Advances in Smart and Multifunctional Construction Materials and Built Assets
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2027 | Viewed by 56
Editor
Interests: cement-based composites; low-carbon materials; structural engineering; construction materials; environmental sustainability; structural health monitoring; adaptive building behaviour; pavement–subsoil system; numerical modelling; finite element analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The construction sector is undergoing a transformation driven by the need for safer, more durable, energy-efficient, and sustainable built assets. Smart construction materials can sense and respond to mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, or environmental stimuli. Multifunctional materials combine two or more functions within a single material, product, or structural component—for example, load-bearing capacity and thermal or acoustic insulation, fire protection, moisture regulation, energy storage, self-sensing, or self-healing capabilities.
This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in the design, characterisation, modelling, application, behavioural monitoring, and assessment of smart and multifunctional construction materials and built assets. Particular attention will be given to materials and construction solutions that improve structural and insulation performance, durability, and resilience while supporting environmental sustainability. The scope also covers low-carbon and recycled materials, as well as a description of the material constitutive models and numerical modelling.
We invite original research articles, reviews, and case studies addressing developments at the material, product, component, and structural levels. This collection aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from civil and structural engineering, materials science, architecture, infrastructure management, and related disciplines. It will support the transfer of innovative building materials and technologies, multifunctional materials and structures, recycled materials, and energy-efficient solutions from laboratory research to practical applications in buildings, transportation infrastructure, and other built assets.
Prof. Dr. Marta Kadela
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- smart construction materials
- multifunctional materials and structures
- built assets
- structural materials
- thermal insulation
- recycled materials
- circular economy
- energy efficiency
- structural health monitoring
- sustainable construction
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