Use of glass cullet in roadway construction: Laboratory testing and specification development. Research report, December 1994-August 1995

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:385289

Nash, P T; Jayawickrama, P; Senadheera, S; Viswanathan, K; Tock, R W

The purpose of this study is to develop specifications for using glass cullet in roadway construction. Glass cullet results from collecting and crushing post consumer glass containers. Using glass cullet in roadway construction avoids expensive sorting to prevent color contamination and presents an opportunity to use glass cullet as a construction aggregate and reduce landfill requirements. A number of other states and organizations have investigated the use of glass cullet in various aspects of construction. Specifications for using glass cullet for roadway construction in the State of Texas were developed in three phases: (1) Literature Review and Identification of Available Sources and Suppliers; (2) Laboratory Testing; and (3) Specification Development. An earlier report presented findings from Phase I, Literature Review and Identification of Available Sources and Suppliers. This report covers Phase II, Laboratory Testing and Phase III, Specification Development.

• Research Organization: Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering
• OSTI ID: 385289
• Report Number(s): PB--96-197967/XAB; TTU-RR--0-1331-2F
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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