Recent Advances in Cement and Concrete Composites Materials

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the great demand of infrastructure constructions significantly promotes the current rapid development and advances being made in the general field of cement and concrete composite materials technology. With growing demand for the development of multifunctional, high-performance, and high durable construction materials, the investigations on the advanced cement-based construction materials, including material design, preparation and processing, properties characterization, the engineering application, and performance monitoring in the service environments should be conducted. Aiming at promoting the application of advanced cement and concrete composites materials in practical engineering exposed to harsh environments, it is necessary to conduct systematic investigations in order to gain an in-depth understanding of cement-based materials properties. Thus, this Special Issue focuses on the recent advances in cement and concrete composites. Original research papers, communications, and reviews are welcome.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Design, fabrication, and practical applications of advanced cement-based materials;
• Microstructure characterization (as it relates to engineering properties), mechanical and durability-related properties;
• Composite mechanics/technology, testing and test methods;
• Modeling and simulations theories, techniques, methods, and applications in construction materials;
• Mechanism of damage deterioration, long-term service performance, and life cycle cost analysis;
• Degradation and repair of cement-based composites materials in a complex service environment;
• Carbon capture and sequestration, and green sustainable analysis.

Prof. Dr. Peng Zhang
Dr. Jiuwen Bao
Dr. Yan Wang
Guest Editors

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