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Doha
A Qatari team has presented a new research on the long-term performance of recycled materials in buildings and infrastructure applications in the UK.
This came as a senior research team comprising Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Kuwari, assistant undersecretary and director of the Environmental and Municipal Studies Institute at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME); Dr Khaled Hassan, managing director of the Infrastructure Research & development (IRD) at the Qatar Science & Technology Park; and Dr Murray Reid, geotechnical expert at IRD, attended an international conference on ‘Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology, and Infrastructure’ in the Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool, the UK, recently.
The research is part of the QNRF funded project on the ‘Implementation of Recycled Materials in Construction’ to support the government strategy of sustainable development through the implementation of solid waste, from construction and demolition waste, in construction with the combined benefits of reduced costs and protection of the environment.
The Qatar research successfully demonstrated the in-service performance of concrete buildings and road pavement constructed with recycled aggregate materials after being exposed to loadings and climatic conditions for five years.
Recycled materials of excavation and demolition waste and incinerator bottom ash were used to replace up to 50 percent of imported gabbro in structural and non-structural concrete, and up to 100 percent of local limestone and dune sand materials used in road construction.
Visual inspections and site data showed good performance, with no obvious differences between the recycled and primary materials, with reduced cost and less carbon emission.
The outcomes provide confidence in the wider implementation of recycled materials in high value construction applications. The research was well-received by the audiences and selected for publication in the International refereed Journal of Pavement Engineering and Asphalt Technology in the UK.
The conference attracted large numbers of speakers from the industry and academic, from the UK, Europe, Middle East, USA, South America, Australia and the Far East.
The conference covered different topics of innovative development in materials, construction and management of asphalt and concrete technology, sustainable infrastructure, aggregate recycling, energy reduction, environment protection and highway design and maintenance.
Doha
A Qatari team has presented a new research on the long-term performance of recycled materials in buildings and infrastructure applications in the UK.
This came as a senior research team comprising Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Kuwari, assistant undersecretary and director of the Environmental and Municipal Studies Institute at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME); Dr Khaled Hassan, managing director of the Infrastructure Research & development (IRD) at the Qatar Science & Technology Park; and Dr Murray Reid, geotechnical expert at IRD, attended an international conference on ‘Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology, and Infrastructure’ in the Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool, the UK, recently.
The research is part of the QNRF funded project on the ‘Implementation of Recycled Materials in Construction’ to support the government strategy of sustainable development through the implementation of solid waste, from construction and demolition waste, in construction with the combined benefits of reduced costs and protection of the environment.
The Qatar research successfully demonstrated the in-service performance of concrete buildings and road pavement constructed with recycled aggregate materials after being exposed to loadings and climatic conditions for five years.
Recycled materials of excavation and demolition waste and incinerator bottom ash were used to replace up to 50 percent of imported gabbro in structural and non-structural concrete, and up to 100 percent of local limestone and dune sand materials used in road construction.
Visual inspections and site data showed good performance, with no obvious differences between the recycled and primary materials, with reduced cost and less carbon emission.
The outcomes provide confidence in the wider implementation of recycled materials in high value construction applications. The research was well-received by the audiences and selected for publication in the International refereed Journal of Pavement Engineering and Asphalt Technology in the UK.
The conference attracted large numbers of speakers from the industry and academic, from the UK, Europe, Middle East, USA, South America, Australia and the Far East.
The conference covered different topics of innovative development in materials, construction and management of asphalt and concrete technology, sustainable infrastructure, aggregate recycling, energy reduction, environment protection and highway design and maintenance.
