Advanced Asphalt Concrete Materials: Performance Enhancement, Innovation and Sustainable Applications in the Built Environment
This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Asphalt concrete is an important construction material widely used in infrastructure and the built environment due to its durability, adaptability and cost effectiveness. With increasing demands for sustainable construction, improved material performance and resilience under complex environmental conditions, significant research efforts have been devoted to developing advanced asphalt concrete materials and innovative modification technologies. This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in asphalt concrete materials, including material design, performance characterization and sustainable material innovations.
Topics of interest include innovative asphalt modifiers, recycled and low-carbon materials, material durability and aging behavior, environmental adaptability and life-cycle performance evaluation. Contributions addressing experimental characterization, material microstructure analysis, numerical modeling and practical engineering applications are encouraged. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers and engineers to share recent developments and emerging technologies that improve the performance, sustainability and long-term reliability of asphalt concrete materials within the built environment.
Dr. Yankai Wen
Dr. Lin Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- long-term material durability
- climate-resilient asphalt materials
- low-carbon construction materials
- recycled and sustainable asphalt technologies
- structural performance evaluation
- life-cycle assessment of construction materials
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Published Papers
Buildings - ISSN 2075-5309