Polymeric Composites in Road and Bridge Engineering: Characterization, Production and Application II

Dear Colleagues,

Roads, bridges, airports, and ports are multirole transportation infrastructure assets, which rely heavily on asphalt, cement, and aggregates in traditional civil engineering. Multirole transportation infrastructures should be resistant against structural loads and vehicle loads. Further, multirole transportation infrastructures are greatly affected by climate change, which has the potential to impact infrastructure performance both long- and short-term. Recent developments in materials science, especially polymers, have brought new perspectives in the modification of civil engineering materials and consequent improvements. Being both strong and lightweight, polymer composites have already found wide-ranging uses in civil engineering. The application of various types of polymers includes admixtures and additives (e.g., alternative binders, polymer fibers) for enhanced mechanical performances and functional properties, such as self-healing and self-cleaning abilities. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze advanced functional polymer composites sitting at the intersection of physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. This Special Issue is concerned with the possible applications of polymeric composites to develop new technologies in road and bridge engineering. We are particularly interested in current and future research on characterization techniques, evaluation tools, and the production of advanced functional polymer composites.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Recycling and resource recovery to transform polymers into green building materials;
• Advanced functional polymer composites for sustainable civil engineering;
• Multifunctional civil engineering materials for bio-based polymeric applications;
• Modification of cement/asphalt-based composition with polymers;
• Characterization of polymer–concrete composites in construction;
• Experimental testing and constitutive modeling of polymeric pavement materials;
• Rheological behavior and mechanics analysis of polymer matrix composites.

Dr. Wensheng Wang
Dr. Yiming Li
Dr. Ping Jiang
Guest Editors

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