Research on Performance of Pavement Concrete

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 1813

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Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: pavement concrete; concrete sustainability; concrete pavement performance; concrete durability; accelerated testing of pavement; mass concrete

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Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: sustainable construction engineering; transportation; renewable energy; public works
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Dear Colleagues,

The world is facing severe climate change, including extreme heat and severe flooding, adversely affecting our roadway system. Concrete pavements have been shown from research findings to be much more resilient to extreme heat and severe flooding compared with asphalt pavements.  Pavement concrete has traditionally been designed based on compressive strength or flexural strength.  However, concrete pavements with similar concrete strengths and similar slab thicknesses can have widely variable performances.  Some concrete pavements have been in service for over fifty years and are still in excellent condition, while other concrete pavements using concrete with adequate strength have failed prematurely. Past research on concrete pavement performance has shown that its performance depends on the combination of various pertinent concrete properties, in addition to adequate strength. 

This Special Issue will present findings of research on the performances of pavement concretes affected by various pertinent concrete properties, such as the coefficient of thermal expansion, elastic modulus, drying shrinkage, and thermal conductivity. The dissemination of this important knowledge will help us to design optimum pavement concrete for use in resilient concrete pavements in the context of severe global climate change. 

We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue.  Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Resilient concrete pavement under severe flooding;
  • Resilient concrete pavement under extreme heat;
  • Field evaluation of concrete pavement;
  • Laboratory testing of pavement concrete;
  • Modeling of behavior of concrete pavement under severe weather;
  • Accelerated testing of concrete pavement;
  • Durability of pavement concrete.

Prof. Dr. Mang Tia
Prof. Dr. Fazil Najafi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • pavement concrete
  • coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE)
  • resilient modulus
  • concrete pavement performance
  • drying shrinkage
  • finite element modeling
  • durability
  • severe flooding
  • extreme heat
  • accelerated pavement testing

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A Prediction Model for the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Pervious Concrete Based on Mix Design and Compaction Energy Variables Using the Response Surface Methodology
by Mostafa Adresi, Alireza Yamani, Mojtaba Karimaei Tabarestani and Gustavo Henrique Nalon
Buildings 2024, 14(9), 2834; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092834 - 9 Sep 2024
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Abstract
Pervious concrete is desirable for water drainage in building systems, but achieving both high strength and good permeability can be challenging. Also, the importance of compaction energy is significant in determining the efficiency of pervious concrete. However, research on the development of unconfined [...] Read more.
Pervious concrete is desirable for water drainage in building systems, but achieving both high strength and good permeability can be challenging. Also, the importance of compaction energy is significant in determining the efficiency of pervious concrete. However, research on the development of unconfined compressive strength (UCS) prediction models for pervious concrete materials that incorporate compaction energy parameters remains unexplored. Therefore, this study aimed to balance strength and permeability while optimizing the compaction energy required for concrete production. A Central Composite Design (CCD) was used to design experiments within the response surface methodology (RSM) and evaluate the UCS, the porosity and permeability of pervious concrete specimens produced with varying cement content (280.00–340.00 kg/m3), the water-to-cement ratio (0.27–0.33), the aggregate-to-cement ratio (4:1–4.5:1), and compaction energy (represented by VeBe compaction time, 13–82 s). A regression model with goodness of fit (R2adjusted > 0.87) was calibrated to estimate the UCS of pervious concrete as a function of mix design parameters and VeBe compaction time (Tvc). This model can potentially guide field practices by recommending compaction strategies and mix designs for pervious concrete, achieving a desirable balance between mechanical strength and hydraulic permeability for building construction applications. Full article
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