Life cycle assessment of freight railroads: a critical analysis and guideline proposal Autores Bernardo Bicalho Carvalhaes Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória Campus https://lnkd.in/ezm3z8dP João Luiz Calmon Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória Campus https://lnkd.in/ep6_7gHa Darli Rodrigues Vieira Management Department, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières https://lnkd.in/ed8NqXKH Alencar Soares Bravo Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Canada) https://lnkd.in/eaKDWMDg DOI: https://lnkd.in/exTwWMwp Palavras-chave: life cycle assessment, LCA, freight railroads, guidelines Resumo This study conducts a review of several articles inside the context of railroads, where the life cycle assessment methodology (LCA) is applied. Using the ProKnow-C methodology, seven review and 85 original papers applying the LCA methodology to railroads are analyzed, and several important gaps were identified, mainly concerning the lack of disclosure of information about parameters, software and other important decisions made during the works that would allow other researchers to replicate the results in order to compare them to other railroads or different circumstances. Currently, there are no ISO standards addressing the LCA of railroads, so this work seeks to provide an initial set of guidelines facilitating the elaboration of such a norm and providing support and direction for researchers in the field.
Darli Rodrigues Vieira Darli Rodrigues Vieira, PhD, is a full professor of Project Management at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières (UQTR). He is currently the Director of the Master program in Project Management at this university. His current research focuses on project management, defense projects, product lifecycle management, new product development, supply chain management, strategy and management of operations. He has over 25 years of professional experience in a variaty of roles and industries. Also, he was the holder of the Research Chair in Management of Aeronautical Projects (2013 – 2019) and Head of the Management Department (2018-2021).
João Luiz Calmon, Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória Campus João Luiz Calmon is a Professor at UFES - Federal University of Espirito Santo), Vitória, Brazil. He received his BSE in civil engineering from UFES; his MSE in Production Engineering from Catholic Pontific University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Catalonia Polytechnic University, Barcelona, Spain; and his Post-Doctorate degree from Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science, Madrid, Spain. His research interests include project management; cleaner production; Finite element method applied to construction processes and structures – Thermal stress (dams, large foundations); high temperatures in structures; concrete technology, durability of structures, use of waste and industrial by-products as building materials, sustainable construction, and lice-cycle assessment.
Bernardo Bicalho Carvalhaes Civil Engineer, with a specialization in Railway Engineering from PUC/MG and a master's degree in Civil/Transport Engineering from UFES. He has worked as a Railway Engineer at VALE S.A., developing technologies, coordinating research, managing contracts and auditing processes, among others. He was responsible for the Natural Gas project for converting diesel locomotives to use LNG, the research project Monitoring Tribological Parameters in the Performance of Diesel and Bi-fuel Engines and the Development of a Wagon for Transporting Liquefied Natural Gas project. He has worked as a process auditor for the Vale Production System (VPS), managing contracts with a budget of more than USD 10MM between Vale and outsourced companies, such as COMAP (Czech Republic), Energy Conversions Inc - ECI (USA), and in the development of new technologies with General Electric - GE, ElectroMotive Diesel - EMD, Praxair, among others. Professor at the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Vitória Campus. He has also worked as a lecturer at the Nova Venécia Campus, and as an inspector and contract manager for engineering projects and a member of the latter's real estate appraisal committee.
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10moAlencar Soares Bravo, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Canada) Alencar Bravo holds a PhD in engineering from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Canada), and he is a professor of project management at the same university. He also holds two professional master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon (France) and the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain). He has significant experience in the field of industrial research and in development projects of high technical complexity, especially in the automotive and aeronautical fields. Other areas of research interest include eco-design tools, techniques and methods; life cycle management and total cost of ownership; uncertainty and risk management; customer behavior; and management and support systems in projects