Effectiveness of heat-reflective asphalt pavements in mitigating urban heat islands: A systematic literature review
December 2024
Urban heat island (UHI) effect is a growing concern in numerous cities worldwide, which increases urban temperatures. Conventional asphalt pavements are a major contributor to the issue, causing environmental...
A critical review on pavement distress detection using images and point clouds from visual features to geometric modeling
December 2025
Pavement distress detection plays a pivotal role in ensuring roadway safety, serviceability, and cost-effective infrastructure management. With rapid advancements in intelligent transportation systems,...
Intelligent pavement condition survey: Overview of current researches and practices
September 2024
Automated pavement condition survey is of critical importance to road network management. There are three primary tasks involved in pavement condition surveys, namely data collection, data processing...
Use of bio-based products towards more sustainable road paving binders: A state-of-the-art review
June 2024
Many industrial sectors exploit fossil sources to develop useful and necessary materials for our needs, such as bituminous paving materials. Bitumen, a key component of asphalt mixtures, is derived...
Automation in road distress detection, diagnosis and treatment
March 2024
Road transportation plays a crucial role in society and daily life, as the functioning and durability of roads can significantly impact a nation's economic development. In the whole life cycle of the...
A comprehensive state-of-art review on the use of rejuvenators in asphalt pavement
March 2025
The utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in asphalt mixtures has gained momentum in recent years, yet concerns persist regarding the long-term performance and binder properties of high RAP...
Predicting pavement condition index based on the utilization of machine learning techniques: A case study
September 2023
Pavement management systems (PMS) are used by transportation government agencies to promote sustainable development and to keep road pavement conditions above the minimum performance levels at a reasonable...
Bio-based polyurethane for road engineering applications: A comprehensive review
December 2025
With the escalating global emphasis on environmental conservation and sustainable development, enhancing the service quality and durability of road surfaces and facilitating the green development of...
Long-term performance of recycled asphalt mixtures containing high RAP and RAS
March 2024
The application of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS) on asphalt pavement can reduce the asphalt paving cost, conserve energy and protect the environment. However,...
Cup lump rubber and natural rubber latex biopolymers as promising modifiers for asphalt binders and mixtures: A review
December 2025
This paper presents a comprehensive review of previous research based on scientific papers, technical reports, and published academic theses. The review focuses on studies and investigations concerning...
Fly ash for sustainable roads: A comprehensive review on mechanisms and performance optimization
December 2025
Fly ash (FA), a major solid waste from coal-fired industries, represents a critical pathway for the green disposal of bulk solid waste and the low-carbon construction of transportation infrastructure,...
Bio-based rejuvenators in asphalt pavements: A comprehensive review and analytical study
September 2024
The pressing demand for sustainable advancements in road infrastructure has catalyzed extensive research into environmentally conscious alternatives for the maintenance and restoration of asphalt concrete...
Texturing and evaluation of concrete pavement surface: A state-of-the-art review
September 2023
Concrete pavement is accompanied by two major functional properties, namely noise emission and friction, which are closely related to pavement surface texture. While several technologies have been developed...
A systematic review of rigid-flexible composite pavement
June 2024
Rigid-flexible composite pavement has gained significant popularity in recent decades. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the research progress concerning rigid-flexible composite pavement,...
Review of advanced road materials, structures, equipment, and detection technologies
December 2023
As a vital and integral component of transportation infrastructure, pavement has a direct and tangible impact on socio-economic sustainability. In recent years, an influx of groundbreaking and state-of-the-art...
Resilient behavior of unbound granular material: A review
September 2025
When a vehicle moves over a flexible pavement structure, it generates loading and unloading cycles that produce recoverable (resilient) and permanent (plastic) deformations in the granular base and...
Review and prospect of four-point bending fatigue test of asphalt mixture
December 2024
Fatigue cracking is one of the principal failure modes of asphalt pavement. The chief factors affecting the fatigue failure of asphalt pavement are load, environment, pavement structure and the fatigue...
Fatigue test setups and analysis methods for asphalt mixture: A state-of-the-art review
December 2022
Fatigue performance evaluation on asphalt mixture provides an essential reference for asphalt mixture design and pavement structure design. Laboratory fatigue test has been widely used by researchers...
A state-of-the-art review of asphalt pavement surface texture and its measurement techniques
June 2022
To understand the research status of asphalt pavement texture, the related achievements and progress of pavement surface texture were systematically sorted out from three aspects: the characterization...
Application of nanomaterials on the performance of SBS modified asphalt binders and mixtures: A comprehensive review
September 2025
Presently, many asphalts and modified asphalts fail to satisfy long-term serviceability and durability criteria. Researchers are utilizing several asphalt modifiers to enhance the overall performance...
Machine learning models for predicting carbonation depth in fly ash concrete: performance and interpretability insights
March 2026
This study aims to develop an accurate and robust machine learning model to predict the carbonation depth of fly ash concrete, overcoming the limitations of traditional predictive methods. Five ensemble-based...
Determination and prediction of pavement skid resistance–connecting research and practice
December 2021
Adequate pavement skid resistance is a key requirement for safe road operations. Unfortunately, the measurement and prediction of the skid resistance property of an in-service road pavement, or pavement...
Comprehensive review of aging phenomena in conventional and bio-based asphalt binders: Challenges and future directions
December 2025
Aging plays a critical role in determining the durability and long-term performance of asphalt pavements, as it is influenced by both external factors (e.g., temperature, ultraviolet (UV) radiation,...
A review on evaluation of crack resistance of asphalt mixture by semi-circular bending test
March 2023
Although there are many kinds of fracture tests to choose from in evaluating the crack resistance of asphalt mixture, the semi-circular bending (SCB) test has attracted a lot of attention in the academic...
A comprehensive review on polyurethane modified asphalt: Mechanism, characterization and prospect
December 2023
Polyurethane (PU), with excellent physical and chemical properties and high designability, is one of the ideal materials for asphalt modification in the future. In this paper, based on the limitations...