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This book is dedicated to the use of nanomaterials for the modification of asphalt binders, and to investigate whether or not the use of nanomaterials for asphalt mixtures fabrication achieves more effective asphalt pavement layers. A total of 10 contributions are included. Four are related to “Binder’s modification” and five to “Asphalt mixtures’ modification”. The remaining contribution is a review of the effects of the modifications on nanomaterials, particularly nanosilica, nanoclays and nanoiron, on the performance of asphalt mixtures. The published group of papers fosters awareness about the use of nanomaterials to modify asphalt mixtures to obtain more performant and durable flexible road pavements.

History of engineering & technology --- Graphene nano-platelets (GNPs) --- asphalt --- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) --- structural performance --- functional performance --- nanomaterials --- life cycle assessment --- nano-modified asphalt materials --- environmental impact --- spring-thaw season --- freeze-thaw cycle --- Nanomaterial modifier --- nano hydrophobic silane silica --- property improvement --- seasonally frozen region --- aggregate-bitumen interface --- bond strength --- nano titanium dioxide --- epoxy emulsified asphalt --- photocatalysis --- exhaust gas degradation --- modified asphalt mixtures --- polymers --- rheological behavior --- fatigue cracking --- permanent deformation --- modified bitumen --- nanosilica --- nanoclay --- nanoiron --- asphalt mixtures --- mechanical performance --- aging sensitivity --- ageing --- plastic film --- urban waste --- moisture --- indirect tensile strength --- graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) --- EAF steel slag --- microwave heating --- self-healing --- Asphalt modification --- modifier chemistry --- long-term aging --- asphalt rheology --- phase angle --- delta Tc --- Graphene nano-platelets (GNPs) --- asphalt --- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) --- structural performance --- functional performance --- nanomaterials --- life cycle assessment --- nano-modified asphalt materials --- environmental impact --- spring-thaw season --- freeze-thaw cycle --- Nanomaterial modifier --- nano hydrophobic silane silica --- property improvement --- seasonally frozen region --- aggregate-bitumen interface --- bond strength --- nano titanium dioxide --- epoxy emulsified asphalt --- photocatalysis --- exhaust gas degradation --- modified asphalt mixtures --- polymers --- rheological behavior --- fatigue cracking --- permanent deformation --- modified bitumen --- nanosilica --- nanoclay --- nanoiron --- asphalt mixtures --- mechanical performance --- aging sensitivity --- ageing --- plastic film --- urban waste --- moisture --- indirect tensile strength --- graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) --- EAF steel slag --- microwave heating --- self-healing --- Asphalt modification --- modifier chemistry --- long-term aging --- asphalt rheology --- phase angle --- delta Tc

