration capacity over 0.40 cm/s. In addition, polypropylene fibers were seen to provide very good safety properties, preserving some structural integrity in the case of failure. All mixtures studied obtained outstanding skid resistance results under both dry and wet conditions.
Eduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Jorge Rodríguez-Hernández; Cesare Sangiorgi. Selection of Additives and Fibers for Improving the Mechanical and Safety Properties of Porous Concrete Pavements through Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2392 .
AMA StyleEduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez, Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri, Jorge Rodríguez-Hernández, Cesare Sangiorgi. Selection of Additives and Fibers for Improving the Mechanical and Safety Properties of Porous Concrete Pavements through Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (6):2392.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Jorge Rodríguez-Hernández; Cesare Sangiorgi. 2020. "Selection of Additives and Fibers for Improving the Mechanical and Safety Properties of Porous Concrete Pavements through Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis." Sustainability 12, no. 6: 2392.
Although porous concrete pavement design methods are mainly focused on maintaining high permeability rates in order to improve their ability to manage stormwater runoff, the mixture strength is paramount for its durability and service life. This paper proposes a new mixture design method for porous concrete, named PCD (porous concrete design), derived from the ACI 522R-10 and ACI 211.3R-02 standards. The aim is to improve mechanical strength in porous concrete mixtures, while ensuring enough permeability for its use in urban roads. With PCD methodology it is possible to obtain mechanical strengths 30% higher than those produced with ACI methodologies, while maintaining permeability rates close to 2 cm/s, lower than those obtained with ACI methods but still enough to manage extreme storm events. Finally, with the analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) multi-criteria decision-making methodology and also bearing in mind safety variables, the best porous concrete mixtures are the ones produced with PCD methodology.
Eduardo Javier Elizondo-Martinez; Valerio Carlos Andres-Valeri; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Daniel Castro-Fresno. Proposal of a New Porous Concrete Dosage Methodology for Pavements. Materials 2019, 12, 3100 .
AMA StyleEduardo Javier Elizondo-Martinez, Valerio Carlos Andres-Valeri, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez, Daniel Castro-Fresno. Proposal of a New Porous Concrete Dosage Methodology for Pavements. Materials. 2019; 12 (19):3100.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEduardo Javier Elizondo-Martinez; Valerio Carlos Andres-Valeri; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Daniel Castro-Fresno. 2019. "Proposal of a New Porous Concrete Dosage Methodology for Pavements." Materials 12, no. 19: 3100.
Porous Concrete (PC) pavements have been gaining a lot of attention in recent years because of the many advantages they can provide, especially in urban areas because they are capable of mitigating the water and air environmental impacts caused by conventional roads, as well as to increase driver safety. Nevertheless, according to the present research results, their use is still limited, since there are not enough studies addressing them comprehensively, mainly because of the lack of awareness about all their potential benefits. Therefore, this paper reviews the main properties that PC mixtures can provide for designing multifunctional and sustainable pavements. To this end, the investigations undertaken during the last decade (2009–2018) in this topic were analyzed in detail, identifying the regions where they are being most widely studied, analyzing and predicting their future potential developments. 171 publications in the topic were found in Scopus database, where mechanical and hydraulic capacity are the two main properties studied in PC pavements, with 36% and 41%, respectively. In addition, a predicted growth for 2019–2030 of 2.51% (4.29 PC publications per year) is expected.
Eduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Daniel Jato-Espino; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Review of porous concrete as multifunctional and sustainable pavement. Journal of Building Engineering 2019, 27, 100967 .
AMA StyleEduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez, Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri, Daniel Jato-Espino, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Review of porous concrete as multifunctional and sustainable pavement. Journal of Building Engineering. 2019; 27 ():100967.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Daniel Jato-Espino; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. 2019. "Review of porous concrete as multifunctional and sustainable pavement." Journal of Building Engineering 27, no. : 100967.
