Variable impact transportation (VIT) model for energy and environmental impact of hauling truck operation

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• environmental impact 100%
• life cycle 76%
• energy 62%
• pavement 62%
• global warming 39%
• project 30%
• smog 29%
• ozone depletion 28%
• infrastructure 17%
• motor vehicle emission 16%
• primary energy 14%
• material 14%
• energy demand 12%
• rehabilitation 11%
• acidification 11%
• environmental protection agency 11%
• simulator 10%
• energy consumption 10%
• simulation 10%
• economy 9%
• vehicle 9%
• environmental conditions 9%
• decision making 8%
• software 7%
• need 6%
• parameter 4%
• method 2%