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Integration of life cycle assessment into planning and project delivery for pavements in the USA by Rangelov, Milena, Dylla, Heather, Davies, John, Sivaneswaran, Nadarajah

“…Purpose Environmental impacts are typically considered in transportation decisions through planning and environmental review processes. Recent state-level…”
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Evaluation of Methods to Correct the Effect of Temperature on Electrical Conductivity of Mortar by Rangelov, Milena, Nassiri, Somayeh

“…Nondestructive methods to obtain the electrical conductivity (σ) or resistivity (ρ) of concrete are gaining popularity for durability evaluation. However,…”
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Empirical time-dependent tortuosity relations for hydrating mortar mixtures based on modified Archie’s law by Rangelov, Milena, Nassiri, Somayeh

“…•Mortar mixes were tested for time-dependent formation factor (FF) & tortuosity (m).•FF and m both increase with curing time, decrease in w/cm, and increase in…”
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Use of environmental product declarations (EPDs) of pavement materials in the United States of America (U.S.A.) to ensure environmental impact reductions by Rangelov, Milena, Dylla, Heather, Mukherjee, Amlan, Sivaneswaran, Nadarajah

“…Recent green public procurement (GPP) initiatives in the U.S.A. rely on the use of the construction materials EPDs. EPD programs, however, were initiated by…”
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Using carbon fiber composites for reinforcing pervious concrete by Rangelov, Milena, Nassiri, Somayeh, Haselbach, Liv, Englund, Karl

“…•Cured carbon fiber composite material (CCFCM) pieces were mechanically refined and processed to certain shape and size fraction for incorporation in pervious…”
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Suitability of EPDs for Supporting Life Cycle and Comparative Analysis of Concrete Mixtures by AzariJafari, Hessam, Rangelov, Milena, Gregory, Jeremy, Kirchain, Randolph

“…The use of environmental product declarations (EPDs) of concrete and other construction materials is gaining momentum. EPDs should enable an informed selection…”
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Asphalt Pavements with Recycled Post-Consumer Polyethylene by Rangelov, Milena, Dylla, Heather, Sivaneswaran, Nadarajah

“…Extensive amounts of plastic waste worldwide require viable methods of recycling and reuse. One such example is the use of recycled plastics (RP) in the…”
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Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Pervious Concrete Using Carbon Fiber Composite Reinforcement by Rodin, Harry, Rangelov, Milena, Nassiri, Somayeh, Englund, Karl

“…AbstractCured carbon fiber composite material (CCFCM) is available from manufacturing lines; however, excess CCFCM has no reuse applications at present…”
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Novel application of Chilean natural pozzolan for sustainable strain-hardening cementitious composite by Leon-Miquel, Matias, Silva-Retamal, Juan, Aparicio, Diego, Rangelov, Milena, Jin, Qingxu, Paul, Alvaro

“…This study aims to develop a novel solution to improve the sustainability and resiliency of the infrastructure in Chile. Due to the country's unique geographic…”
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Readily Implementable Strategies for Reducing Embodied Environmental Impacts of Concrete Pavements in the United States by Rangelov, Milena, Dylla, Heather, Dobling, Brian, Gudimettla, Jagan, Sivaneswaran, Nadarajah, Praul, Michael

“…This study evaluates strategies that agencies can implement to reduce the embodied carbon of paving concrete to support decarbonization efforts in the concrete…”
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Contextualizing embodied carbon emissions of concrete using mixture design parameters and performance metrics by Helsel, Michelle A., Rangelov, Milena, Montanari, Luca, Spragg, Robert, Carrion, Migdalia

“…Multiple initiatives advocate for reducing embodied carbon (i.e., greenhouse gas emissions) associated with concrete production. Even though readily…”
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Characterization of Chloride Diffusivity, Moisture Diffusivity, and Drying Shrinkage of Mortar as a Function of Pore System Parameters by Rangelov, Milena

“…The importance of satisfactory durability performance of cement-based materials (CbM) has been recently recognized. As durability distresses typically involve…”
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