Advanced Materials and Technologies for Pavement, Structural and Smart Transportation Infrastructure
A Special Issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) belonging to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 292
Editors
Interests: statistical modeling; traffic simulation; road safety & public transportation; artificial intelligence; intelligence transportation system
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: asphalt pavement; highway engineering and design; fundamental and rheological properties of asphalt mixture materials; adhesion and failure characteristics of bitumen
Interests: fibre-reinforced concrete; analysis and design of concrete structures and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Transport infrastructure serves as the backbone of contemporary societies, facilitating economic transactions and spatial connections. In light of mounting issues including congestion growth, urban expansion, and environmental degradation, innovation breakthroughs have emerged as critical drivers of enhanced reliability, robustness, safety, and sustainability of transport networks. Technological innovations in materials science, pavement engineering, structural engineering, sensing devices, and artificial intelligence are fueling the emergence of smart infrastructures. This research examines the emergence and evolution of innovative technologies in the realm of transport infrastructure, seeking to elucidate innovation patterns that enhance effectiveness, economy, and environmental performance.
This Special Issue, entitled "Advanced Materials and Technologies for Pavement, Structural and Smart Transportation Infrastructure," invites the submission of scientific developments relating to transport infrastructure materials and engineering. The goal of this Special Issue is to bring together scientists, engineers, and practitioners working on the interface of materials science, civil engineering, pavement engineering, structural engineering, and intelligent transportation systems. This Special Issue will focus on recent scientific advances in relation to transport infrastructure materials and technologies. We encourage submissions focusing on innovative transport infrastructure materials and engineering applications. Relevant topics will include, but are not be limited to: innovative transport infrastructure materials; advanced pavement engineering; innovations in structural engineering; transport infrastructure computational simulation; innovations in SHM of transport infrastructure; innovative transport infrastructure sensing; digital twin transport infrastructure; AI-driven transport infrastructure management; sustainable transport infrastructure innovations; and other relevant topics.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced construction materials for transportation infrastructure;
- Asphalt pavement materials and performance;
- Concrete technology and structural materials;
- Bridge engineering and structural performance;
- Sustainable, recycled, and low-carbon materials;
- Fibre-reinforced composites and high-performance materials;
- Pavement evaluation, maintenance, and rehabilitation;
- Structural health monitoring and non-destructive testing;
- Smart sensors, IoT, and digital twin technologies;
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in infrastructure engineering;
- Numerical simulation and computational modelling;
- Intelligent transportation infrastructure and smart highways;
- Climate adaptation and resilient infrastructure;
- Lifecycle assessment and infrastructure asset management.
We look forward to receiving high-quality contributions that advance innovative research and promote the development of safer, smarter, and more sustainable transportation infrastructure worldwide.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teik Hua Law
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fauzan Mohd Jakarni
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farah Nora Aznieta Abdul Aziz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced materials
- pavement engineering
- structural engineering
- digital twins
- smart transportation infrastructure
- structural health monitoring
- artificial intelligence
- sustainable infrastructure
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