Innovative cold in-situ recycling of wearing course layers: laboratory and field characterization of 100% RAP asphalt concretes.

Road is one of the leading infrastructures to support community activities and worldwide the development of road industry has made many progresses and achievements. In recent years, the growing concern of environmental issues has led to the adoption of more sustainable technologies and design approaches. The current need to protect the environment has increasingly directed designers to create works that can coexist in harmony with the surrounding ecosystem through the use of construction technologies with a low environmental impact and at the same time, safe and durable. Within this context the present study has the aim to characterize the mixture of 100 % reclaimed asphalt pavement produced through an innovative cold recycling in-situ technique for patching of wearing course.