Land-use change due to rapid urbanization poses a threat to urban environments, which are in need of multifunctional green solutions to face complex future socio-ecological and climate scenarios. Urban regeneration strategies, bringing green infrastructure, are currently using sustainable urban drainage systems to exploit the provision of ecosystem services and their wider benefits. The link between food, energy and water depicts a technological knowledge gap, represented by previous attempts to investigate the combination between ground source heat pump and permeable pavement systems. This research aims to transfer these concepts into greener sustainable urban drainage systems like wet swales. A 1:2 scaled laboratory models were built and analysed under a range of ground source heat pump temperatures (20–50 °C). Behavioral models of vertical and inlet/outlet temperature difference within the system were developed, achieving high R2, representing the first attempt to describe the thermal performance of wet swales in literature when designed alongside ground source heat pump elements. Statistical analyses showed the impact of ambient temperature and the heating source at different scales in all layers, as well as, the resilience to heating processes, recovering their initial thermal state within 16 h after the heating stage.
Carlos Rey-Mahía; Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Felipe Pedro Álvarez-Rabanal; Stephen John Coupe; Jorge Roces-García. Evaluating the Thermal Performance of Wet Swales Housing Ground Source Heat Pump Elements through Laboratory Modelling. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3118 .
AMA StyleCarlos Rey-Mahía, Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda, Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri, Felipe Pedro Álvarez-Rabanal, Stephen John Coupe, Jorge Roces-García. Evaluating the Thermal Performance of Wet Swales Housing Ground Source Heat Pump Elements through Laboratory Modelling. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (11):3118.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarlos Rey-Mahía; Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Felipe Pedro Álvarez-Rabanal; Stephen John Coupe; Jorge Roces-García. 2019. "Evaluating the Thermal Performance of Wet Swales Housing Ground Source Heat Pump Elements through Laboratory Modelling." Sustainability 11, no. 11: 3118.
Lack of city space and conventional drainage systems failures have derived in the need to implement Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) techniques which provide multifunctional areas capable of managing stormwater, treating the pollutants present in the runoff, bringing back biodiversity to the urban environment, and providing amenity whilst improving livability. In this context, swales were studied as a potential multifunctional GSI for water management and energy saving. This research successfully proposed the combination of a wet swale with a Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system. The materials used within the cross section of a standard wet swale provided good isolation properties within the temperature performance ranges (20–50 °C), showing great potential for a swale to be developed together with GSHP elements, opening a new research area for water management and energy saving.
Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Carlos Rey-Mahía; Stephen J. Coupe; Felipe P. Alvarez-Rabanal. Thermal Performance of Wet Swales Designed as Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Systems for Water Management and Energy Saving. Proceedings 2018, 2, 1433 .
AMA StyleValerio C. Andrés-Valeri, Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda, Carlos Rey-Mahía, Stephen J. Coupe, Felipe P. Alvarez-Rabanal. Thermal Performance of Wet Swales Designed as Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Systems for Water Management and Energy Saving. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (23):1433.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Carlos Rey-Mahía; Stephen J. Coupe; Felipe P. Alvarez-Rabanal. 2018. "Thermal Performance of Wet Swales Designed as Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Systems for Water Management and Energy Saving." Proceedings 2, no. 23: 1433.
Porous mixtures and Interlocking Concrete Block Pavements (ICBP) are the most widely used surfaces in Permeable Pavement Systems (PPS). Despite the fact that there are many studies based on the hydrological performance of PPS, there are few long-term studies that identify the end of life of PPS regarding their hydrological performance. A field study has been developed over 10 years in the experimental car park “Las Llamas” in the city of Santander, Northern Spain. Permeability was measured in 37 car park bays (nine Polymer-Modified Porous Concrete, nine Porous Asphalt, and 17 ICBP of two different designs). Tests were conducted under the Spanish Standard NLT-327/00 for the porous-mixture surfaces and the ASTM methods C1701/C1701M-17a and C1781/C1781M-15 for porous mixtures and ICBP, respectively. No maintenance was carried out in this car park since it was opened to traffic in 2008, allowing for the assessment and identification of the hydrological failure of each surface. The research showed that after 10 years of operation without maintenance, the bays constructed using porous mixtures were completely clogged, reaching the end of their operational life after nine years. However, ICBP maintained high infiltration rates, showing better resilience to sediment clogging. Further research is needed to confirm the evolution of ICBP surfaces.
Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Valerio C. Andres-Valeri; Carlos Costales-Campa; Iñigo Cabezon-Jimenez; Fernando Cadenas-Fernandez. The Long-Term Hydrological Performance of Permeable Pavement Systems in Northern Spain: An Approach to the “End-of-Life” Concept. Water 2018, 10, 497 .
