A critical review of the life cycle assessment studies on road pavements and road infrastructures

Y Aryan, AK Dikshit, AM Shinde - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a sharp rise in the number of life cycle assessment (LCA)
studies related to road pavements and road infrastructures. The main aim of this study is to …

Sustainable tunnel lighting: One decade of proposals, advances and open points

A Peña-García - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The lighting of road tunnels and underpasses is one of the most critical tasks when dealing
with illumination due to, at least, two reasons. On one hand, the slightest visual impairment …

Holistic digital-twin-based framework to improve tunnel lighting environment: From methodology to application

Y Shen, J Ling, X Li, H Li, S Feng, H Zhu - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of the lighting environment inside the tunnel has a profound impact on the long-
term operation of the tunnel. The existing field studies, full-scale experiments and simulation …

Tunnel lighting calculation model based on bidirectional reflectance distribution function: Considering the dynamic changes in light transmittance in road tunnels

B Liang, S He, H Liu, C Qin - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current tunnel lighting calculation method does not completely consider the dynamic
change in light transmittance in a tunnel and reflection characteristics of the tunnel sidewall …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of pore characteristics on the sound absorption of pervious concretes

PC Rodrigues, NT de Sales Braga, ESA Junior… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to evaluate how the properties of pores affect the sound
absorption of pervious concretes. To this end, nine mixtures of pervious concrete were …

Assessment and optimization of tunnel lighting quality based on drivers' visual comfort: From methodology to application

B Liang, S He, C Qin, J Xiao - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Drivers' visual comfort is directly affected by tunnel lighting quality. Currently, many built
tunnels have poor-quality lighting with varying degrees of visual interference, which may …

Determining multidimensional diffuse reflection effects in city tunnel lighting environment

Y Shen, Y Deng, T Li, L Zhou, S Feng, H Zhu - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional tunnel lighting luminance is calculated based on road surface reflection and few
researches have been able to draw on any systematic research into methods considering …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of environmental impacts and reduction opportunities for road infrastructures in India

Y Aryan, AK Dikshit, AM Shinde - Transportation Research Part D: Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study assessed the environmental impacts from road infrastructures in India and
identified potential of impacts reduction. The construction of flexible pavement had 63 …

An interdisciplinary systematic review on sustainability in tunneling—bibliometrics, challenges, and solutions

M Huymajer, M Woegerbauer, L Winkler… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainability is defined by current research as an interdisciplinary field comprising
environmental, social, and economic aspects. This paper presents a systematic literature …

[HTML][HTML] Daylighting of road tunnels through external ground-based light-pipes and complex reflective geometry

A Peña-García, J Cabeza-Lainez - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transfer of solar light to the interior of tunnels to complement electrical lighting during
daytime, contributes to save energy and decrease the number of installed projectors. The …