Sustainable Transport Infrastructure and Roadway Design
A special issue of Designs (ISSN 2411-9660). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: infrastructure engineering and asset management; innovative asphalt mix design; application of artificial intelligence and digital twins in road and transportation; waste-derived asphalt binder; zero/low carbon concrete; sustainable soil stabilisation; pavement design; road and transport engineering; 3D Printing of construction materials; life cycle assessment and cost analysis of construction materials; waste management and sustainability
Interests: building information modelling; facility/asset management; lean procurement and construction and value management in construction
Interests: circular economy towards a wasteless future; water and sediment quality; engineering for sustainable development; complexity and risk management; the application of analytical and decision-making tools in environmental management context
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Interests: smart pavements and connected transportation infrastructure; modern pavement instrumentation, non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT/E); advanced construction materials characterization; sustainable materials and green construction technologies; recycled materials valorization in pavements; application of nanotechnology; enhanced pavement design and performance prediction; application of artificial intelligence to pavement engineering problems; 3D printing of cementitious materials; implications of climate change for pavement design and assest management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, the concepts of sustainability and circular economy have become the main keywords for decision-makers and researchers. It has directed the research areas towards identifying alternative materials, improving technologies against climate change and environmental pollution, considering socio-economic aspects, etc.
In transport engineering, sustainability can cover different aspects, including using waste or recycled materials as construction materials for building concrete and asphalt roads. Sustainability in transport engineering can also be achieved by improving the design of the whole pavement structure to increase durability and extend the pavement life against traffic loads and environmental conditions. To this end, using geosynthetics and various stabilisers in different pavement layer structures could be an effective and sustainable solution.
Discussion on the sustainability of the road infrastructures also covers optimising temperatures and emissions during road construction and service life, and pavement-tyre interfaces and rolling resistance of tyres, which directly affect fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This could be associated with the analyses of road infrastructure's socio-economic and environmental impacts.
In addition, with increasing interest in automatic and intelligent systems to enhance the construction and maintenance of infrastructures, digital twins (DT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are gaining popularity as cost-effective solutions to meet the requirements of the road construction industry.
This Special Issue focuses on sustainable techniques, approaches, and possible options for designing, constructing, and maintaining pavement structures. Manuscript submissions featuring original research and literature reviews in the areas mentioned as keywords below are encouraged.
Dr. Farzaneh Tahmoorian
Dr. Pushpitha Kalutara
Dr. Ziyad Abunada
Dr. Pejoohan Tavassoti
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- waste materials
- asphalt pavement
- concrete road
- digital twins
- artificial intelligence
- infrastructure
- sustainability
- life cycle assessment
- circular economy
- transport
