Utilizing Waste Material From Minnesota For Stormwater Management Purposes
2024-05
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Utilizing Waste Material From Minnesota For Stormwater Management Purposes
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2024-05
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Minnesota's mineral, forestry, agriculture, and industrial activities generate substantial by-products and waste. Strategies to reuse or recycle these can reduce landfill waste, enhance public health, conserve resources, and cut costs and emissions. Building on the frameworks by Johnson et al. (2017), Saftner et al. (2019), and Saftner et al. (2022), this project extended its scope across Minnesota to include materials like dredge sediment from Mississippi River, RCA (recycled concrete aggregate) and VersaLime. Researchers identified, selected, and characterized various waste, by-products, and commercial materials statewide and tested engineered soil mixes for roadway foundations, assessing their stormwater retention and support for native plants. Laboratory methods characterized these mixes, which were implemented and evaluated in situ. A preliminary environmental life cycle assessment was also conducted, quantifying the environmental impacts of the engineered soil mixtures. Results were compiled into a design guide for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) engineers.
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University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. May 2024. Major: Civil Engineering. Advisor: David Saftner. 1 computer file (PDF); x, 83 pages.
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Amoateng, Godbless. (2024). Utilizing Waste Material From Minnesota For Stormwater Management Purposes. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/265099.
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