Special Issue "Long-Life and Circular Pavement Materials"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Hussain Bahia
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Interests: asphalt paving technologies; engineering modified asphalts; asphalt laboratory characterization; asphalt material performance modeling; pavement image analysis
Prof. Dr. Sandra Erkens
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1. Professor, Pavement Engineering Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology (TUDelft), the Netherlands
2. Principal specialist, Rijkswaterstaat, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Netherlands
Interests: testing and modeling of pavement materials; pavement materials and structures; asphalt concrete; road engineering materials
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Dr. Xueyan Liu
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Pavement Engineering Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology (TUDelft), Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: constitutive modeling; numerical modeling; material experimental characterization of pavement materials; static and dynamic response of reinforcing systems
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Prof. Dr. Yue Xiao
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State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), Wuhan, China
Interests: solid waste recycling in road engineering; road and pavement materials; asphalt pavement maintenance
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Dr. Yue Hou
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Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, China
Interests: Infrastructure monitoring and analysis based on artificial intelligence; Road green energy; Intelligent road for vehicle-road collaboration; Multi-scale characterization and simulation of infrastructure structures and materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering (iFRAE) 2021 will be hosted on July 12–14, 2021, by the Section of Pavement Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. This conference is co-sponsored by the College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, China.

The iFRAE was started by College of Transportation Engineering of Tongji University. This symposium was first held in 2011 and then biennially since 2015. The theme of the iFRAE 2021 is to promote research in the field of “Circular, Sustainable and Smart Airport and Highway Pavements” and is dedicated to the state-of-the-art and state-of-practice areas of long-life and circular materials for sustainable, cost-effective smart airport and highway pavement construction. This symposium will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in these fields among academicians, engineers, scientists, and practitioners. It includes plenary, keynote and invited speeches, oral presentations, and poster sessions on different topics.

The aim of this Special Issue of Materials is to provide researchers, practitioners, and administrators a unique and rewarding opportunity to present and forward new and emerging ideas. Furthermore, the symposium will also serve as a platform for scientific exchange, creating scientific communities with complementary activities that work in the broader field of pavement engineering.

Participants at the iFRAE 2021 are highly encouraged to submit papers in this Special Issue for possible publication in Materials. Those not attending iFRAE 2021 are also warmly invited to submit a paper to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Hussain Bahia
Prof. Dr. Sandra Erkens
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xueyan Liu
Prof. Dr. Yue Xiao
Dr. Yue Hou
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Keywords

  • Green and sustainable pavement materials
  • Recycled materials in pavement
  • Warm and cold mix asphalt materials
  • Functional materials for pavement design
  • Self-healing pavement materials
  • Eco-efficiency pavement materials
  • Smart pavement materials and structures

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Carbon Nanomaterials for Enhancing the Thermal, Physical and Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binders
Materials 2021, 14(10), 2585; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14102585 - 16 May 2021
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Effective thermal conduction modification in asphalt binders is beneficial to reducing pavement surface temperature and relieving the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the utilization of solar harvesting and snow melting pavements. This study investigated the performance of two nanometer-sized modifiers, graphene (Gr) [...] Read more.
Effective thermal conduction modification in asphalt binders is beneficial to reducing pavement surface temperature and relieving the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the utilization of solar harvesting and snow melting pavements. This study investigated the performance of two nanometer-sized modifiers, graphene (Gr) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), on enhancing the thermal, physical and rheological properties of asphalt binders. Measurements depending on a transient plant source method proved that both Gr and CNTs linearly increased the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of asphalt binders, and while 5% Gr by volume of matrix asphalt contributed to 300% increments, 5% CNTs increased the two parameters of asphalt binders by nearly 72% at 20 °C. Meanwhile, a series of empirical and rheological properties experiments were conducted. The results demonstrated the temperature susceptibility reduction and high-temperature properties promotion of asphalt binders by adding Gr or CNTs. The variation trends in the anti-cracking properties of asphalt binders modified by Gr and CNTs with the modifier content differed at low temperatures, which may be due to the unique nature of Gr. In conclusion, Gr, whose optimal content is 3% by volume of matrix asphalt, provides superior application potential for solar harvesting and snow melting pavements in comparison to CNTs due to its comprehensive contributions to thermal properties, construction feasibility, high-temperature performance and low-temperature performance of asphalt binders. Full article
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Design of a Novel Road Pavement Using Steel and Plastics to Enhance Performance, Durability and Construction Efficiency
Materials 2021, 14(3), 482; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14030482 - 20 Jan 2021
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Durability is one important problem that pavement engineers need to address in pavement’s long service life. Furthermore, easily recycled pavement materials, and safe and efficient pavement construction are also important areas for development in road engineering. For these reasons, a new asphalt steel [...] Read more.
Durability is one important problem that pavement engineers need to address in pavement’s long service life. Furthermore, easily recycled pavement materials, and safe and efficient pavement construction are also important areas for development in road engineering. For these reasons, a new asphalt steel plastic (ASP) pavement structure was proposed with an asphalt mixture forming the surface layer, and steel plate and plastic materials functioning as the main load-bearing layers. Based on a comprehensive performance review and cost-benefit analysis, stone mastic asphalt (SMA) is recommended to be used as the surface layer; and A656 steel plate and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic materials should be the main load-bearing layer, on top of a foundation layer made with graded crushed stones. A glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) insulation layer is recommended for use between the steel plate and ABS. Mechanical properties of the ASP pavement were analyzed using the finite element method. Laboratory tests were conducted to verify the thermal insulation performance of GFRP, the high-temperature stability and the fatigue resistance of ASP pavement. Results show that some of the mechanical properties of ASP pavement (with a structure of 80 mm SMA asphalt mixture, 8 mm steel plate, 140 mm ABS and 200 mm crushed stones) are comparable with conventional long-life pavement (with 350 mm asphalt layer overlaying 400 mm graded crushed stones). Dynamic stability of the ASP slab specimens can reach 10,000 times/mm, and the fatigue life is about twice that of SMA. Besides, the ASP pavement can be prefabricated and assembled on-site, and thus can greatly improve construction efficiency. From the lifecycle perspective, ASP pavement has many advantages over traditional pavements, such as durability, lower environmental footprint and recyclability, making it is worth further research. Full article
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