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Assessment of Emiss...
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- Earthwork, an essential activity in most construction projects, consumes large quantities of fossil fuel and produces substantial air pollution with adverse environmental impacts. To achieve more sustainable construction processes, novel methodologies to evaluate and improve the performance of earthwork operations are required. This study quantifies the real-world emissions and fuel consumption of construction equipment within an earthwork project in China. Two wheel loaders and two dump trucks are examined through on-board measurements and in-lab engine tests. The duty cycles of construction equipment are categorized with respect to their power efficiency and working patterns. Moreover, the power-specific and time-based emission factors for these duty cycles are computed and compared with relevant legislative emission limits. Significant emission variations among different duty cycles were found, and the real-world emission measurements exceeded the results from the in-lab test required for emission certification. In addition, a discrete-event simulation (DES) framework was developed, validated, and integrated with the computed emission factors to analyze the environmental and energy impacts of the earthwork project. Furthermore, the equipment fleet schedule was optimized in the DES framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption by 8.1% and 6.6%, respectively.
Ämnesord
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Byggproduktion (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Construction Management (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Miljöanalys och bygginformationsteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Environmental Analysis and Construction Information Technology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- earthwork; real-world measurement; emissions and fuel consumption; heavy-duty construction equipment; discrete-event simulation
- Byggvetenskap
- Civil and Architectural Engineering
- Miljöstrategisk analys
- Environmental Strategic Analysis
- Vehicle and Maritime Engineering
- Farkostteknik
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