AMA StyleLuis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda, Valerio C. Andres-Valeri, Carlos Costales-Campa, Iñigo Cabezon-Jimenez, Fernando Cadenas-Fernandez. The Long-Term Hydrological Performance of Permeable Pavement Systems in Northern Spain: An Approach to the “End-of-Life” Concept. Water. 2018; 10 (4):497.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Valerio C. Andres-Valeri; Carlos Costales-Campa; Iñigo Cabezon-Jimenez; Fernando Cadenas-Fernandez. 2018. "The Long-Term Hydrological Performance of Permeable Pavement Systems in Northern Spain: An Approach to the “End-of-Life” Concept." Water 10, no. 4: 497.
Porous concrete (PC) has been extensively used as a surface layer in permeable pavements. The effectiveness of this material in managing stormwater runoff depends not only on subsurface storage, but on infiltration capacity during rainfall events. A variety of tests have been traditionally used for assessing their infiltration capacity, however, there is still uncertainty about whether these tests produce representative performance results under real conditions. This study aims to propose a methodology based on saturated and unsaturated low constant head (LCH) permeability tests, in order to characterize in detail the infiltration performance of PC materials during storm events and predict their infiltration behavior over time. To this end, three different infiltration tests were performed on PC specimens, both in newly built conditions and after being clogged. These experiments included unsaturated LCH, Laboratorio Caminos Santander (LCS) (one falling head permeameter) and saturated LCH tests. The results achieved were analyzed to describe the infiltration performance of the PC pavements tested. Finally, the correlation between the results obtained from on-site tests and laboratory scale devices was studied, providing the regression equations required to apply the infiltration models developed with easily measurable parameters. Consequently, the outputs of this research showed the suitability of the proposed methodology for assessing the infiltration behavior of PC pavements during storm events.
Valerio C. Andres-Valeri; Luis Juli-Gandara; Daniel Jato-Espino; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Characterization of the Infiltration Capacity of Porous Concrete Pavements with Low Constant Head Permeability Tests. Water 2018, 10, 480 .
AMA StyleValerio C. Andres-Valeri, Luis Juli-Gandara, Daniel Jato-Espino, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Characterization of the Infiltration Capacity of Porous Concrete Pavements with Low Constant Head Permeability Tests. Water. 2018; 10 (4):480.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValerio C. Andres-Valeri; Luis Juli-Gandara; Daniel Jato-Espino; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. 2018. "Characterization of the Infiltration Capacity of Porous Concrete Pavements with Low Constant Head Permeability Tests." Water 10, no. 4: 480.
Knowledge about pollutant wash-off from urban impervious surfaces is a key feature for developing effective management strategies. Accordingly, further information is required about urban areas under semi-arid climate conditions at the sub-catchment scale. This is important for designing source control systems for pollution. In this study, a characterization of pollutant wash-off has been performed over sixteen months, at the sub-catchment scale for urban roads as impervious surfaces. The study was conducted in Valencia, Spain, a city with a Mediterranean climate. The results show high event mean concentrations for suspended solids (98mg/l), organic matter (142mgCOD/l, 25mgBOD/l), nutrients (3.7mgTN/l, 0.4mgTP/l), and metals (0.23, 0.32, 0.62 and 0.17mg/l for Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn, respectively). The results of the runoff characterization highlight the need to control this pollution at its source, separately from wastewater because of their different characteristics. The wash-off, defined in terms of mobilized mass (g/m) fits well with both process-based and statistical models, with the runoff volume and rainfall depth being the main explanatory variables. Based on these results and using information collected from hydrographs and pollutographs, an approach for sizing sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS), focusing on water quality and quantity variables, has been proposed. By setting a concentration-based target (TSS discharged to receiving waters <35mg/l), the results indicate that for a SuDS type detention basin (DB), an off-line configuration performs better than an on-line configuration. The resulting design criterion, expressed as SuDS volume per unit catchment area, assuming a DB type SuDS, varies between 7 and 10l/m.
Ignacio Andrés-Doménech; Carmen Hernández-Crespo; Miguel Martín; Valerio C. Andrés Valeri. Characterization of wash-off from urban impervious surfaces and SuDS design criteria for source control under semi-arid conditions. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 612, 1320 -1328.
