Damage and Fracture Analysis of Concrete Structures
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 4189
Special Issue Editor
Interests: concrete materials and structures; fracture; damage; 3D printing; durability of reinforced concrete, multi-phase modeling; composite materials; strengthening of bridges and infrastructures; fatigue of concrete structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A fundamental understanding of damage or fracture behavior is very important to produce a safe and effective design of concrete structures. Therefore, this Special issue of Applied Sciences, “Damage and Fracture Analysis of Concrete Structures”, intends to welcome all kinds of contributions addressing the damage and fracture behavior of concrete structures, as well as newly emerging structures. Contributions to the areas of material science related to damage and fracture mechanics are also the subject of this Special Issue. Papers on new testing and characterization techniques, new analysis procedures, numerical models, and methods for damage and fracture of engineering materials and structures, as well as the engineering applications of damage and fracture mechanics are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Hailong Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- damage
- fracture
- engineering materials
- concrete structures
- new testing and characterization method
- mechanical model
- numerical analysis
- engineering application
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