Advances in Asphalt Materials: Preparation, Properties and Characterization
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cement-based materials; asphalt-based materials; resource utilization of solid waste
Interests: functional pavement materials; warm mix asphalt; flame retardant asphalt; anti-icing technologies; salt erosion; solid waste recycling and utilization; molecular dynamics simulation; life cycle assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Asphalt materials play a critical role in modern transportation infrastructure, with billions of tons used worldwide each year. However, the industry faces unprecedented challenges, including aging infrastructure, climate change, resource depletion, and increasing sustainability demands. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research and innovations in asphalt materials and technologies.
We invite high-quality original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and technical notes covering, but not limited to:
- Novel modified asphalt binders (polymer, nanomaterials, bio-based additives);
- Sustainable technologies (warm-mix asphalt, recycled materials, circular economy);
- Advanced characterization and performance evaluation methods;
- Aging mechanisms, durability enhancement, and life prediction;
- Functional pavements (self-healing, photocatalytic, anti-icing, energy-harvesting);
- Computational modeling and molecular simulation;
- Pavement maintenance and rehabilitation strategies.
This Special Issue provides a platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to share their latest findings and foster collaboration. We particularly encourage submissions bridging fundamental research with practical applications, contributing to more sustainable, durable, and high-performance asphalt pavements.
We look forward to your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Meizhu Chen
Dr. Qi Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- asphalt binder
- modified asphalt
- pavement performance
- sustainable materials
- recycled asphalt pavement
- nanomaterials
- asphalt aging and durability
- functional pavements
- green technologies
- pavement engineering
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