The “Construction and Building Materials” Section in Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) covers construction and building material science and engineering, including construction chemistry, building physics, modelling, and testing, as well as crossover fields related to their mechanical, physical, chemical, durability, and sustainability properties.

As all articles published in our journal have an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to their full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2024, which have been listed below.

1. “Mechanical Properties of MiniBars™ Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites”
by Gabriel Furtos, Doina Prodan, Codruta Sarosi, Marioara Moldovan, Kinga Korniejenko, Leonard Miller, Lukáš Fiala and Nováková Iveta
Materials 2024, 17(1), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/1/248

2. “The Impact of Vegetable Fibres on the Shrinkage and Mechanical Properties of Cob Materials”
by Aguerata Kabore and Claudiane M. Ouellet-Plamondon
Materials 2024, 17(3), 736; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030736
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/736

3. “Eco-Design and Characterization of Sustainable Lightweight Gypsum Composites for Panel Manufacturing including End-of-Life Tyre Wastes”
by Daniel Ferrández, Manuel Álvarez, Alicia Zaragoza-Benzal and Paulo Santos
Materials 2024, 17(3), 635; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030635
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/635

4. “A Multifunctional Cementitious Composite for Pavement Subgrade”
by Mohammad Jawed Roshan, Mohammadmahdi Abedi, António Gomes Correia, Raul Fangueiro and Paulo Mateus Mendes
Materials 2024, 17(3), 621; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030621
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/621

5. “Feasibility of Using New Sustainable Mineral Additions for the Manufacture of Eco-Cements”
by S. Moreno, M. Rosales, J. Rosales, F. Agrela and J. L. Díaz-López
Materials 2024, 17(4), 777; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/777

6. “Reactivity of Calcined Clays as SCM—A Review”
by Steffen Overmann, Anya Vollpracht and Thomas Matschei
Materials 2024, 17(2), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/312

7. “Mechanical Properties of a Sustainable Low-Carbon Geopolymer Concrete Using a Pumice-Derived Sodium Silicate Solution”
by Jonathan Oti, Blessing O. Adeleke, Francis X. Anowie, John M. Kinuthia and Emma Ekwulo
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1792; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081792
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1792

8. “Experimental Investigations on the Application of Natural Plant Fibers in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete”
by Linus Joachim and Vincent Oettel
Materials 2024, 17(14), 3519; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/14/3519

9. “Influence of Unit Water Content Control on Concrete Performance in the Ready-Mixed Concrete Production Process”
by Sang-Hoon Park, Hwa-Sung Ryu and Won-Jun Park
Materials 2024, 17(4), 834; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040834
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/834

10. “Strength and Durability Characterization of Structural Concrete Made of Recycled Plastic”
by Jonathan Oti, Blessing O. Adeleke, Mihiri Rathnayake, John M. Kinuthia and Emma Ekwulo
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1841; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081841
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1841