Life cycle cost assessment and performance evaluation of sediment control technologies.

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• Creators:
  Burns, S.E. ; Troxel, C.F.
• Corporate Creators:
  Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Life cycle costing
  • Erosion control
  • Runoff
  • Sediments
  • Berms
  • Environmental impacts
  • Field tests
  • Laboratory tests
  • Performance measurement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RP 10-24
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Georgia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Research
• Abstract:
  This study was performed for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) ; to better understand the environmental impacts associated with sediment control ; technology currently employed on transportation projects. In this study, a review of ; current and past methods for testing sediment control devices (SCDs), both in the field ; and in the laboratory, as well as procedures for conducting a life cycle assessment was ; performed. Life cycle analysis (LCA) is discussed in depth in this report to facilitate ; future LCA on this subject. Field and laboratory testing is executed to measure ; performance of five different SCDs for retention of sediment, metals, and nutrients. ; Results of the tests are combined with existing data for the production and disposal of ; metal, plastic, and timber and emission data for trucks and machinery to model the life ; cycle of each SCD. An environmental impact analysis was performed using GaBi 6.0 ; software and USEPA TRACI methodology.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29639/dot_29639_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.92 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c64afe8e9aa3ffbcfe7a83806362605de1f3c22901e184437ff6f911b52ca241