Treated recycled materials are increasingly being used in the construction and maintenance of road pavement structures. The Recyvia® product range developed by Eurovia in the 1990s offers contracting authorities a simple, efficient, effective and economical pavement refurbishing technique. The incorporation of reclaimed asphalt pavement, or more broadly of materials already used in construction, offers demonstrable environmental benefits while reducing the use of non-renewable raw materials and the storage of inert materials.

1. COLD RECYCLING PRODUCT RANGE
RECYvia
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2. RECYvia®
COLD RECYCLING PRODUCT RANGE
Treated recycled materials are increasingly being used in the construction and maintenance of road pavement
structures.
The Recyvia® product range developed by Eurovia in the 1990s offers contracting authorities a simple, efficient,
effective and economical pavement refurbishing technique.
The incorporation of reclaimed asphalt pavement, or more broadly of materials already used in construction,
offers demonstrable environmental benefits while reducing the use of non-renewable raw materials and the
storage of inert materials.
The Recyvia® range includes products and processes used for cold recycling, either in situ or in a mixing plant, in
thicknesses of up to 320 mm per layer.
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ey benefits
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xcellent behaviour under heavy traffic
A
recycled product that conserves
resources and limits the carbon footprint of
the worksite
Nearly 20
years
experience
Over 3
million m2
laid
Incorporating between
30 to 100 % recycled materials

3. High-quality
pavements
H
YDRAULIC OR
BITUMINOUS BINDERS,
TARGETED EFFECTIVENESS
he use of a hydraulic binder provides substantial
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structural reinforcement and improves the
mechanical properties of the mix.
The composite material obtained by adding cement
has outstanding cohesion after only 3 days of
curing. Its behaviour under heavy traffic, especially
its rutting resistance, is excellent.
The Recyvia® range brings together processes in
which aggregates, planed or crushed reclaimed
asphalt pavement and crushed concrete are
treated in situ or in a mixing plant with hydraulic
binder, emulsion or foamed bitumen.
Incorporation of the binder lends the recycled
material sufficient mechanical strength to provide
structural support and substantial pavement
durability.
mulsion or foamed bitumen may be used in
E
pavements with high structural capacity. In this
case, the hydraulic binder is used only for the
purpose of ensuring immediate strength during
the curing of Recyvia® PM or PE.
protecting The
ENVIRONNEMENT
The Recyvia® range helps protect
the environment, not only by using
recycled materials but also through
its cold production process.

4. extraordinary
property
The treated material obtained is very homogeneous
and without segregation. It incorporates between 30
and 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement. The compact
mobile mixing plant can be readily adapted to all types of
worksite. Such flexibility enables the production plant to
be set up close to the work zone, thus reducing transport
costs.
The material is laid conventionally by grader or paver,
depending on its composition. A tack coat must be
laid between Recyvia® and the upper mix course. It is
proportioned in accordance with the porosity of the
material treated.
The thickness of the surface course is adapted to the
pavement loadings.
M
ULTIPLES
advantages
Most recycled pavement materials can be used to
produce Recyvia®, provided a prior laboratory study
is carried out.
The company ensures the quality of the Recyvia®
processes by carefully selecting the constituents and
the application technique.
Recyvia® is a registered trademark.
Recyvia® was selected by the Direction des Routes highway
department as part of the 2009 Road Innovation Charter and
was selected by the Asfa Innovation Charter.
Recyvia® range
The names used for the products making up
the Recyvia® range describe the products:
n situ (P) or mixing plant (C) recycling,
i
ain binder used: emulsion (E), foamed
m
bitumen (M) or hydraulic binder (H).
TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT
18, place de l’Europe - 92565 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex
Tel. : 33 (0)1 47 16 38 00 - Fax : 33 (0)1 47 16 38 01
www.eurovia.com
technique@eurovia.com
- May 2010 - photos credit : photolibrary Eurovia
When treated in a mixing plant, recycled materials are
proportioned through a hopper and transported to the
mixer, where they are mixed with a bitumen emulsion (or
a composite binder).