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Sustainable Pavement Materials: Design, Application and Performance Evaluation (Second Edition)

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 389

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Department of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
Interests: multi-scale modelling for transportation infrastructure; pavement–environment interaction; pavement material
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Dear Colleagues,

The success of our previous edition of the Special Issue “Sustainable Pavement Materials: Design, Application and Performance Evaluation” shows that developing sustainable pavement materials in road engineering remains a crucial topic because of their abundant advantages over other conventional materials. Sustainable pavement materials can significantly improve pavement durability and abrasion resistance, transportation costs, energy consumption, resource utilization, maintenance strategy, and environmental impacts, among others.

In recent years, there has been a surge in research focusing on developing and assessing sustainable pavement materials. However, there are still varied challenges, such as the structural form, design methodology, performance prediction, technology development, etc., that require further investigation and resolution.

This Special Issue will gather research articles related to “Sustainable Pavement Materials: Design, Application and Performance Evaluation”. Original research and review articles are encouraged to provide a platform for researchers to discuss progress and future perspectives regarding sustainable pavement materials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, recycled pavement materials, modified asphalt materials, utilizing innovative recycled materials in pavement construction, industrial waste for pavement construction, life cycle assessment of sustainable pavements, multi-scale modeling and performance evaluation of road materials, environmental impacts of pavement materials, eco-friendly pavement construction, multi-scale modeling, and performance evaluation of pavement materials. Moreover, experimental and numerical analyses of case studies aligned with the topic of sustainable pavement materials are welcome.

Dr. Jiaqi Chen
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • sustainable pavement materials
  • recycled pavement materials
  • modified asphalt materials
  • industrial waste for pavement construction
  • multi-scale modeling of pavement materials
  • performance evaluation of pavement materials
  • eco-friendly pavement
  • environmental impacts of pavement materials
  • industrial waste for pavement construction
  • life-cycle assessment of pavements

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Analysis of Rutting Formation Mechanisms and Influencing Factors in Asphalt Pavements Under Slow-Moving Heavy Loads
by Pu Li, Jiahao Fu, Linhao Sun, Jinchao Yue and Quansheng Zang
Materials 2025, 18(17), 4153; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18174153 - 4 Sep 2025
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Increasing the frequency and duration of extreme heat events significantly compromises asphalt pavement performance, particularly in critical urban infrastructure such as heavily trafficked pavements, BRT lanes, and intersections subjected to slow-moving heavy traffic under extreme temperatures. This study systematically investigates rutting formation mechanisms [...] Read more.
Increasing the frequency and duration of extreme heat events significantly compromises asphalt pavement performance, particularly in critical urban infrastructure such as heavily trafficked pavements, BRT lanes, and intersections subjected to slow-moving heavy traffic under extreme temperatures. This study systematically investigates rutting formation mechanisms through integrated theoretical and numerical approaches, addressing significant knowledge gaps regarding rutting evolution under coupled extreme-temperature (70 °C), heavy-load (100 kN–225 kN), and braking conditions (1 m/s2–7 m/s2). A three-dimensional thermo-mechanical finite element model integrating solar radiation heat transfer with the Bailey–Norton creep law was developed to quantify synergistic effects of axle loads, travel speeds, and braking accelerations. Results demonstrate that when the pavement surface temperature rises from 34 °C to 70 °C, the rutting depth is increased by 4.83 times. When the axle load is increased from 100 kN to 225 kN, the rutting of conventional asphalt pavements under 70 °C is increased by 56.4%. Rutting is exacerbated by braking acceleration; due to prolonged loading duration under low acceleration, the rutting depth is increased by 30–40% compared with that under emergency braking. These findings establish theoretical foundations for optimizing pavement design and material selection in slow-moving heavy-load environments, delivering significant engineering value for transportation infrastructure. Full article
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