Performance-Related Material Properties of Asphalt Mixture Components (Second Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Each component of an asphalt mixture (e.g., asphalt binder, aggregate, recycled materials and additives) directly affects the performance of the asphalt mixture and asphalt pavement, including fractures, permanent deformation, aging and moisture. Different damage modes are induced by different mechanisms and/or under different environmental conditions, and the contribution of each component to resist different types of damage is different. Therefore, it is vital to accurately evaluate the effects of the fundamental properties of asphalt mixture components and the component interactions that are related to damage performance, which are critical to develop performance models for asphalt mixtures. The assessment of material properties becomes essential when recycled materials and/or additives are involved.  

The Special Issue “Performance-Related Material Properties of Asphalt Mixture Components (Second Edition)” aims to publish original research articles to determine the fundamental properties of asphalt mixture components that are related to the distress/performance of asphalt mixtures and asphalt pavements.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Influence of the viscoelastic properties of asphalt mixture components on performance;
2. Influence of the morphological properties of asphalt mixture components on performance;
3. Influence of the chemical properties of asphalt binders on the durability of asphalt pavements;
4. Evaluation of asphalt binders and aggregate interactions;
5. Numerical modeling of asphalt mixture components and their interactions;
6. Environmental effects on asphalt mixture components and performance;
7. Performance of asphalt mixtures with recycled materials.

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. Research articles, reviews and communication are all welcome.

Dr. Yao Zhang
Dr. Haibo Ding
Dr. Yu Chen
Dr. Meng Ling
Guest Editors

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