Special Issue "Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure for Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Mayca Rubio-Gámez
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Construction Engineering Lab, LabIC.UGR, Construction Engineering Department, University of Granada, 18001 Granada, Spain
Interests: asphalt pavements; design and mechanical characterization; sustainable and smart materials and technologies for transportation infrastructure; fatigue behavior; long lasting asphalt materials; environmental assessment; LCA
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fernando Moreno-Navarro
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Grupo LabIC.UGR, Departamento de Ingeniería de la Construcción y Proyectos, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
Interests: rheological characterization of bitumen and asphalt mixtures, durability assessment of asphalt materials; mechanical property characterization and mechanical property tests, fatigue and permanent deformation resistance; sustainable and smart materials and technologies for transportation infrastructure
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue entitled “Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure for Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals” is comprised of significant results coming from sustainable transportation infrastructure research studies whose results demonstrate a clear contribution to successfully achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, several SDGs were addressed, such as SDG 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure; SDG 11 on sustainable cities and communities; and SDG 13 on climate action. This Special Issue also includes research studies regarding LCA, LCCA, and smart and sustainable materials and technologies.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue entitled “Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure for Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals,” which aims to collect outstanding research consisting of sustainable transportation infrastructure research studies whose results demonstrate a clear contribution to successfully achieving the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, papers regarding the study of LCA, LCCA, and sustainable and smart materials and technologies are suitable to be considered for publication. The deadline to receive your work is the 31st of October 2021. We are looking forward to receiving your manuscript.

Prof. Dr. Mayca Rubio-Gámez
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fernando Moreno-Navarro
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • smart and sustainable materials
  • transportation infrastructures
  • LCA
  • LCCA
  • SDGs
  • climate action
  • asphalt materials
  • asphalt pavements
  • roads
  • railway

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Multi-Criteria Selection of Additives in Porous Asphalt Mixtures Using Mechanical, Hydraulic, Economic, and Environmental Indicators
Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 2146; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042146 - 17 Feb 2021
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Porous asphalt (PA) mixtures are more environmentally friendly but have lower durability than dense-graded mixtures. Additives can be incorporated into PA mixtures to enhance their mechanical strength; however, they may compromise the hydraulic characteristics, increase the total cost of pavement, and negatively affect [...] Read more.
Porous asphalt (PA) mixtures are more environmentally friendly but have lower durability than dense-graded mixtures. Additives can be incorporated into PA mixtures to enhance their mechanical strength; however, they may compromise the hydraulic characteristics, increase the total cost of pavement, and negatively affect the environment. In this paper, PA mixtures were produced with 5 different types of additives including 4 fibers and 1 filler. Their performances were compared with the reference mixtures containing virgin bitumen and polymer-modified bitumen. The performance of all mixes was assessed using: mechanical, hydraulic, economic, and environmental indicators. Then, the Delphi method was applied to compute the relative weights for the parameters in multi-criteria decision-making methods. Evaluation based on distance from average solution (EDAS), technique for order of the preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), and weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) were employed to rank the additives. According to the results obtained, aramid pulp displayed comparable and, for some parameters such as abrasion resistance, even better performance than polymer-modified bitumen, whereas cellulose fiber demonstrated the best performance regarding sustainability, due to economic and environmental benefits. Full article
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