Sustainable Pavement Design and Road Materials
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 593
Special Issue Editors
Interests: asphalt; bitumen; pavement; interface interaction; rheology; viscoelasticity; cohesion and adhesion; aging; recycle; infrastructure sustainability
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: aging mechanism of asphalt binder; sustainable pavement materials; anti-aging materials for asphalt binder; recyclable pavement materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As increasing importance is given to environmental protection and the sustainable utilization of resources, change in the field of transportation infrastructure is becoming increasingly urgent. Specifically, the environmental impacts and resource consumption that occur during the construction and maintenance of asphalt pavements are becoming more and more serious. A significant amount of research has been conducted in the search for more durable, economical, and environmentally friendly roads through the use of innovative pavement materials and designs. Achieving these is of undeniable importance for the realization of global sustainable development goals. Thus, this Special Issue will provide a collection of noteworthy investigations and case studies related to sustainable pavement design and road materials.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Recyclable pavement materials and technologies;
- High-performance asphalt materials and additives;
- Warm mix asphalt (WMA) technologies;
- Advanced characterization and simulation methods;
- Long-life pavement structure design theory and methods;
- Life cycle assessment;
- Sustainable and eco-friendly asphalt pavement practices;
- Smart and connected infrastructure for intelligent asphalt pavements.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Meng Guo
Dr. Meichen Liang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- asphalt pavements
- sustainability
- recyclable materials
- long-life asphalt pavement
- life-cycle assessment
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