CIRCULAR AND CONNECTED PAVEMENTS FOR CARBON-NEUTRAL AND DIGITALISED ROADS
CIRCOPAV Project is a Doctoral Training Network (DN) that aims to achieve Circular and Connected Pavements for carbon-neutral digital roads. The network is composed of 8 universities, 8 industrial companies and a road administration, across 8 countries and 3 continents, and combine the transportation, construction engineering, sustainability, electronics, and data science sectors to create a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative leaders for the next generation of roads.
CIRCOPAV consortium will contribute to carry out the shift towards carbon-neutral and resilient pavements through an avant-garde vision for the European future of pavements to spearhead the transition to the next generation of smart and sustainable roads. As a result, the project will respond to key European targets, such as the European Green Deal, 2030 climate and energy framework, from Next steps for a sustainable European future, the EU road safety policy framework 2020-2030 of zero road fatalities by 2050 and the Innovating Cities initiative. CIRCOPAV is also aligned with four of the UN SDGs and two of the five Horizon Europe mission areas: adaptation to climate change, and climate-neutral and smart cities.
We are at the crossroads for the key transitional moment within the transportation sector and at the advent of the next generation of circular and connected roads
United Nations SDG
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION
AND PRODUCTION
CLIMATE
ACTION
As a whole, the network will complete two complimentary objectives to achieve the CIRCOPAV aim:
1. Smart & Connected
Digitalize road networks to create Smart and automated assets for a preventative approach to future transport demands
2. Carbon Neutral & Resilient
Mitigate carbon footprint and create climate change resilient assets for social enhancement and thriving economic development
This consortium will relieve this burdensome environment and carry out a paradigm shift towards CIRCOPAV for the carbon-neutral and resilient awakening of pavements. This avant-garde vision for the European future of pavements will spearhead the transition to the next generation of smart and sustainable roads and make Europe take a lead in this tipping point about to take place in society.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The aim of this Doctoral Network is to create Circular and Connected Pavements for Carbon-Neutral and Digital Roads (CIRCOPAV) through a world-class international, inter-disciplinary and inter-sectorial training program.
The scientific part of the project is based on two main pillars, circular and smart roads, whose methodology has been designed to tackle the digitisation and sustainability challenges currently faced by the sector, considering the whole life-cycle of roadways (design, construction materials, manufacturing processes, and management stages); all via an international, inter-sectorial and inter-disciplinary approach.
TRAINING & DISSEMINATION
CIRCOPAV at European Researchers Night in Granada
The DCs corresponding to the Universidad de Granada, alongside their fellows...
CIRCOPAV at Rilem Cluster F Meeting + Closing of «Pavement Life Cycle» workshop in Lyon
Rilem Cluster F Meeting + Workshop Closing of "Pavement Life Service" project...
CAPSA Training Week 1
CIRCOPAV has had its first Training Week. The first CIRCOPAV Training Week...
Prof. F. Moreno-Navarro
Professor of the area of Construction Engineering at the University of Granada, and deputy director of the Construction Engineering Laboratory (LabIC.UGR)
Prof. C. Sauzéat
Prof. at ENTPE in pavement materials and structures, PHD in 2003 in soils mechanics and author of more than 100 indexed journal papers
Prof. M. Wistuba
Prof. Michael P. Wistuba is head chair of the Braunschweig Pavement Engineering Centre in the Department of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences at Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
Prof. G. Tebaldi
Professor at the University of Parma in the Dept of Engineering and Architecture, Unit of Civil Engineering
Prof. F. Freddi
Prof. F. Freddi: Profesor at the University of Parma in the Dept of Engineering and Architecture, Unit of Civil Engineering.
Prof. Mª Carmen Rubio-Gámez
Professor in the Department of Construction Engineering at the University of Granada (UGR) and head of LabIC.UGR research group.
Prof. K. Jenkins
Dr Jenkins achieved Bachelor and Master of Engineering at University of Natal, South Africa, in 1983 and 1995. Thereafter, he completed a PhD at Stellenbosch University in 2000.
Dr. F. Geisler
Flavien Geisler is project manager in road and pavement engineering at Eiffage within the Research & Innovation Department. From 2015 to 2020 he has worked as the manager of the Fifth Generation Road projects.
Prof. M. Wistuba
Prof. Michael P. Wistuba is head chair of the Braunschweig Pavement Engineering Centre in the Department of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences at Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
Prof. S. Mangiafico
PhD in Civil Engineering in 2014, researcher at ENTPE since 2017.