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Green and Sustainable Infrastructure Construction Materials (3rd Edition)

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2026 | Viewed by 142

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jiaqing Wang

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College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
Interests: sustainable infrastructure materials; rubberized concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; utilization of MSW; asphalt concrete materials; material macro and micro characterizations; FEM fracture analysis
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Dr. Shuaicheng Guo

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College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410012, China
Interests: fiber-reinforced concrete; durability of concrete materials and structural components; application of new materials in structural and geotechnical engineering; non-destructive testing; research on concrete fracture mechanics
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Dr. Ruizhe Si

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School of Civil Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Interests: geopolymer; microstructure; drying shrinkage; mechanical properties; durability of cement-based composites
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Dr. Fangyuan Gong

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School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
Interests: material and structure of road engineering; intelligent detection and repair of pavement disease; micro-structure evaluation and analysis of road materials; development and preparation of sustainable road materials
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Dr. Chaochao Liu

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National Engineering Research Centre of Road Maintenance Technologies, Changsha University of Science ＆ Technology, Changsha 410114, China
Interests: materials and structure design of durable asphalt pavement; modified asphalt and mixtures; reclaimed asphalt pavement; cement-treated aggregates
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue, in the form of an original research article or review paper.

With the rapid development of infrastructure constructions, greener and more sustainable materials have been investigated and applied. Recently, infrastructure construction materials were discovered which are suitable for utilization in low-emission applications and environment protection. In addition, innovative sustainable techniques in the production and use of these materials have also attracted more attention.

This Special Issue will focus on the green and sustainable utilization of infrastructure materials. The main sub-topics include innovative techniques in the application of these materials in infrastructures (pavement, bridges, composite structures, etc.), effective methods for the recycling of these materials in constructions, and the multi-scale material characterization and modeling of composite materials containing these components.

Therefore, this Special Issue will provide an opportunity for peers in the related fields to publish recent findings with the advances in green and sustainable construction materials.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Innovative techniques in green and sustainable construction materials.
  • Using recycled materials to facilitate sustainability.
  • Multi-scale evaluation of green and sustainable materials for infrastructure constructions.
  • Investigations of composite materials and structures made of green and sustainable materials.
  • Treatment methods of green and sustainable construction materials for better durability.

Dr. Jiaqing Wang
Dr. Shuaicheng Guo
Dr. Ruizhe Si
Dr. Fangyuan Gong
Dr. Chaochao Liu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable infrastructure materials
  • rubberized concrete
  • fiber-reinforced concrete
  • asphalt and mixtures
  • material and structure of road engineering

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Study on Performance and Aging Mechanism of Rubber-Modified Asphalt Under Variable-Intensity UV Aging
by Qian Liu, Fujin Hou, Dongdong Ge, Songtao Lv and Zihao Ju
Materials 2025, 18(13), 3186; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133186 (registering DOI) - 5 Jul 2025
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Prolonged ultraviolet (UV) exposure accelerates aging and degradation, while conventional constant-intensity UV simulations do not reflect the variable nature of outdoor radiation. Aging duration and film thickness are both key factors affecting Rubber-Modified Asphalt (RMA), but how their combination influences RMA remains unclear. [...] Read more.
Prolonged ultraviolet (UV) exposure accelerates aging and degradation, while conventional constant-intensity UV simulations do not reflect the variable nature of outdoor radiation. Aging duration and film thickness are both key factors affecting Rubber-Modified Asphalt (RMA), but how their combination influences RMA remains unclear. To address this limitation, this research employed accelerated aging experiments under variable-intensity UV radiation to investigate the performance and aging mechanism of RMA across different aging durations and asphalt film thicknesses. Rheological properties were analyzed through rheological tests, and the UV aging mechanisms of RMA were revealed using FTIR and SEM. The results revealed that crumb rubber improved RMA’s UV aging resistance, including high-temperature performance, fatigue life, and low-temperature cracking resistance. Aging effects were more influenced in RMA with thinner films under prolonged UV exposure. After nine cycles of ultraviolet aging, the rutting resistance, elastic recovery, fatigue life, and low-temperature cracking resistance of RMA with a 1 mm film thickness were 1.33, 1.11, 0.54, and 0.67 times, respectively, those of RMA with a 2 mm film thickness subjected to three UV aging cycles. RMA demonstrated comparable high-temperature performance and elastic recovery under UV aging conditions corresponding to a 1.5 mm film thickness aged for three cycles and a 2.0 mm film thickness aged for six cycles, as well as a 1.0 mm film thickness aged for six cycles and a 1.5 mm film thickness aged for nine cycles. FTIR showed that the increased activity of C=C and C-H under photo-oxidative aging caused a greater impact on the carbonyl groups than the sulfoxide groups. Under high-intensity UV radiation, RMA with thinner films exhibited greater rubber powder detachment, increased surface oxidation, and a substantial widening of cracks. The rubber powder absorbed UV radiation, enhancing the stability of RMA. The maximum crack width of the 1 mm NA was twice that of RMA. These provided insight into the microstructural pattern of cracking resistance degradation caused by aging. This research provides theoretical support for the optimization of the anti-aging performance of RMA. Full article
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Development of Time Series Models and Algorithms: Creep Prediction for Low-Carbon Concrete Materials
by Zhengpeng Zhou, Houmin Li, Keyang Wu, Jie Chen, Tianhao Yao and Yunlong Wu
Materials 2025, 18(13), 3152; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133152 - 3 Jul 2025
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In practical engineering applications, the use of low-carbon concrete materials is in line with the principles of sustainable development and helps to reduce the impact on the environment. Creep effects are particularly critical in the research on such materials. However, traditional characterization methods [...] Read more.
In practical engineering applications, the use of low-carbon concrete materials is in line with the principles of sustainable development and helps to reduce the impact on the environment. Creep effects are particularly critical in the research on such materials. However, traditional characterization methods are time-consuming and often fail to account for the interactions of multiple factors. This study constructs a time-series database capturing the behavioral characteristics of low-carbon concrete materials over time. Three temporal prediction models—Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Random Forest (RF), and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks—were retrained for creep prediction. To address limitations in model architecture and algorithmic frameworks, an enhanced Adaptive Crowned Porcupine Optimization algorithm (ACCPO) was implemented. The improved performance of the ACCPO was validated using four diverse benchmark test functions. Post-optimization results showed remarkable improvements. For ANN, RF, and LSTM, single-metric accuracies increased by 20%, 19%, and 6%, reaching final values of 95.9%, 93.9%, and 97.8%, respectively. Comprehensive evaluation metrics revealed error reductions of 22.6%, 7.9%, and 8% across the respective models. These results confirm the rationality of the proposed temporal modeling framework and the effectiveness of the ACCPO algorithm. Among them, the ACCPO-LSTM time series model is the best choice. Full article
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