The Impact of a Permeation Grouting Technique Quantitatively Assessed through a Process-Focused Life Cycle Assessment

CONECT 2023: XVI International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies: Book of Abstracts 2023
Andrea Pettinaroli, Stefano Susani, Riccardo Castellanza, Elena Maria Collina, Matteo Peirani, Riccardo Paoli, Francesco Romagnoli

Permeation grouting technique can be considered nowadays a well-established ground improvement strategy in urban built environments, where an accurate fine-tuning of its component can lead to tailored and efficient interventions. But how environmentally impacting is it? Using life cycle assessment analyses (LCA) and focusing on the construction phase, this research highlights the leverages that can improve the environmental performance of this geotechnical construction process. The alternative approaches in terms of materials and processes are identified, quantified and compared using the standard output of the LCA analysis and represent the ideal input for the three-step sustainability assessment method for geotechnical infrastructure developed by the authors.

Keywords
Geotechnics; LCA; permeation grouting technique; transport infrastructure; sustainability
DOI
10.7250/CONECT.2023.050
Hyperlink
https://journals.rtu.lv/index.php/conect/article/view/CONECT.2023.050

Pettinaroli, A., Susani, S., Castellanza, R., Collina, E., Peirani, M., Paoli, R., Romagnoli, F. The Impact of a Permeation Grouting Technique Quantitatively Assessed through a Process-Focused Life Cycle Assessment. In: CONECT 2023: XVI International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies: Book of Abstracts, Latvia, Riga, 10-12 May, 2023. Riga: Riga Technical University, 2023, pp.70-70. ISBN 978-9934-22-898-8. e-ISBN 978-9934-22-899-5. ISSN 2592-9704. Available from: doi:10.7250/CONECT.2023.050

Publication language
English (en)