Note From The Editor

摘要

This Special Issue of the ASTM International's Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTE) is a first in that it is dedicated entirely to the specific subject matter: Innovative and Sustainable Technologies and Materials in Civil Engineering Infrastructures. This is a very timely topic since we hear on an almost daily basis of how the civil infrastructure in the United States and much of the world needs constant attention and upgrading. Certainly the economic impact will be huge, but employment opportunities would follow. Such improvements would obviously benefit from sustainable and innovative engineering materials and designs. These are the jobs of the engineers and scientists dedicated to this profession and on whom the burden is placed. The future holds many opportunities, not only in the near term for those presently in this challenging field, but for the engineering students in our universities about to embark on their careers in their chosen profession. This Special Issue of JTE is intended to pique the reader's interest on this particular subject matter.