The impact of climate change on the European road network
The impact of climate change on the European road network
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10.1680/tran.11.00072
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2014-10
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K. F. Bizjak;A. Dawson;I. Hoff;L. Makkonen;J. Ylhäisi;A. Carrera
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K. F. Bizjak;A. Dawson;I. Hoff;L. Makkonen;J. Ylhäisi;A. Carrera
Anticipated climate changes in Europe over the next 100 years were estimated using two different scenarios of carbon dioxide emissions and two computational approaches. The principal manifestations of climate change within the European region are predicted to be a rise in temperature, an increase in rainfall intensity in most areas and a decrease in freeze–thaw cycling. The impacts of such possible climate changes were then estimated for pavements and the pavement-related infrastructure. It should be noted that the life cycle of pavements is much shorter than the time span over which climate change might have a statistically significant influence on pavement performance. Several analytical and numerical analyses were performed in order to simulate the effect of future climate change, taking into account the fact that the effect of these changes on pavements structures will depend on local conditions. In particular, temperature and rainfall increase will be a challenge for asphalts, as both rutting and str...