Sustainable Innovative Solutions for Pavement Construction and Resilient Infrastructure

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, the focus of pavement construction has changed from new construction to pavement maintenance and rehabilitation. Various detection methods including ground-penetrating radar have been used for the fast and accurate evaluation of defeat areas to decrease maintenance area. To save materials and reduce the burden on landfill, asphalt recycling has become more important and widely used. Hot in-place recycling (HIR) is a process used to recycle 100% of the existing asphalt pavement on site, and it has proven to be one of the most viable and economic rehabilitation techniques that is used for deteriorated asphalt pavement.

In the near future, pavement construction research should focus on developing green and intelligent highway maintenance technology and equipment, recycling waste asphalt in construction, the accurate detection of pavement defeat areas, and extending the service life of pavement to reduce industrial carbon emissions.

The purpose of this call for papers is to exchange recent scientific results related to pavement defects and non-destructive detection technology using intelligent identification methods, recycling technology and equipment, and the reuse of various wastes as raw materials for “Sustainable Innovative Solutions for Pavement Construction and Resilient Infrastructure”.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Ground-penetrating radar;
• Pavement defect intelligent identification methods;
• Recycled aggregate and its application in road materials;
• Asphalt pavement recycling materials, technology, and equipment;
• Asphalt pavement heating methods.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Min Ye
Dr. Jiyoung Rhee
Guest Editors

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