| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 662, 2025
IGS - 4th Technical Workshop on Soil Reinforcement (TCR): Reinforcement and Drainage in Soil Structures 2024
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| Article Number | 05007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Climate Impact and Sustainability Aspects | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202566205007 | |
| Published online | 14 November 2025 | |
Relevant aspects to consider on life cycle assessment of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall
1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya·BarcelonaTech (UPC), Campus Nord UPC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain E-mail: anibal.moncada@upc.edu, web page: https://camins.upc.edu/en
2 International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Campus Nord UPC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain. Web page: http://www.cimne.com
3 VSL International Ltd, Barcelona, Spain. Web page: https://vsl.com
4 Geoengineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC, Civil Engineering Department, Royal Military College of Canada, Canada. Web page: http://www.geoeng.ca/
A proper sustainability evaluation of any infrastructure project is based on the combine results of environmental, economic, and social/functional assessments. Nowadays, environmental aspects have taken the stage, resulting in improved databases, methodologies, and data interpretation. Several past studies have shown the reduced impact of reinforced soil walls against competing solutions such as gravity walls. The main reason being the use of soil as the main structural material instead of steel and/or concrete. The present work focuses on the life cycle assessment methodology and expected results in environmental assessments for geosynthetic reinforced soil walls. Results include analysis over several environmental inventory aspects, such as transportation distances, backfill material, and material losses. Different environmental impact indicators are analysed and compared.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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