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Browsing Research Articles (Civil Engineering) by UP Author "Blaauw, Sheldon Alfred"
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Blaauw, Sheldon Alfred; Maina, J.W. (James); Grobler, Louis J.; Visser, Alex T.
(Elsevier, 2022-04)
Pavement sustainability is measured using various methodologies which often focus on only certain aspects of sustainability. Methods to quantify and unify holistic sustainability in terms of economic, environmental and ...
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Blaauw, S.A. (Sheldon); Maina, J.W. (James); O'Connell, Johan
(Elsevier, 2022-11)
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Blaauw, Sheldon Alfred; Maina, J.W. (James); Mturi, Georges A.J.; Visser, Alex T.
(Elsevier, 2022-04)
Construction, maintenance and demolition of pavements are often considered the only activities impacting the environment. This paper shows that user emissions, influenced by factors such as road roughness and climate change, ...
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Blaauw, Sheldon Alfred; Maina, J.W. (James)
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
For many years, South African road authorities have taken measures to reduce costs of road construction, vehicle operating costs as well as road fatalities while enhancing road performance to improve the sustainability of ...
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Blaauw, Sheldon Alfred; Maina, J.W. (James); Grobler, Louis J.
(Elsevier, 2020-12)
Road pavements are constructed of bulk raw materials such as aggregate, cement, bitumen and water. The environmental, social, and economic impacts of the materials and processes should be quantified and monitored
towards ...
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Blaauw, Sheldon Alfred; Maina, J.W. (James); Grobler, Louis J.
(Elsevier, 2021-06)
Social consideration, assessed using a social life cycle assessment (S-LCA), is a relatively new concept that has yet
to be standardised. Attempts at measuring social sustainability in pavement management have been made ...
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Blaauw, Sheldon Alfred; Maina, J.W. (James); Horak, Emile
(Elsevier, 2019-10)
Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) is a designed pre-mix of graded aggregates and bituminous-based binder, hot applied on road pavements to provide a smooth and safe riding surface and protect the underlying layers. Current HMA mix ...