Special Issue "Performant Materials for Sustainable Transportation in the Coming Future"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adrian Burlacu
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Guest Editor
Faculty of Railways, Roads and Bridges, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania
Interests: pavement and roads engineering; asphalt mixture characterization; road safety management; application of new technologies on transport engineering

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to papers focusing on enabling the sustainable development of the transport infrastructure. The scientific papers should cover both applied and fundamental research for road and railway transport, focused on any of the sustainability concepts. The papers must introduce frameworks, technologies, and applications for improving the current approaches for the design and management of a sustainable transport infrastructure. Topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • identifying and developing innovative technologies in the sustainable transportation system;
  • transportation strategies to improve economic, social, and environmental sustainability;
  • using recycled and marginal materials for transportation infrastructure;
  • performant materials for a low environmental impact;
  • road safety management;
  • innovative applications of structural monitoring and earth observation;
  • models and methods for the description of the transport demand, transport supply, users and their activities, management and control in transport systems, and mobility management.

This Special Issue provides an excellent opportunity for researchers and practitioners to present and exchange their ideas and solutions for modern transportation strategies.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adrian Burlacu
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • Smart infrastructure
  • Road safety
  • Traffic flow modelling
  • Planning
  • Sustainable materials for roads, railways, and other transportation systems
  • Recycling and waste management
  • Urban transport
  • Structural mechanics and physics
  • Construction technology
  • Infrastructure management
  • Structural engineering and geotechnical engineering

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Industrial Waste Materials as Alternative Fillers in Asphalt Mixtures
Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 8068; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148068 - 20 Jul 2021
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One important role in asphalt mixture performances is represented by the filler content and characteristics. This research aims to assess the potential usage of industrial waste powders as replacers of the standard limestone filler in asphalt mixture composition. First of all, an SEM [...] Read more.
One important role in asphalt mixture performances is represented by the filler content and characteristics. This research aims to assess the potential usage of industrial waste powders as replacers of the standard limestone filler in asphalt mixture composition. First of all, an SEM and EDX analysis was carried out to figure whether this industrial waste can be used in asphalt mixture composition by comparing the results of the industrial wastes with the properties of the standard filler. After a chemical evaluation, laboratory investigations were carried out to characterize the materials in terms of geometrical and physical properties. The research study involved sixteen dosages of limestone filler with four different types of industrial waste powders in different percentages used. The results obtained from laboratory testing suggested that the inclusion of industrial wastes in the manufacture of asphaltic mixtures may have benefits for the construction industry, the waste management sector, and also for the environment. Full article
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