Development and Application of Novel Polymer Materials and Technologies in Pavement Engineering

Submission Deadline: 31 August 2025 View: 623 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Prof. Hui Yao

Email: huiyao@bjut.edu.cn

Affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, College of Metropolitan Transportation, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China

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Research Interests: Materials for Civil Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics (MD), Discrete Element Method (DEM), and Smart Maintenance

Asso. Prof. Chaochao Liu

Email: lcc@csust.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Traffic and Transporting Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China

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Research Interests: Life extension design theory and method of in-service asphalt pavement, intelligent upgrading of in-service asphalt pavement, new pavement materials, recycling of waste asphalt mixture

Asso. Prof. Ran Zhang

Email: zhangran@bucea.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Civil and Transporting Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, 100044, China

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Research Interests: Research and development of new biomass-based asphalt materials; Efficient recycling of solid waste; Study on the rule of pavement service function degeneration

Asso. Prof. Weina Meng

Email: wmeng3@stevens.edu

Affiliation: Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, New York, 07030, United States

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Research Interests: Development of Advanced High-performance Construction Materials for Stainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure; Multiscale Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling; Physical and Chemical Analyses and Modeling; Development and Application of UHPC; Solid Wastes Utilization; CO2 Utilization by Cementitious Materials; Sea Water Concrete; Bio-inspired Engineering Materials; Machine Learning for Materials Optimization and Characterization

Asso. Prof. Yi Bao

Email: ybao3@stevens.edu

Affiliation: Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, New York, 07030,United States

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Research Interests: advanced sensors; materials, and machine intelligence algorithms for intelligent, resilient, and sustainable civil, energy, and environmental systems

Summary

In the context of the rapid development of transport infrastructure, the development and application of new polymer materials and technologies can not only improve the durability and safety of pavements but also reduce maintenance costs and promote environmental protection. The aim of this special issue is to bring together the latest research results on novel polymer materials, numerical simulation, and artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of road engineering in order to advance the rapid development of transportation infrastructure. This special issue will cover the following content: the preparation and performance evaluation of new polymer-modified asphalt, the development of new polymer-based composites, numerical simulation techniques to study the mechanical behavior of new polymer materials under different loads and environmental conditions and the predicting and optimizing the properties of novel polymer materials using artificial intelligence and so on. Finally, this special issue also will provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners in the field of road engineering to communicate and share ideas, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and promoting the development of road engineering in a more efficient, safe, intelligent, and sustainable direction.

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