AMA StyleIgnacio Andrés-Doménech, Carmen Hernández-Crespo, Miguel Martín, Valerio C. Andrés Valeri. Characterization of wash-off from urban impervious surfaces and SuDS design criteria for source control under semi-arid conditions. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 612 ():1320-1328.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIgnacio Andrés-Doménech; Carmen Hernández-Crespo; Miguel Martín; Valerio C. Andrés Valeri. 2018. "Characterization of wash-off from urban impervious surfaces and SuDS design criteria for source control under semi-arid conditions." Science of The Total Environment 612, no. : 1320-1328.
Many cities around the world are handling many problems derived from urbanization, resulting in an uncontrolled growth of cities. Moreover, Climate Change effects are affecting all countries and specially cities. In this context, urban drainage and paving strategies demand a bigger economical investment to avoid a great impact in citizens quality of life, and in the environment. The main objective of this research is to contribute, in an innovative way, with the construction of concrete urban pavements by studying, quantifying and trying to join together a series of characteristics and benefits that are analyzed nowadays, but in a separately way. Trying to achieve an integrated pavement, with resilient properties (adapted to Climate Change) and more sustainable (economically, socially and environmentally).
Eduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Luis Juli-Gándara; Jorge Rodríguez-Hernández. Multifunctional Porous Concrete Urban Pavements for a More Sustainable and Resilient Future. Proceedings 2018, 2, 1453 .
AMA StyleEduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez, Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri, Luis Juli-Gándara, Jorge Rodríguez-Hernández. Multifunctional Porous Concrete Urban Pavements for a More Sustainable and Resilient Future. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (23):1453.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEduardo-Javier Elizondo-Martínez; Valerio-Carlos Andrés-Valeri; Luis Juli-Gándara; Jorge Rodríguez-Hernández. 2018. "Multifunctional Porous Concrete Urban Pavements for a More Sustainable and Resilient Future." Proceedings 2, no. 23: 1453.
The use of cellulose fibers (CF) has become a common technique for reducing draindown problems in porous asphalt (PA) mixtures, helping to increase the bitumen content and providing thicker binder films. In this research, a laboratory study was conducted to assess the suitability of using recycled Tetra Brick Aseptic (TBA) containers as an environmentally friendly substitute for virgin cellulose fibers used in PA pavements. The results obtained showed that recycled TBA material was a suitable addition for PA mixtures, providing similar, or sometimes greater, improvements than commercial CF.This study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the research project BIA2012-32463 with funds from the State General Budget (PGE) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The authors wish to thank the GCS, and GITECO research groups of the University of Cantabria. Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri would also like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for the Predoctoral Fellowship BES-2013-062604, for funding his research activity at the University of Cantabria
Valerio C. Andrés Valeri; Javier Rodriguez-Torres; Miguel Angel Calzada-Perez; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Exploratory study of porous asphalt mixtures with additions of reclaimed tetra pak material. Construction and Building Materials 2018, 160, 233 -239.
AMA StyleValerio C. Andrés Valeri, Javier Rodriguez-Torres, Miguel Angel Calzada-Perez, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Exploratory study of porous asphalt mixtures with additions of reclaimed tetra pak material. Construction and Building Materials. 2018; 160 ():233-239.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValerio C. Andrés Valeri; Javier Rodriguez-Torres; Miguel Angel Calzada-Perez; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. 2018. "Exploratory study of porous asphalt mixtures with additions of reclaimed tetra pak material." Construction and Building Materials 160, no. : 233-239.
Service life of permeable pavements is strongly influenced by the infiltration capacity reduction produced due to the progressive clogging of the interconnected pores. This study focused on the effect of rainfall intensity and duration as well as the pavement slope, on the clogging and de-clogging processes of permeable pavements. For this purpose, a rainfall simulator was used in order to test porous asphalt and pervious concrete samples with void contents of 15, 20 and 25%. In order to simulate the permeability reduction in permeable pavements during their service life, test samples were clogged using three different sediment concentrations: 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 kg/m2. Three different rainfall intensities (50, 100 and 150 mm/h) and two different rainfall durations (15 and 30 min) were tested over the test samples. The infiltration capacity of the test samples was assessed in newly built conditions, and for each clogging scenario before and after rainfall simulations. Results showed that rainfall patterns as well as pavement slope significantly affect the infiltration capacity of clogged permeable materials, being higher after longer and intense rainfall events and for lower pavement slopes. Overall, PC mixture showed a best performance in terms of infiltration capacity and self-cleaning capabilities.
