The maintenance strategies employed by road authorities with regard to the secondary road network present considerable challenges due to the net-work’s capillary extension and the associated environmental issues. “SMASHit” is an Italian project of national interest which aims to enhance the sustainabil-ity of secondary road pavements. A comprehensive evaluation of the prevailing maintenance strategies was undertaken to define a unified formulation of mix-ture to be employed in maintenance works with the potential to reduce the use of raw materials. The unified mixture incorporates the utilisation of RAP, steel slags, incinerator ash, bio-rejuvenators and waste plastics. This article presents the preliminary experimental findings, which represent the first milestone of the two-year project.

Preliminary Findings of the “SMASHit” Project: Towards Sustainable Maintenance of Secondary Road Pavements / Tsantilis, L., Dalmazzo, D., Baglieri, O., Santagata, E., Lantieri, C., Cameli, L., Bruno, M., Ceriani, R., Giacomello, G., Baliello, A., Pasetto, M., Pasquini, E.. - 74:(2026), pp. 386-391. (2nd RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials (ISBM 2026) Padova 16-18 giugno 2026) [10.1007/978-3-032-29857-7_59].

Preliminary Findings of the “SMASHit” Project: Towards Sustainable Maintenance of Secondary Road Pavements

Tsantilis L.;Dalmazzo D.;Baglieri O.;Santagata E.;Pasetto M.;
2026

Abstract

The maintenance strategies employed by road authorities with regard to the secondary road network present considerable challenges due to the net-work’s capillary extension and the associated environmental issues. “SMASHit” is an Italian project of national interest which aims to enhance the sustainabil-ity of secondary road pavements. A comprehensive evaluation of the prevailing maintenance strategies was undertaken to define a unified formulation of mix-ture to be employed in maintenance works with the potential to reduce the use of raw materials. The unified mixture incorporates the utilisation of RAP, steel slags, incinerator ash, bio-rejuvenators and waste plastics. This article presents the preliminary experimental findings, which represent the first milestone of the two-year project.
2026
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