Highway Engineering Composite Material and Its Application

This textbook focuses on the performance and application of highway engineering composite material. It collects and compiles the data obtained by the authors in numerous recent practical and research projects in the field of technology and application of highway engineering composite materials in China. It provides valuable reference materials for students and engineering technicians taking courses on the selection, design and construction of composite materials for highway engineering. It offers solutions to various practical engineering problems, and also includes in-depth theoretical analyses of related issues in simple language. Some of the concepts and applications, such as the highway pavement functional layer and the application of polymer composite material to protection of soft rocks, have not been previously covered in the literature before, and as such the book provides engineering and technical professionals with a new vision and new methods. Further, it not only explains the basic concepts, principles, and requirements of composite material for highway engineering, but also describes its application, including the related theoretical analyses, design and construction, making it ideal as a reference book for technical personnel, as well as a textbook for undergraduates and postgraduates majoring in highway engineering.

Jialiang Yao is a professor and postgraduate supervisor at the School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology. He received his master's degree in Road Materials from the Department of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, in 1992. He participated in a research project funded by the National Research Fund in 2012, led a research project funded by the National Research Fund in 2015, and is currently participating in another research project funded by the National Research Fund. Moreover, he has directed and participated in 20 horizontal research projects, and has offered consultation for 6 highway engineering projects. In addition, he participated in a research project funded by the National Social Science Fund in 2016. He has led or participated in 26 provincial or ministerial-level projects and has been awarded 3 first-class prizes, 2 second-class prizes, and 7 third-class prizes at the provincial or ministerial level. He has published nearly 50 papers (including 5 collected by SCI and 10 collected by EI), has authored or co-authored 6 professional books, and edited or co-edited 3 national-level textbooks and 1 provincial-level textbook. He has been granted 5 national patents.

Zhigang Zhou is a professor, Ph. D. of Engineering, Director of the Key Laboratory of Road Structure and Materials for Transportation under Ministry of Transport, Executive Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Highway Engineering under the Ministry of Education, focusing on road and railway engineering research. His main research interests include subgrade pavement engineering, road evaluation and maintenance, and new road materials. He has won the National Science and Technology Progress Award and almost 10 provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological progress awards. He has published 100 papers (including 10 collected by SCI and 10 collected by EI), authored or co-authored 8 professional books, and edited or co-edited 8 national textbooks. And he has been granted 10 national patents.

Hongzhuan Zhou receives her master degree of Arts, majoring in foreign linguistics and applied linguistics in Changsha University of Science and Technology. She is currently an associate professor from the School of Foreign Studies, Changsha University of Science and Technology. She has been teaching courses such as English for Academic Purpose and doing research in this field.