Comparison of Environmental Impacts of Two Alternative Stabilization Techniques on Expansive Soil Slopes

Table 6

Energy consumption of the geogrid-reinforced expansive soil technique.

Construction process	Energy consumption (MJ)	Proportion (%)
Geogrid production	1114392.00	30.73
Transport of geogrid	994.98	0.03
Geogrid laying	2116.07	0.06
Expansive soil loading	363288.51	10.02
Transport of expansive soil	809221.64	22.32
Expansive soil paving	439244.03	12.11
Expansive soil compaction	146100.24	4.03
Nonexpansive soil loading	26203.07	0.72
Transport of nonexpansive soil	560751.43	15.46
Nonexpansive soil paving	122988.33	3.39
Nonexpansive soil compaction	40908.07	1.13
Total	3626208.38	100