International Journal of Waste Resources

Use of Wastewater Treatment Sludge (WTS) As Filler in Hot-Mixed Asphalt Concrete

Nilton de Souza Campelo^1* and José Francisco Aleixo da Silva^{2 1}Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil
²Department of Civil Engineering, Superior School of Technology, State of Amazonas University, Manaus, AM, Brazil
^*Correspondence: Nilton de Souza Campelo, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil, Tel: 55-92992299550, Email:

Received: 02-Feb-2021 Published: 23-Feb-2021, DOI: 10.35248/2252-5211.21.11.399

Biographical Notes

Nilton de Souza Campelo (Corresponding Author) has been teaching the disciplines Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Pavement Design for 30 years, in undergraduate and graduate courses in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Amazonas. His research focuses on the areas of geotechnics, civil construction and solid waste.

José Francisco Aleixo da Silva is a retired Professor. He taught the disciplines Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics and Sewage System Design for 35 years, in undergraduate course in Civil Engineering at the State of Amazonas University. His research focuses on the areas of hydraulics, sewage system design and solid waste.

João Bosco Ladislau de Andade is a retired Professor. He taught the disciplines Solid Waste Management, Sewage System Design and Introduction to Civil Engineering for 20 years, in undergraduate and graduate courses in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Amazonas. His research focuses on the areas of sewage system design, solid waste management and urban environmental policy.

Acknowledgement

The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr Laura Maria Goretti da Mota, from Pavement Laboratory of COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), for some laboratorial tests carried out in that place. This work was supported by the CNPq (grant number 620244/2008-9); FAPEAM (scholarship).