Recent Developments in Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Road Infrastructure Networks
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: road pavement materials; pavement condition assessment; pavement distress detection; pavement maintenance strategy development
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Interests: concrete materials and reinforced concrete structures; durability of materials; waste recycling; sustainable construction and life cycle analysis; structural vulnerability, earthquake engineering, and cultural heritage; quality management systems and product certification
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Interests: pavement rehabilitation design; asphaltic material performance characterization; advanced pavement testing methods
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Interests: resource utilization of solid waste; ecological maintenance technology for asphalt pavement; environmental assessment of asphalt pavement
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pavements constitute the largest and most readily accessible component of the transportation network. Deterioration, including roughness, rutting, stripping, and cracking, not only accelerates vehicle component wear but also reduces fuel efficiency. In addition, roadway repairs often cause significant delays, leading to lost time and reduced transportation productivity.
The proper monitoring of pavement condition and the accurate assessment of pavement performance at the network level play a critical role in maintaining infrastructure quality and reducing maintenance costs. Factors such as traffic loading, vehicle classifications, climate variability, material aging, and available funding all influence network efficiency. Therefore, it is essential to continuously develop and improve pavement management systems to ensure cost-effective and reliable performance. Moreover, strategic planning that accounts for the various components of pavement networks should be prioritized.
Given this background, this Special Issue invites original research and review articles on the following topics:
- Assessment of pavement condition in terms of quality and safety;
- Development of and improvement in pavement management systems;
- Short-term and long-term pavement performance monitoring and modeling;
- Pavement management strategies at both project and network levels;
- Rehabilitation and preservation techniques for pavements;
- Novel materials and technologies for pavement preventive maintenance;
- Pavement life cycle assessment;
- Methods for enhancing pavement resilience.
Kind regards,
Dr. Derun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Ruben P. Borg
Dr. Zhe Zeng
Dr. Fusong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- assessment of pavement condition in terms of quality and safety
- development of and improvement in pavement management systems
- short-term and long-term pavement performance monitoring and modeling
- pavement management strategies at both project and network levels
- rehabilitation and preservation techniques for pavements
- novel materials and technologies for pavement preventive maintenance
- pavement life cycle assessment
- methods for enhancing pavement resilience
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