Matteo Brugin; Mariana Marchioni; Gianfranco Becciu; Filippo Giustozzi; Emanuele Toraldo; Valerio Carlos Andrés-Valeri. Clogging potential evaluation of porous mixture surfaces used in permeable pavement systems. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 2017, 24, 620 -630.
AMA StyleMatteo Brugin, Mariana Marchioni, Gianfranco Becciu, Filippo Giustozzi, Emanuele Toraldo, Valerio Carlos Andrés-Valeri. Clogging potential evaluation of porous mixture surfaces used in permeable pavement systems. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering. 2017; 24 (5):620-630.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatteo Brugin; Mariana Marchioni; Gianfranco Becciu; Filippo Giustozzi; Emanuele Toraldo; Valerio Carlos Andrés-Valeri. 2017. "Clogging potential evaluation of porous mixture surfaces used in permeable pavement systems." European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 24, no. 5: 620-630.
This chapter shows that sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) can be both included in the design of new build, and retrofits in the diverse Mediterranean climates found across Spain, from the rainy north to areas in the south where droughts are a problem at certain times of year. The first research projects carried out in Spain that were mainly focused on SuDS techniques were developed at the Civil Engineering School of the University of Cantabria by the GITECO Research Group. Knowledge gained was also transferred to the productive sector, through the development of some exploitation patents and by collaboration with some contractors in applying SuDS for stormwater management in new urban developments. The chapter features retrofitting case studies, designed to show the efficiency of SuDS in southern Europe. They were conducted as part of two projects, both supported by ERDF funding of the European Union: Aquaval, and E2STORMED.
Valerio C. Andrés‐Valeri; Sara Perales‐Momparler; Luis Angel Sañudo Fontaneda; Ignacio Andrés‐Doménech; Daniel Castro‐Fresno; Ignacio Escuder‐Bueno. Sustainable Drainage Systems in Spain. Sustainable Surface Water Management 2016, 355 -369.
AMA StyleValerio C. Andrés‐Valeri, Sara Perales‐Momparler, Luis Angel Sañudo Fontaneda, Ignacio Andrés‐Doménech, Daniel Castro‐Fresno, Ignacio Escuder‐Bueno. Sustainable Drainage Systems in Spain. Sustainable Surface Water Management. 2016; ():355-369.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValerio C. Andrés‐Valeri; Sara Perales‐Momparler; Luis Angel Sañudo Fontaneda; Ignacio Andrés‐Doménech; Daniel Castro‐Fresno; Ignacio Escuder‐Bueno. 2016. "Sustainable Drainage Systems in Spain." Sustainable Surface Water Management , no. : 355-369.
Permeable pavements have been used widely across the world to manage urban stormwater. The hydrological behaviour of permeable surfaces is a complex process affected by many factors, such as rainfall intensity, rainfall duration, pavement geometrical conditions, and clogging level of the permeable surface, amongst others. This laboratory study was carried out to assess the influence of clogging level and rainfall intensity on the infiltration capacity of porous mixture surfaces used in Permeable Pavement Systems (PPS). Porous Concrete (PC) and Porous Asphalt (PA) mixtures with different air void contents (15%, 20%, and 25%) were subject to different clogging scenarios by using varying sediment loads (0, 500, and 1000 g/m2). Permeability experiments were carried out for each clogging scenario through a new rainfall simulator specially developed, tailored, and calibrated for the laboratory simulation of a wide range of rainfall events. Permeability measurements were taken under all different scenarios as a result of the combination of the different rainfall events (50, 100, and 150 mm/h) simulated over the specimens of porous mixtures and the sediment loads applied to them. The results showed that the PC mixtures tested perform better than the PA ones in terms of infiltration capacity, showing less potential for clogging and being more easily cleaned by the wash-off produced by the simulated rainfall events.
Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Mariana Marchioni; Luis Angel Sañudo-Fontaneda; Filippo Giustozzi; Gianfranco Becciu. Laboratory Assessment of the Infiltration Capacity Reduction in Clogged Porous Mixture Surfaces. Sustainability 2016, 8, 751 .
AMA StyleValerio C. Andrés-Valeri, Mariana Marchioni, Luis Angel Sañudo-Fontaneda, Filippo Giustozzi, Gianfranco Becciu. Laboratory Assessment of the Infiltration Capacity Reduction in Clogged Porous Mixture Surfaces. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (8):751.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Mariana Marchioni; Luis Angel Sañudo-Fontaneda; Filippo Giustozzi; Gianfranco Becciu. 2016. "Laboratory Assessment of the Infiltration Capacity Reduction in Clogged Porous Mixture Surfaces." Sustainability 8, no. 8: 751.
