Road Materials and Sustainable Pavement Design

Dear Colleagues,

Pavement sustainability refers to the impacts of pavement on environment, economy and society, which involves material selection, design, construction, as well as preservation strategies. Sustainable pavements are highly dependent on the selection of appropriate materials, since road materials have significant effect on pavement durability, material usage, transportation safety, life cycle cost, maintenance strategy, environmental impacts, and so on.

In recent years, an important part of the research has been devoted to the development and evaluation of advanced road materials for sustainable pavement design, construction, and maintenance. However, sustainable pavement involves a wide range of issues to be investigated, and many of them have not been solved yet.

The aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to the systematization of knowledge related to “Road Materials and Sustainable Pavement Design”. We would like to invite researchers to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that discuss the new trends regarding sustainable road materials and pavement design, including but not limited to the following themes: recycled pavement materials, modified asphalt materials, industrial waste for road construction, multi-scale modeling and performance evaluation of road materials, impact of road on the environment (urban heat island effect, pavement deicing), durable pavement materials and structures, life-cycle assessment of pavements. Experimental or numerical analyses of case studies conform with the topic of sustainability are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Jiaqi Chen
Prof. Dr. Kezhen Yan
Dr. Jun Xie
Guest Editors

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