تطوير نظام لأختيار المواقع المثلى لمعامل الخرسانة الاسفلتية لمشاريع الطرق في العراق

Rp. Developing a System for the Selection of Optimum Locations for Asphalt Concrete Units Plants for Roads Projects in Iraq pdf.

Plants of producing asphalt concrete units for road projects purposes are considered to have a progressive influence on enhancing the construction process generally and paving projects in particular. The selection of the optimum location for these plants has a great directional long-term effects from an environmental, economic, and social point of view.
This study aims to prepare and define quantitative and qualitative factors (Traditional and sustainable) affecting directly or indirectly, on the process of the selection of optimum location for asphalt concrete units plants for paving projects and developing a system for solving the problem of selecting the optimum location of asphalt concrete unit plants based on the mentioned factors.
The methodology consisted of two stages: the first stage, a survey of related literature was made, the second stage, a field study was carried out,which involved data collection on the statues of the selection of location for constructed asphalt concrete plants in Iraq. Personal interviews were achieved, and introductory and Delphi technique questionnaires were set up and submitted to experts in the roads and asphalt industry field to determine the relative importance of almost each qualitative and quantitative factors affecting on the process of selection optimum location for asphalt concrete units plants.
Then, a system was suggested involving the quantitative and qualitative factors by its relative importances from Delphi questionnaires results, using POM-QM software to simplify its use, which selects the optimum location for asphalt concrete units plants. The proposed system consists of three cases: achieving the highest socio-environmental benefits, achieving the highest economic benefits, and achieving the two cases.
the most suitable location out of four locations for the construction of asphalt concrete unit plant for paving projects and maintenance of roads in the Al-Hur district / Karbala Province was selected as an example for applying the system. These locations are: Industrial Zone of Razzaza, Industrial Zone of Al-Sharia, Industrial Zone of Khan Al-Rubue, and Industrial Zone of Husseiniya. Where, when applying this system to the four industrial zones, it was found that the optimal location in terms of the of three cases would be in the Industrial Zone of Razzaza. The conclusions of applying the proposed system have indicated its economic feasibility, and guides decision-makers in the asphalt industry to select the optimum and sustainable location for asphalt concrete units plants in Iraq.