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"Closing-the-loop" for More Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Materials: A framework for maximizing mineral resource usage to advance more sustainable cement-based materials

Principal Investigator Patrick R. Cunningham
University of California, Davis

This dissertation will present an evaluation framework, using material from California as a case study, to prioritize the adoption of SCM by concurrently considering (1) material performance, (2) resource availability, and (3) environmental impact reduction.

Project Status

Complete

A framework for considering resource availability, experimental performance, and environmental impacts to advance alternative mineral admixtures

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

Insights from material flow analysis, material performance, and environmental impacts were coupled together to evaluate alternative mineral flows in comparison to conventional mineral admixtures (i.e., fly ash, GBFS, limestone, metakaolin, and silica fumes).

Feasibility Studies of the Carbon-Negative Elevated High-Speed Rail System with a Case Study in Texas

Principal Investigator Fengxiang Qiao, Ph.D.
Texas Southern University

This seed grant project will conduct feasibility studies of the carbon-negative elevated high-speed rail ("CNE-HSR") with a case study in Texas along the Houston-San Antonio corridor.

Project Status

In Progress

FISTS 2024: Forum for Innovative Sustainable Transportation Systems

Join us from February 26-28, 2024 at FISTS, a platform dedicated to bringing together world leaders in Intelligent Transportation Systems with a focus on the environment and sustainability.

Feb 26-28, 2024 @ 9:00am - 1:00pm
Bourns Technology Center, Riverside, CA
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