Material Science in Transportation and Construction Engineering, Volume II
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2023) | Viewed by 1407
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials design; geopolymer; alkali activation; life cycle assessment; environmental engineering; concrete modification; circular economy; waste utilizatio
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increase of the world population goes hand-in-hand with increased demands on the production of new materials, and the current linear model of the economy results in the immense consumption of natural resources and dumping of pollutants at the end of materials’ life cycle. Considering the environmental impact of the construction sector, the transition to a more efficient circular model of economics has ambitions to overcome these issues, including a decrease in energy consumption and pollutant emissions. In this sense, materials developed for transportation and construction engineering based on sustainability principles with improved performance are highly required.
This Special Issue is the continuation of a very successful previous Special Issue with the same focus, aimed at current challenges in materials science, with a particular focus on transportation and construction engineering.
Research papers should ideally address the following topics:
- Construction of infrastructure projects;
- Airports and highway pavement maintenance and performance;
- High-performance materials for construction;
- Green construction materials;
- Economic and environmental aspects of materials engineering.
Dr. Jan Fořt
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- geopolymers
- sustainable construction
- asphalt materials
- self-healing concrete
- sustainable construction
- recycled materials
- circular economy
