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    Project 1: Recycled Materials Synthesis

    This project requires putting together a synthesis document through a thorough literature review of a sustainable
    material or method. It is recommended that you review examples of a synthesis. Examples can be found here.

    The synthesis should tell the story of your material process. Example options for telling this story are what is the genesis
    of this process or technology, how has it changed with time, what is the current state of the practice, what is the current
    level of implementation, what are the benefits and drawbacks, etc. When writing, make sure to discuss how your
    chosen topic addresses the three pillars of sustainability: People, Profit, and Planet.

    - Use the ASCE formatting instructions. Critical sections include:


    o Title
    o Name and affiliation
    o Abstract
    o Synthesis of literature
    o Recommendations for future work or needs
    o References – use ASCE citation style found here.
    - Citation requirements
    o Undergraduates are required to have a minimum of 10 citations
    o Graduate students are required to have a minimum of 20 citations
    o Types of citations:
    ▪ No more than 2 citations can be from magazines, news articles, or trade publications
    ▪ All other citations should be peer-reviewed journal articles and/or technical reports (DOT,
    FHWA, MPO, NAS, NCHRP)

    - Use of steel slag in concrete mixtures


    Example topics: - Recycled rubber in concrete
    - Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) - Recycled rubber in asphalt
    - Recycled Concrete - Alternative transportation
    - Recycled Asphalt Shingles applications of alternative rubber
    - Cold Recycling (Cold In-place Recycling and/or - Bike-lane / greenways
    Cold Central Plant Recycling) - Green infrastructure planning for
    - Full Depth Reclamation stormwater management
    - Mass Timber - Recycled glass (pavement
    - Recycled plastics in pavements applications or pavement markings)
    - Recycled plastics in structural elements - Recycled steel
    - Smart cities (and sustainable implications)
    - Autonomous vehicles (and sustainable
    implications)
    - Pervious/porous pavement systems
    - Natural and Nature Based Solutions for
    infrastructure resilience (this is in comparison
    to “gray” infrastructure)
    - Concrete slab fracturing and rubblization
    - Use of fly ash in concrete (or other
    infrastructure) mixtures

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