Objective The objective of the DURABROADS project is the design, development and demonstration of cost-effective, eco-friendly and optimized long-life roads, more adapted to freight corridors and climate change by means of innovative designs and the use of greener materials improved by nanotechnology. The optimization of current construction, maintenance and rehabilitation procedures is also aimed in this project.Thus, existing constraints concerning these procedures and techniques to withstand challenges as the climate change impact and the high vehicle traffic loads of freight corridors will be identified and evaluated in order to provide to highway managers with more affordable, safer and environment-friendly practices to manage the road asset.Concerning the innovative road designs, an analysis, characterization and selection of the most suitable carbon nanomaterials will be carried out in this project to perform different polymer-modified and nanocarbon-modified binders. Following, several warm mix asphalts (WMA) incorporating these binders will be designed and characterized. Furthermore, the maximum use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and by-products in substitution of natural resources will be incorporated to these mixtures taking advantage of the expected improved properties of the new DURABROADS-modified bitumens.Subsequently, long-life pavement sections for different climate conditions and traffic loads including DURABROADS advanced WMA will be dimensioned using the finite element method (MEF).Regarding the demonstration, two DURABROADS pavement sections will be implemented in a real case scenario. Furthermore, LCA and LCC studies will be performed for the new asphalt materials developed, and results will be compared with conventional ones.Finally, the criteria to include the DURABROADS solutions into Green Public Procurement procedures and the recommendation about the next steps for their future standardization will be defined. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapyengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST.2013.5-3. - Innovative, cost-effective construction and maintenance for safer, greener and climate resilient roads Call for proposal FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA Address Avenida de los castros s/n 39005 Santander Spain See on map Region Noroeste Cantabria Cantabria Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Catalin Ionut Tirnauca (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA Spain EU contribution € 419 468,70 Address Calle mesena 80 28033 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Miguel Angel Paris Torres (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 287 271,00 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Walter Krause (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data KTI MAGYAR KOZLEKEDESTUDOMANYI ES LOGISZTIKAI INTEZET NONPROFIT KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG Hungary EU contribution € 229 600,00 Address Than karoly u 3/5 1119 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact László Gáspár (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data EUROPEAN UNION ROAD FEDERATION AISBL Belgium EU contribution € 184 500,00 Address Rue belliard 20 1040 Bruxelles / brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Administrative Contact Konstandinos Diamandouros (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION Spain EU contribution € 230 192,50 Address Parque cientifico y tecnologico de gipuzkoa, paseo mikeletegi 2 20009 Donostia-san sebastian (gipuzkoa) See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact María Moragues (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data NORWEGIAN GRAPHITE AS Norway EU contribution € 343 088,80 Address Kjopmannsgata 8 8400 Sortland See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jan Erik Hanssen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data BSRIA LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 234 700,00 Address Old bracknell lane west RG12 7AH Bracknell See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ian Wallis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INZENIERBUVE SIA Latvia EU contribution € 68 800,00 Address Azenes iela 20 1048 Riga See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ilze Paeglite (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
