Advanced Materials and Technologies in Pavement Engineering
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: durable, sustainable, resilient, and smart transportation infrastructure
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Interests: understanding, predicting, and optimizing the mechanical response of transport infrastructure and materials
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Interests: novel asphalt materials; fast-repairing asphalt concretes; anti-ultraviolet aging technologies for asphalt materials; road maintenance technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Transportation infrastructure is facing unprecedented challenges due to increasing traffic loads, climate change, sustainability requirements, and the urgent need for digital transformation. Advanced materials and emerging technologies are offering innovative solutions to extend pavement service life, enhance resilience, and enable real-time performance monitoring. Recent breakthroughs in self-sensing asphalt and concrete, nanomaterial-modified binders, digital twins, and artificial intelligence applications are reshaping the future of pavement engineering.
This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality research articles and reviews that present the latest progress in advanced materials and innovative technologies for pavement infrastructure. We are particularly interested in contributions that address both fundamental mechanisms and practical applications, bridging laboratory investigations with large-scale field implementations.
We are pleased to invite you to submit your original research articles, reviews, or case studies to this Special Issue to showcase cutting-edge advances in advanced materials and innovative technologies for pavement engineering.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Sustainable and low-carbon binders, additives, and modifiers;
- Emerging technologies, such as nanomaterials, self-healing pavements, and smart infrastructure solutions, and their potential to revolutionize pavement engineering;
- Advanced testing, modeling, and characterization of pavement materials;
- Durability, resilience, and climate adaptation strategies for pavements;
- Structural health monitoring and in-service performance evaluation;
- Field demonstrations and case studies of innovative pavement technologies;
- Conductive and self-sensing asphalt and concrete for smart pavements;
- Digital twins, AI, and machine learning for pavement monitoring and management.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yanhai Wang
Dr. Yangming Gao
Dr. Yuanyuan Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable transport infrastructure
- pavement engineering
- advanced materials
- nanomaterials
- resilient road systems
- structural health monitoring
- self-sensing asphalt
- self-healing asphalt
- smart pavements
- digital twins
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