Hydrological behavior of pervious pavements during rainfall events is a complex process that is affected by many factors such as surface type, nature of aggregates, layer thickness, rainfall height, rainfall intensity, and the preceding dry period. In order to determine the influence of construction materials on the runoff attenuation capacity of pervious pavements, 16 laboratory models were created with four different cross sections obtained by combining two pervious surfaces and two subbase aggregate materials. Successive rainfall simulations were applied over the laboratory models, measuring lag times, retained rainfalls, and times to peak, and peak outflows were registered for the simulated rainfalls. The results obtained were grouped depending on the materials used and statistically analyzed in order to compare their stormwater retention and runoff attenuation capacities. Both surface type and subbase aggregate characteristics were proven to influence the attenuation capacity of pervious pavements. While subbase aggregate materials highly influence the hydrological performance during the first rainfall simulations, the permeable surface affects the hydrological behavior during the final rainfall events and the retention capacity variation over time.
Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Valerio C. Andrés Valeri; Agustín Ascorbe-Salcedo; Daniel Castro-Fresno. Laboratory Study on the Stormwater Retention and Runoff Attenuation Capacity of Four Permeable Pavements. Journal of Environmental Engineering 2016, 142, 04015068 .
AMA StyleJorge Rodriguez-Hernandez, Valerio C. Andrés Valeri, Agustín Ascorbe-Salcedo, Daniel Castro-Fresno. Laboratory Study on the Stormwater Retention and Runoff Attenuation Capacity of Four Permeable Pavements. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2016; 142 (2):04015068.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Valerio C. Andrés Valeri; Agustín Ascorbe-Salcedo; Daniel Castro-Fresno. 2016. "Laboratory Study on the Stormwater Retention and Runoff Attenuation Capacity of Four Permeable Pavements." Journal of Environmental Engineering 142, no. 2: 04015068.
Permeable pavements are one of the most commonly-used sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in urban areas for managing stormwater runoff problems. Porous asphalt is widely used in surface layers of permeable pavement systems, where it can suffer from accidental oil spills from vehicles. Oil spills affect bituminous mixes through the solvent action of the hydrocarbons on the bitumen, reducing the raveling resistance of asphalt pavements. In order to assess the raveling resistance in porous asphalt pavements, the Cantabro abrasion test was performed on 200 test samples after applying controlled oil spills. Three different types of binders were used: conventional bitumen, polymer-modified bitumen and special fuel-resistant bitumen. After analyzing the results, it was concluded that the most suitable bitumen to protect against oil leakages is the polymer-modified one, which is far better than the other two types of bitumen tested.
Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Miguel A. Calzada-Pérez; Ángel Vega-Zamanillo; Daniel Castro-Fresno. Study of the Raveling Resistance of Porous Asphalt Pavements Used in Sustainable Drainage Systems Affected by Hydrocarbon Spills. Sustainability 2015, 7, 16226 -16236.
AMA StyleJorge Rodriguez-Hernandez, Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri, Miguel A. Calzada-Pérez, Ángel Vega-Zamanillo, Daniel Castro-Fresno. Study of the Raveling Resistance of Porous Asphalt Pavements Used in Sustainable Drainage Systems Affected by Hydrocarbon Spills. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (12):16226-16236.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Valerio C. Andrés-Valeri; Miguel A. Calzada-Pérez; Ángel Vega-Zamanillo; Daniel Castro-Fresno. 2015. "Study of the Raveling Resistance of Porous Asphalt Pavements Used in Sustainable Drainage Systems Affected by Hydrocarbon Spills." Sustainability 7, no. 12: 16226-16236.
