Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk

Prof. Dr. Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 October 2020 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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XJXi Jiang
Xi Jiang
YZYiyuan Zhang
Yiyuan Zhang
RXRui Xiao
Rui Xiao
PPPawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
MZMiaomiao Zhang
Miaomiao Zhang
BHBaoshan Huang
Baoshan Huang

6 January 2020 in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
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RXRui Xiao
Rui Xiao
PPPawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
MZMiaomiao Zhang
Miaomiao Zhang
XJXi Jiang
Xi Jiang
YZYiyuan Zhang
Yiyuan Zhang
WHWei Hu
Wei Hu
As the concept of sustainable pavement gains prominence, a growing number of industrial wastes and recycled materials have been utilized in the pavement industry to preserve natural resources. This study investigates the potential use of waste glass powder-based geopolymer cement as a stabilizing agent in recycled waste glass aggregate (GA) bases. Two recycled materials, waste glass powder (GP) and class F fly ash (FF), were used as the raw materials in the preparation of geopolymer. Virgin aggregate (VA) was replaced by GA at varying replacement ratios as the pavement base materials, and the mechanical behaviors before and after geopolymer stabilization were evaluated. Without stabilization, the incorporation of over 10% GA caused significant detrimental effects on the California bearing ratios (CBR) of base materials, which should be carefully managed in pavement construction. However, all geopolymer stabilized samples showed decent strength properties, indicating the effectiveness of geopolymer stabilization. The use of GA reduced the drying shrinkage of base samples, although the mechanical properties were compromised. During the sample preparation, a higher curing temperature and relative humidity resulted in better mechanical behaviors, and the surface of GA could dissolve in alkaline solution and involve in the geopolymerization at 40°C. The microstructure and minerology of geopolymer stabilizer of base materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray defraction (XRD) analyses. This study confirmed the promise of using waste glass-based pavement base materials as the greener substitutes and the potential synergy between waste glass recycling and the pavement industry.

1 September 2020 in Materials & Design
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RXRui Xiao
Rui Xiao
XJXi Jiang
Xi Jiang
MZMiaomiao Zhang
Miaomiao Zhang
PPPawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
BHBaoshan Huang
Baoshan Huang

1 December 2021 in Cleaner Materials
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YMYuetan Ma
Yuetan Ma
HZHongyu Zhou
Hongyu Zhou
XJXi Jiang
Xi Jiang
PPPawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
RXRui Xiao
Rui Xiao
BHBaoshan Huang
Baoshan Huang

1 February 2021 in Construction and Building Materials
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YMYuetan Ma
Yuetan Ma
SWShifeng Wang
Shifeng Wang
HZHongyu Zhou
Hongyu Zhou
WHWei Hu
Wei Hu
PPPawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
BHBaoshan Huang
Baoshan Huang

1 July 2020 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Journal Article
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YMYuetan Ma
Yuetan Ma
WHWei Hu
Wei Hu
PPPawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
BHBingye Han
Bingye Han
RXRui Xiao
Rui Xiao
BHBaoshan Huang
Baoshan Huang