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In recent years, the implementation of sustainable concrete systems has been a topic of great interest in the field of construction engineering worldwide, as a result of the large and rapid increase in carbon emissions and environmental problems resulting from traditional concrete production and industry. For example, the uses of supplementary cementitious materials, geopolymer binder, recycled aggregate and industrial/agricultural wastes in concrete are all approaches to building a sustainable concrete system. However, such materials have inherent flaws due to their variety of sources, and exhibit very different properties compared with traditional concrete. Therefore, they require specific modifications in preprocessing, design, and evaluation before use in concrete. This reprint, entitled “Advances in Sustainable Concrete System”, covers a broad range of advanced concrete research in environmentally friendly concretes, cost-effective admixtures, and waste recycling, specifically including the design methods, mechanical properties, durability, microstructure, various models, hydration mechanisms, and practical applications of solid wastes in concrete systems.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Conservation of buildings & building materials --- high-strength concrete --- energy evolution --- elastic strain energy --- brittleness evaluation index --- concrete --- humidity --- moisture absorption --- moisture desorption --- numerical simulation --- acoustic emission --- AE rate process theory --- corrosion rate --- damage evolution --- axial load --- precast concrete structure --- lattice girder semi-precast slabs --- bending resistance --- FE modelling --- concrete damage --- GSP --- high strength --- hydration --- strength --- penetrability --- rice husk ash --- sustainable concrete --- artificial neural networks --- multiple linear regression --- eco-friendly concrete --- green concrete --- sustainable development --- artificial intelligence --- data science --- machine learning --- bagasse ash --- mechanical properties --- natural coarse aggregate --- recycled coarse aggregate --- two-stage concrete --- materials design --- recycled concrete --- crumb rubber concrete --- crumb rubber --- NaOH treatment --- lime treatment --- water treatment --- detergent treatment --- compressive strength --- materials --- adhesively-bonded joint --- temperature aging --- residual strength --- mechanical behavior --- failure criterion --- steel slag powder --- compound activator --- mortar strength --- orthogonal experiment --- GM (0, N) model --- ultrafine metakaolin --- silica fume --- durability --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- damage mechanism --- uniaxial tension --- cracked concrete --- crack width --- crack depth --- tortuosity --- sustainability --- concrete composites --- sulfate and acid attacks --- WPFT fibers --- coal gangue --- gradation --- cement content --- unconfined compressive strength --- freeze–thaw cycle --- minimum energy dissipation principle --- three-shear energy yield criterion --- damage variable --- constitutive model --- phosphorus slag --- limestone --- sulphate-corrosion resistance --- volume deformation --- blast furnace ferronickel slag --- alkali-activated material --- dosage of activator --- reactive powder concrete --- beam-column joint --- FE modeling --- crack --- cementitious gravel --- fly ash --- age --- optimal dosage --- bamboo --- sawdust --- pretreatment --- bio-based material --- mechanical property --- self-compacting concrete --- supplementary cementitious materials --- hydration mechanisms --- microstructure --- fresh properties --- synthetic polymer --- high temperature --- bentonite-free drilling fluid --- rheology --- filtration --- FRP reinforced concrete slab --- punching shear strength --- SHAP --- n/a --- freeze-thaw cycle

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The articles featured in this Special Issue cover different aspects of the design, testing, and application of various types of supplementary cementitious materials in concrete. The results of the research, conducted by over 50 international universities and scientific centers, prove the great interest in the SCM topic.

Technology. --- crystalline admixture --- chemical exposure --- sulphuric acid attack --- durability --- Xypex --- fly ash --- substitution strategy --- structural concrete --- steel reinforcement --- limit states --- RC beams in bending --- carbon footprint --- concrete --- carbonation modeling --- calcareous fly ash --- biomass --- wood ash --- fibrocement --- strength --- mortar --- clean coal combustion --- fluidized bed fly ash --- microstructure --- phase composition --- portlandite --- unburned carbon --- slag --- soil stabilization --- embankment --- cement --- lime --- high temperature --- damage --- permeability --- CEMI and CEMIII --- mechanical properties --- alkali-activated concrete --- geopolymer concrete --- flexure --- beams --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- crack spacing --- tension stiffening --- bamboo ash --- supplementary materials --- elevated temperature --- high volume fly ash (HVFA) --- steel reinforcing fiber --- jacketing --- environmental impact --- fibre reinforced --- alkali-activated --- strain hardening --- recycled cementitious supplementary material --- comprehensive concrete recycling --- recycled fine fraction --- rehydration reactivity --- compressive strength --- ground granulated blast furnace slag --- apparent activation energy --- equivalent age --- construction debris --- recycling --- circular economy --- eco-friendly concretes --- fly ash (FA) --- silica fume (SF) --- palm oil fuel ash (POFA) --- rice husk ash (RHA) --- sewage sludge ash (SSA) and sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) --- mine tailings --- marble dust --- construction and demolition debris (CDD) --- porous feldspar --- activation --- substitute material --- energy saving concrete --- calcined clay --- binder --- supplementary cementitious materials --- cement-based materials --- steatite --- wood particles --- Portland cement --- fire performance --- tensile strength --- micro-silica/silica fume --- steel fiber --- high performance concrete (HPC) --- self-consolidating concrete (SCC) --- flowability --- freeze-thaw cycle --- fire resistance --- bentonite --- clays --- cryogenic condition --- GGBS --- thermal conductivity --- semi-adiabatic test --- crystalline admixture --- chemical exposure --- sulphuric acid attack --- durability --- Xypex --- fly ash --- substitution strategy --- structural concrete --- steel reinforcement --- limit states --- RC beams in bending --- carbon footprint --- concrete --- carbonation modeling --- calcareous fly ash --- biomass --- wood ash --- fibrocement --- strength --- mortar --- clean coal combustion --- fluidized bed fly ash --- microstructure --- phase composition --- portlandite --- unburned carbon --- slag --- soil stabilization --- embankment --- cement --- lime --- high temperature --- damage --- permeability --- CEMI and CEMIII --- mechanical properties --- alkali-activated concrete --- geopolymer concrete --- flexure --- beams --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- crack spacing --- tension stiffening --- bamboo ash --- supplementary materials --- elevated temperature --- high volume fly ash (HVFA) --- steel reinforcing fiber --- jacketing --- environmental impact --- fibre reinforced --- alkali-activated --- strain hardening --- recycled cementitious supplementary material --- comprehensive concrete recycling --- recycled fine fraction --- rehydration reactivity --- compressive strength --- ground granulated blast furnace slag --- apparent activation energy --- equivalent age --- construction debris --- recycling --- circular economy --- eco-friendly concretes --- fly ash (FA) --- silica fume (SF) --- palm oil fuel ash (POFA) --- rice husk ash (RHA) --- sewage sludge ash (SSA) and sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) --- mine tailings --- marble dust --- construction and demolition debris (CDD) --- porous feldspar --- activation --- substitute material --- energy saving concrete --- calcined clay --- binder --- supplementary cementitious materials --- cement-based materials --- steatite --- wood particles --- Portland cement --- fire performance --- tensile strength --- micro-silica/silica fume --- steel fiber --- high performance concrete (HPC) --- self-consolidating concrete (SCC) --- flowability --- freeze-thaw cycle --- fire resistance --- bentonite --- clays --- cryogenic condition --- GGBS --- thermal conductivity --- semi-adiabatic test