Multi-criteria decision making methods (MCDM) have been widely used throughout the last years to assist project contractors in selection processes related to the construction field. Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) are an especially suitable discipline to implement these techniques, since they involve important impacts on each branch of sustainability: economy, environment and society.\ud Considering that pervious pavements constitute an efficient solution to manage urban stormwater runoff as a source control system, this paper presents a multi-criteria approach based on the Integrated Value Model for Sustainable Assessments (MIVES) method to facilitate their proper selection. Given the lack of accurate information to shape the behavior of the alternatives regarding some of the criteria defining\ud the decision-making environment, a series of variables are modeled by executing stochastic simulations based on the Monte Carlo methods. Additionally, a group of ten experts from various sectors related to water management was requested to provide their opinions about the importance of the set of selected criteria, according to the comparison levels of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). These judgments are\ud converted into triangular fuzzy numbers, in order to capture the vagueness that human attitude entails when making judgments. A case of study in which the three major types of pervious pavements (porous asphalt, porous concrete and interlocking concrete pavers) are evaluated is presented to demonstrate the potential of the model
Daniel Jato-Espino; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Valerio C. Andrés Valeri; Francisco Ballester. A fuzzy stochastic multi-criteria model for the selection of urban pervious pavements. Expert Systems with Applications 2014, 41, 6807 -6817.
AMA StyleDaniel Jato-Espino, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez, Valerio C. Andrés Valeri, Francisco Ballester. A fuzzy stochastic multi-criteria model for the selection of urban pervious pavements. Expert Systems with Applications. 2014; 41 (15):6807-6817.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Jato-Espino; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Valerio C. Andrés Valeri; Francisco Ballester. 2014. "A fuzzy stochastic multi-criteria model for the selection of urban pervious pavements." Expert Systems with Applications 41, no. 15: 6807-6817.
Three different drainage systems were built in a roadside car park located on the outskirts of Oviedo (Spain): two sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), a swale and a filter drain; and one conventional drainage system, a concrete ditch, which is representative of the most frequently used roadside drainage system in Spain. The concentrations of pollutants were analyzed in the outflow of all three systems in order to compare their capacity to improve water quality. Physicochemical water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, total suspended solids, pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity and total petroleum hydrocarbons were monitored and analyzed for 25 months. Results are presented in detail showing significantly smaller amounts of outflow pollutants in SUDS than in conventional drainage systems, especially in the filter drain which provided the best performance.
Valerio C. Andrés Valeri; Daniel Castro-Fresno; L. A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Comparative analysis of the outflow water quality of two sustainable linear drainage systems. Water Science and Technology 2014, 70, 1341 -1347.
AMA StyleValerio C. Andrés Valeri, Daniel Castro-Fresno, L. A. Sañudo-Fontaneda, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. Comparative analysis of the outflow water quality of two sustainable linear drainage systems. Water Science and Technology. 2014; 70 (8):1341-1347.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValerio C. Andrés Valeri; Daniel Castro-Fresno; L. A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez. 2014. "Comparative analysis of the outflow water quality of two sustainable linear drainage systems." Water Science and Technology 70, no. 8: 1341-1347.
Porous surfaces have been used all over the world in source control techniques to minimize flooding problems in car parks. Several studies highlighted the reduction in the infiltration capacity of porous mixture surfaces after several years of use. Therefore, it is necessary to design and develop a new methodology to quantify this reduction and to identify the hypothetical differences in permeability between zones within the same car park bay due to the influence of static loads in the parked vehicles. With this aim, nine different zones were selected in order to check this hypothesis (four points under the wheels of a standard vehicle and five points between wheels). This article presents the infiltration capacity reduction results, using the LCS permeameter, of Polymer-Modified Porous Concrete (9 bays) and Porous Asphalt (9 bays) surfaces in the University of Cantabria Campus parking area (Spain) 5 years after their construction. Statistical analysis methodology was proposed for assessing the results. Significant differences were observed in permeability and reduction in infiltration capacity in the case of porous concrete surfaces, while no differences were found for porous asphalt depending on the measurement zone.
Luis Angel Sañudo-Fontaneda; Valerio C.A. Andrés-Valeri; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Daniel Castro-Fresno. Field Study of Infiltration Capacity Reduction of Porous Mixture Surfaces. Water 2014, 6, 661 -669.
AMA StyleLuis Angel Sañudo-Fontaneda, Valerio C.A. Andrés-Valeri, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez, Daniel Castro-Fresno. Field Study of Infiltration Capacity Reduction of Porous Mixture Surfaces. Water. 2014; 6 (3):661-669.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuis Angel Sañudo-Fontaneda; Valerio C.A. Andrés-Valeri; Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez; Daniel Castro-Fresno. 2014. "Field Study of Infiltration Capacity Reduction of Porous Mixture Surfaces." Water 6, no. 3: 661-669.