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SUMMARY:Asphalt concrete: can it be a sustainable material?
DTSTART:20251205T121500
DTEND:20251205T133000
DTSTAMP:20260923T132957Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Martins Zaumanis\, Group Leader of Bituminous Materials at 
 Concrete and Asphalt Lab\, EMPA\nAbstract\nAsphalt concrete is a road pave
 ment material composed primarily from nonrenewable resources including min
 eral aggregates and petroleum-derived bitumen\, for which practical substi
 tutes are limited. The challenge\, therefore\, is not to replace these mat
 erials entirely\, but to make their use more sustainable. In this presenta
 tion\, Dr. Martins Zaumanis will share his research results on strategies 
 to reduce the environmental footprint of asphalt concrete\, including adva
 nced recycling techniques\, performance-based asphalt mixture design\, and
  optimization of material use.\n\nBiography\nThe research of Martins Zauma
 nis is driven by the goal of integrating sustainability as a fundamental p
 rinciple in the design of road pavement materials. He investigates recycli
 ng of asphalt pavements\, explores the use of alternative and waste materi
 als in asphalt concrete production\, and works on asphalt production and p
 aving technologies that reduce environmental impact of construction. His r
 esearch integrates advanced mixture design methodologies\, performance-bas
 ed testing procedures\, and the use of machine learning to enable pavement
  performance prediction. Dr. Zaumanis actively collaborates with industry 
 partners to promote effective implementation of the research results in pr
 actice.
LOCATION:GC B1 10 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==GC%20B1%2010 https://epfl.zo
 om.us/j/67681317103
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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