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The articles featured in this Special Issue cover different aspects of the design, testing, and application of various types of supplementary cementitious materials in concrete. The results of the research, conducted by over 50 international universities and scientific centers, prove the great interest in the SCM topic.

crystalline admixture --- chemical exposure --- sulphuric acid attack --- durability --- Xypex --- fly ash --- substitution strategy --- structural concrete --- steel reinforcement --- limit states --- RC beams in bending --- carbon footprint --- concrete --- carbonation modeling --- calcareous fly ash --- biomass --- wood ash --- fibrocement --- strength --- mortar --- clean coal combustion --- fluidized bed fly ash --- microstructure --- phase composition --- portlandite --- unburned carbon --- slag --- soil stabilization --- embankment --- cement --- lime --- high temperature --- damage --- permeability --- CEMI and CEMIII --- mechanical properties --- alkali-activated concrete --- geopolymer concrete --- flexure --- beams --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- crack spacing --- tension stiffening --- bamboo ash --- supplementary materials --- elevated temperature --- high volume fly ash (HVFA) --- steel reinforcing fiber --- jacketing --- environmental impact --- fibre reinforced --- alkali-activated --- strain hardening --- recycled cementitious supplementary material --- comprehensive concrete recycling --- recycled fine fraction --- rehydration reactivity --- compressive strength --- ground granulated blast furnace slag --- apparent activation energy --- equivalent age --- construction debris --- recycling --- circular economy --- eco-friendly concretes --- fly ash (FA) --- silica fume (SF) --- palm oil fuel ash (POFA) --- rice husk ash (RHA) --- sewage sludge ash (SSA) and sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) --- mine tailings --- marble dust --- construction and demolition debris (CDD) --- porous feldspar --- activation --- substitute material --- energy saving concrete --- calcined clay --- binder --- supplementary cementitious materials --- cement-based materials --- steatite --- wood particles --- Portland cement --- fire performance --- tensile strength --- micro-silica/silica fume --- steel fiber --- high performance concrete (HPC) --- self-consolidating concrete (SCC) --- flowability --- freeze-thaw cycle --- fire resistance --- bentonite --- clays --- cryogenic condition --- GGBS --- thermal conductivity --- semi-adiabatic test --- n/a --- Technology.

