Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: Advanced Materials and Technologies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 January 2027 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editors
Interests: construction and operation of transportation infrastructure; road engineering maintenance and management; research and development of low-carbon pavement materials
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Interests: asphalt and granular material testing and characterization; pavement design; full depth reclamation; cold recycling; rolling resistance; computational modeling
Interests: materials and structure for pavement; asphalt pavement; coarse and fine aggregate; alternative materials for road engineering; construction and demolition waste; functional pavement materials; AI-driven materials design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue “Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: Advanced Materials and Technologies”. This Special Issue aims to address the urgent global demand for low-carbon, long-life and ecologically responsible infrastructure solutions in road engineering. Its core focus lies in advancing innovative materials, design methodologies, construction technologies and performance evaluation systems that enhance the sustainability of asphalt pavements throughout their life cycle. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- High-performance recycled materials for asphalt pavement
- Bio-based and waste-derived modifiers for asphalt pavement
- Energy-efficient construction techniques for asphalt pavement
- Low-carbon asphalt pavement design
- Durability enhancement for asphalt pavement
- Life-cycle assessment for asphalt pavement
- Intelligent maintenance strategies for asphalt pavement
The primary purpose of this Special Issue is to assemble cutting-edge research that bridges material science, engineering practice and sustainability science, providing actionable solutions for reducing carbon emissions, minimising natural resource consumption, extending pavement service life and improving resilience to climate and traffic loads. This issue hope to integrate scientific, technical, socio-economic and policy dimensions to systematically define, quantify and monitor pavement sustainability. It supplements current knowledge by emphasising integrated assessment tools, field-applicable sustainable technologies and policy-relevant frameworks, filling gaps between laboratory innovation and real-world sustainable implementation. By promoting holistic approaches to sustainable pavement development, the issue supports evidence-based decision-making for greener transportation infrastructure worldwide.
Dr. Ling Xu
Prof. Dr. Fan Gu
Prof. Dr. Junfeng Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pavement engineering
- asphalt pavement
- road sustainability
- infrastructure resilience
- life cycle assessment
- asphalt recycling
- low-carbon technology
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