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Studies on the corrosion and degradation of materials play a decisive role in the novel design and development of corrosion-resistant materials, the selection of materials used in harsh environments in designed lifespans, the invention of corrosion control methods and procedures (e.g., coatings, inhibitors), and the safety assessment and prediction of materials (i.e., modelling). These studies cover a wide range of research fields, including the calculation of thermodynamics, the characterization of microstructures, the investigation of mechanical and corrosion properties, the creation of corrosion coatings or inhibitors, and the establishment of corrosion modelling. This Special Issue is devoted to these types of studies, which facilitate the understanding of the corrosion fundamentals of materials in service, the development of corrosion coatings or methods, improving their durability, and eventually decreasing corrosion loss.

Technology: general issues --- Chemical engineering --- AC-HVAF --- FeB --- HEAs --- coating --- corrosion --- liquid zinc --- cuprous oxide nanochains --- thermal decomposition --- nanofluids --- photo-thermal conversion performance --- molecular dynamics --- binding energy --- crystallization prevention --- flocking for resisting blockage --- drainage pipe --- mechanochemical activation --- coal-gasification slag --- particle characteristics --- cementitious material --- reactivity --- traffic engineering --- damage identification --- deflection influence line --- continuous beam bridge --- multi-span bridges --- structural damage --- anti-blocking of flocking drainage pipe --- drainage pipe blockage by crystals --- mechanism --- mathematical modeling --- tunnel --- soft rock --- strain hardening/softening --- bearing capacity of footing --- numerical solution --- effect of intermediate principal stress --- CoCrFeNiSiMoW --- medium-entropy alloy coatings --- microstructure --- wear --- salt freezing --- erosion --- freeze thaw cycle --- concrete --- durability --- numerical simulation --- high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel --- friction coefficient --- high temperature --- loess calcareous nodules --- heavy-metal ions --- single adsorption --- adsorption rate --- grey quality gain-loss --- engineering specifications --- process capability --- crystallization and clogging in pipe --- flow velocity --- pipe diameter --- pipe material --- friction stir welding --- aluminum and steel dissimilar metals butt --- high rotational speed --- ultra-high rotational speed --- intermetallic compound --- magnesium alloy --- composite coating --- structural characterization --- mechanical properties --- bioactivity --- antibacterial activity --- biocompatibility --- Feixianguan Formation --- underdetermined system --- curve reconstruction --- circulating neural network --- old well review --- weathered sand --- freeze–thaw cycles --- damage law --- microscopic characteristics --- deterioration mechanism --- flange shaft --- fatigue failure --- fracture mechanics --- stress intensity factor --- crack propagation --- bridge structure --- mode --- frequency --- displacement curve --- Z3CN20.09M --- corrosion fatigue --- fatigue life --- high temperature water --- SnO2-Sb2Ox --- sol-enhanced electrodeposition --- organic degradation --- micro-arc oxidation (MAO) --- SiO2 nanoparticles --- corrosion resistance --- wear property --- magnesium–lithium alloy --- localized corrosion --- corrosion product film --- annular channel angular extrusion --- predeformation --- 2A12 aluminum alloy --- heat treatment --- uniform mechanical properties --- Q345 steel --- hot-dipping aluminum-silicon --- annealing --- FeAl phase --- Al2O3 --- dissimilar metal cladding --- pressure vessel pipe–nozzle --- micro-hardness --- sweet cherry --- edible coating --- quality --- antioxidant enzymatic activities --- stainless steel --- titanium --- crevice corrosion --- multiphysics --- ring narrow groove --- mask electrochemical machining --- numerical simulation of the multiple physical fields --- diffusion barrier --- Cu interconnect --- self-formed --- Cu(Re) alloy --- subgrade engineering --- coarse-grained soil --- step cyclic loading --- dynamic triaxial test --- hysteresis curve --- n/a --- freeze-thaw cycles --- magnesium-lithium alloy --- pressure vessel pipe-nozzle